UK Schools
USA Schools
Canadian Schools
School Terminology
100

Students must wear this in primary and secondary schools.

Uniforms

100

What activities do most students participate in after school (Name 3)

Sports, year book, school newspaper, clubs (film or language).

100

Most schools in Canada are broken down into these two groups.

English speaking and French speaking

100

The term used to refer to students in the same class.

Grade

200

In the UK, after primary school, you attend this school. 

Secondary school

200

After school, the schools themselves put heavy focus on this.

Extracurricular activities

200

How do Canadian students get to school?

Big yellow bus

200

Subjects that all students must take at school. 

Core subjects

300

This is the age that you are when you have completed your GCSE

16

300

You attend this before going to elementary school.

Kindergarten

300

Students are allowed to pick two subjects in each semester of high school. This is known as. 

Electives.

300

GCSE in the UK

General Certificates of Secondary Education

400

A levels are needed to study at this type of school.

University

400

The SAT test you from what typical areas of education/subjects.

Math, writing, critical reading

400

If you cannot pass a subject during the 2 school semesters you go here.

Summer School

400

GPA in the USA

Grade Point Average

500

If you don't get into university but want to continue studying you go to these institutions.

Colleges

500

When you finish high school, most students go to these 2 institutions. 

College or university

500

What two years are the most important in a students time during high school? Why?

The last 2 years, average used to get into tertiary education.

500

Test used to show your knowledge in US high schools to get into colleges. 

SAT test

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