UK Education
Educational Institutions for 3/4 year olds
Nursery School
At what age does compulsory education end in most states?
16
Name the 2 types of universities that exist in the UK
Public and Private
The name for university in the USA
College
Verb:
To ...... an exam. (After you have taken it successfully)
Pass
The school year is divided into 3...
Semesters
The school year is divided into 3...
Terms
When you are taught by your parents or tutor at your house
Home schooling
People ages 18 and up learn in the educational stage.
Further/Tertiary Education / College / University
If you do something wrong you are ....
punished
Another word for students
Pupils
After kindergarten how many years can you attend school for?
12
Name of the schools where you have to pay for your education
Private/Independent Schools
A Student who has finished their education is a...
Graduate
verb:
To ....... an exam (before passing it)
Take/sit
The final two years of compulsory education in England
Sixth-form
Name the 3 school levels
Elementary school, middle school, high school
If you study in this type of school you don’t have to pay
State schools
The second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's fourth-oldest surviving university
University of Cambridge
To prepare for the exam, you reread all the books again
Revise
The person who is in charge of the school
Head Teacher / Headmaster
What are the different year groups called?
Grades
The type of schools where you stay throughout the schooling year
Boarding School
After graduating from University you get a...
Degree/diploma
To lose the right to attend your school for some kind of bad behavior e.g. cheating, fighting
To be expelled / To drop out