In the UK, all children under 16 (sixteen) years of age must receive a full-time education.
The vast majority of them attend state schools.
The educational system of state schools of Wales, N.
Ireland and England are similar, whereas the educational system of Scotland is different.
Children go to school from September to July, three terms of 13 (thirteen) weeks each.
They learn from Monday to Friday, with breaks for dinner and lunch.
Most students eat homemade food, but some students eating in the school cafeteria.
Boys and girls together go to primary school to 11 (eleven) years.
All schools follow the UK National Curriculum.
The main subjects are English, mathematics and science.
After 11 years, students go to secondary education.
In 16 years, most students take exams.
About 30% of students leave school and start to work.
The rest of the students continue to study 2 years, or go to college.
They take two exams and the best of them go to universities.