Education in Great Britain

39 weeks long.
The school year runs from September to July

and is 39 weeks long.
School holidays
The main school holidays are:
Christmas- 2 weeks
Spring - 2 weeks
Summer - 6 weeks
There are also one week holidays:
end of October
mid February
end of May

are five or four.

infant school is like a kindergarten.
Children draw, sing and

begin to learn to read and write.

junior school. In this school they learn to read, write

and to do sums.

to a secondary school. They begin to study in form

one.
They have many subject in their timetable: English, English literature, Foreign language, Mathematics, History, Geography, Physics, Biology, Woodwork, Music. In England schoolchildren don’t go to school on Saturdays and Sundays.

Northern Ireland take an examination called the GCSE (General Certificate

of Secondary Education).

More ambitious pupils continue to study in the 6th form.

They stay on at school for one or two years to prepare themselves for university. They have only three or four main subjects which are necessary to pass to advanced level exams at the age of 18.

further set of standardized exams, known as a levels, in

three or four subjects. These exams determine whether a student is eligible for university.

for an academic degree. Historically, all undergraduate education outside the

private University of Buckingham was largely state-financed, with a small contribution from top-up fees. The typical first degree offered at English universities is the bachelor's degree , and usually lasts for three years. Many institutions now offer an undergraduate master's degree as a first degree, which typically lasts for four years.

to undertake a postgraduate degree, which might be a:
Master's degree

(typically taken in one year, though research-based master's degrees may last for two)
Doctorate (typically taken in three years).