British Education System
Overview
By Vivian Liao
Deputy Director Education Promotion
Content of Presentation
• British Education System Overview
• UK School System
• The School Curriculum &
Examinations
• British Council Services related to
study in the U.K.
British Education System Flowchart
Age
Year/Form
3
4
Keystage
Nursery School/
Kindergarten
5
6
Year 1
Year 2
7
8
9
10
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
11
12
13
Year 7(Form 1)
Year 8(Form 2)
Year 9(Form 3)
14
15
Year 10(Form4)
Year 11(Form 5)
16
17
Year 12(Lower 6)
Year 13(Upper 6)
18
19
20
21
22
23
British System
Primary Level
Keystage1
Keystage 2
Secondary Level
Keystage 3(pre-GCSE)
Keystage 4(GCSE)
GCSE(2 years)
A Level (2 years)
Undergraduate (3-5
years)
Taiwanese & British
Education Systems
Year
1
2
Taiwan
Elementary
School
Age
Britain
Year
5
Primary
School
1
6
2
7
3
3
8
4
4
9
5
5
10
6
6
11
7
8
Junior High
School
9
10
11
12
12
13
14
Senior High
School
High
School
15
16
17
7
8
9
GCSE Course
GCSE
Examinations
10
A-Level Course
A-Level
Examinations
12
11
13
The UK School System
• State Schools : These are totally funded
by the government and are free to all
British children.
• Independent (Private) Schools : These
are funded by the fees charged to the
parents.
• About 8% of British children attend
Independent Schools
• Regulations do not permit international
students to attend State Schools – they must
attend Independent Schools
The UK School System
• Schooling is compulsory between the
ages of 5 and 16 years : Total of 11
years.
• Those wishing to gain entry to
university must complete an additional
two years of A Level studies.
The Academic Year
The Academic Year in British Schools and
Colleges is divided into three terms:
Term 1 :
September to December
Term 2 :
January to March
Term 3 :
April to July
There are short holidays at the mid-point
of each term and longer holidays between
terms
The Curriculum
• All British schools - State & Independent are
required to follow the National Curriculum
guide-lines set down by the government
• Standard Achievement Tests (SAT’s) are
administered at 7, 11 and 14 years to assess
each student’s progress.
• Generally, Independent Schools provide a
broader curriculum than that required by
law
Key stage and Subjects of studies
• Core subjects: English, Math, Science
• Foundation subjects:
Design &Technology, Information and
Communication Technology(ICT), History,
Geography, Music, Art, Physical Education,
A modern foreign language and citizenship.
The High School
Curriculum
Age
Curriculum
11 – 14
General programme of
Years
education
14 –16 Years GCSE Course : 8 /10 subjects
Compulsory & optional subjects
16 Years
GCSE Examination
16 – 18
Years
A-Level Course : 3/ 4 subjects
18 Years
A-Level Examination
Students choose the subjects they wish to
study
National Examinations
• GCSE(中等教育普通証書) : A two year
course taken in Years / Grades 10 & 11.
English, Mathematics and Science are
compulsory subjects
• A-Level (進階級課程): A two year preuniversity course taken in Years 12 & 13.
Students generally must have studied the
subject at GCSE if they wish to study it for
A-Level
The GCSE Course
• GCSE Examinations take place during May
and June against a National time-table
• The results of the GCSE Examinations are
published in August
• Successful candidates are graded from A* to
F
• Students wishing to proceed to the A-level
course must achieve a minimum of 5 passes
at Grade C or above.
The A-Level Course
• In most subjects, students must complete
assignments or modules during the course :
the marks from these contribute to the final
grade
• The A-Level examinations take place during
May and June and the results are published in
August
• Successful candidates are graded from A to F
• Places at British Universities are allocated
on the basis of a student’s A-level results.
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