Lupin, a word!
Maria Vaerewyck
maria8162001 at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 5 10:40:19 UTC 2007
--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Wolfie!" <wuff at ...> wrote:
>
> potioncat wrote:
> > What do Brits call the first school taht children attend? The
one for
> > 5/6 years up to 11ish? Primary, elementary, grammar... I need a
good
> > general word.
>
maria8162001 here:
Primary and Elementary are the same, which are from 1st to 6th
grades or from 5 to 11 years old.Primary or Elementary Schools are
both public and private.With Primary/Elementary there are: Infant
Schools, Junior Schools and Preparatory Schools.
Grammar school, State school and Independent schools are secondary
school or high school which are from 1st to 6th year or from ages
11/12 - 16/17. Which account for 6 years of primary/elementary which
is normal and 6 years for secondary/high school. After 6th years in
high school the students can iether continue with vocational or
higher(colleges/universities and masteral) education depending on
their GCE advance level or stop and start working.
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