Education № 5

If all good people were clever and ail clever people were good, the world would be nicer than ever, I think that education is a key to a good future. And schools are the first step on the education-way. Schools help young people to choose their careers, they make pupils clever and well-educated.

My name is.....and I'm a pupil of the 11th form. I study at school number 10. I would like to tell you a few

words about my school life. I go to school five days a week except Saturday and Sunday. Classes in our school start at 8 o'clock in the morning and last till 2. Usually we have 6 or 7 lessons a day. We study a lot of different subjects: Russian, Belarusian, English, Russian and Belarusian literatures, History, Geography, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Math, etc. I like History, Belarusian and English most of all.

A school year is divided into four terms. It begins on the 1st of September known as the Day of Knowledge and finishes in May. Each term is followed by holidays that last one week in autumn and spring and two weeks in winter Our school was built more than 20 years ago.

British system of education is a little bit differs from others. First of all there is state and private education in Britain. State education is free. 93% of the children go to state schools.

At the age of 5 kids go to infant schools.

At the age of 6 they start studying in junior school (primary education).

At the age of 11 they take their exams and enter secondary schools.

At the age of 16 pupils take a national exam (called GCSE). Then they can leave school if they wish.

More ambitious pupils stay at school for two years longer. A-level or AS-level tests are taken after these two years. They are the main standard for entrance to university or other higher education.

Some parents prefer to pay for their children to be educated at independent or public schools, its students are largely from aristocratic and upper-class families.

The educational system in Belarus includes pre-schools, general schools, specialized technical and higher education.

So-called pre-schools are kindergartens in fact. It isn't compulsory education - children can get it at home.

Compulsory education is for children from 6(7) to 17 years old at general schools or gymnasiums. The term of studying consists of primary, middle and upper stages. After the 9th form pupils have to pass their examinations. Also they have a choice between entering the 10th grade of general secondary schools or going to get professional education. Pupils who finish the genera! secondary school, receive a secondary education certificate, giving them the right to enter any higher educational establishment according to the final mark that includes the average mark of the school-leaving certificate and the three certificates of centralized testing. One has to study in the institute for 5 years. Higher educational institutions train students in one or several specializations.

In conclusion I'd like to say.... I like going to school because here I have many friends and wise teachers who can always help me to make the right choice in life.

Education

Britain	Belarus
2- 5 - pre- school education (not compulsory)	1- nursery 2-5 – pre-school education (kindergartens)
6- primary school	General school: 6-10 – primary stage
11 – exam – secondary school	11 – 15 – middle stage – exams - May leave school and have technical education
16 – national exam – can leave school	16-17 – upper stage - secondary education certificate
16-18 – A-level, AS-level tests – university	secondary education certificate + 3 centralized testing - 5 years - university