What is the classification of high schools in Britain?

Middle schools in Britain are divided into public schools and independent schools according to fees.

Public secondary schools are free education, including comprehensive schools, grammar schools and academies.

Ordinary middle schools recruit students according to the school district where students live, which is similar to China Middle School. Therefore, there is also the concept of school district housing. Good school district housing prices will be higher than the local average housing prices. Grammar schools are equivalent to key middle schools in China, and are admitted by unified examinations in local administrative regions. The funds of ordinary middle schools and grammar schools (including school site land, school buildings and daily operation funds) come from local administrative regions, so they are under the jurisdiction of local governments. In Britain, only some administrative districts have grammar schools, that is, not all cities and regions have grammar schools.

University middle school is a private school funded by the public, funded by the organizers (which can be enterprises or non-profit organizations), and its subsequent operation funds are directly allocated by the Ministry of Education, directly managed by the Ministry of Education, and are not under the jurisdiction of local governments. Therefore, it has certain autonomy in enrollment, teacher recruitment and treatment, curriculum setting, etc., which is equivalent to a semi-private school.

In addition, there are a few foundation schools, missionary schools, free schools and urban technical colleges in public middle schools, and the boards of these schools have a considerable say in enrollment. In addition, there are few public boarding schools.

Let's focus on private schools. International students can only apply for private schools, except immigrant families.

Private schools are paid by parents/guardians of students. In Britain, there are 7% private secondary schools and 65,438+08% private preparatory colleges, and there are about 2,600 private schools in Britain. Among them, well-known private schools with a long history and high fees are called public schools, such as Eton College and Harrow College, which generally enroll students aged 65,438+03-65,438+08. It can be said that public schools are truly aristocratic schools, with only about 70 in Britain, but only a few really retain aristocratic education today. Public schools have always been a hotbed of the British ruling class and are inextricably linked with the upper class. Children of nobles, senior officials and rich people gather in these schools, forming a unique alumni circle. In 20 10, more than half of the cabinet members came from public schools, but ironically, since 1964, most of the elected prime ministers have come from public schools. This also helps to understand: although the current Prime Minister Cameron was born in a public school, why is he not proud of it? He wants to win the votes of ordinary people. Oh, that's too far. Let's start with ordinary private schools.

Ordinary private secondary schools are divided into day schools and boarding schools. Day school, no accommodation facilities, students go back and forth between home and school every day, usually there is a school bus service, you can pick up students at home. This kind of private schools are mainly British local students, including foreigners whose families live in Britain. Families who have no time to take care of their children's lives choose boarding schools to recruit semi-boarders and full-boarders. The former is at school from Sunday to Thursday, going home on Friday and returning to school on Sunday afternoon/evening; The latter is basically at school all day and only leaves on holidays. Most international students can only choose boarding schools. The author suggests that families with conditions should choose the semi-boarding mode, and arrange for their children to live in a guardian family or a boarding family on weekends, so that they can get in touch with British society and open a window to understand British community culture. If you are in the guardian's home, it will also help the guardian to understand the child's physical and mental development and give better feedback to parents and children's growth. This kind of guardian service and weekend homestay service will generate extra expenses, and students' families should weigh the pros and cons when making a decision of semi-boarding or full boarding.