Reading test Semester I

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British Schools. Schooling is voluntary under the age of 5 but there is free nursery school education before that age. Primary education takes place in infant schools for pupils ages from 5 to 7 years old and junior schools (from 8 to 11 years). Some areas have different systems in which middle schools replace junior schools and take pupils ages from 9 to 11 years. Secondary education is compulsory up to the age of 16, and pupils can stay at school voluntarily up to three years longer.

Do British children start schooling at 5 years old?

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British Schools. Schooling is voluntary under the age of 5 but there is free nursery school education before that age. Primary education takes place in infant schools for pupils ages from 5 to 7 years old and junior schools (from 8 to 11 years). Some areas have different systems in which middle schools replace junior schools and take pupils ages from 9 to 11 years. Secondary education is compulsory up to the age of 16, and pupils can stay at school voluntarily up to three years longer.

Is secondary education compulsory in Britain?

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British Schools. British schoolchildren study the same subjects and have the same lessons until they are thirteen. At thirteen they choose the subjects they want to do for the national GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exams. They take these exams in year 11 (at the age of sixteen). British children should take national exams in six subjects, although they might take more. Then they might stay at school for two more years and study for two or more A-level exams. But they might leave school after their GCSEs.

Do British schoolchildren study different subjects and have the same lessons until they are thirteen?