English education system
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Secretary of State (Education) Minister for Universities and Science (with BEIS) |
Justine Greening Jo Johnson |
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| Budget | £62.2 billion |
| Primary languages | English |
| System type | National |
| Compulsory education | 1880 |
| Total | 99 % |
| Male | 99 % |
| Female | 99 % |
| Total | 11.7 million |
| Primary | 4.50 million (in state schools) (2016) |
| Secondary | 2.75 million (up to year 11 in state schools) (2016) |
| Post secondary | Higher Education: 1,844,095(2014/15) Further Education: 2,613,700(2014/15) Total: 4,457,795 (2014/15) |
| Secondary diploma |
Level 2 and above: 87.4% Level 3 and above: 62.6% (of adults 19-64 in 2014) |
| Post-secondary diploma |
Level 4 and above: 41.0% (of adults 19-64 in 2014) |
Level 2 and above: 87.4%
Level 3 and above: 60.3%
(of 19 year olds in 2015)
Education in England is overseen by the United Kingdom's Department for Education. Local government authorities are responsible for implementing policy for public education and state-funded schools at a local level. England also has a tradition of independent schools (sometimes termed "public schools") and Home schooling; legally, parents may choose to educate their children by any suitable means.
The state-funded education system is divided into stages based upon age:Early Years Foundation Stage (ages 3–5); primary education (ages 5 to 11), subdivided into Key Stage 1 (KS1) Infants (ages 5 to 7) and Key Stage 2 (KS2) Juniors (ages 7 to 11); secondary education (ages 11 to 16), subdivided into Key Stage 3 (KS3; ages 11 to 14) and Key Stage 4 (KS4; ages 14 to 16); Key Stage 5 is post-16 education (ages 16 to 18); and tertiary education (for ages 18+).
At age 16 the students typically take exams for the General Certificate of Secondary Education or other Level 1/2 qualifications. While education is compulsory until 18, schooling is only compulsory to 16, thus post-16 education can take a number of forms, and may be academic or vocational. This can involve continued schooling, known as "sixth form" or "college", leading (typically after two years of further study) to A-level qualifications (similar to a high school diploma in some other countries), or a number of alternative Level 3 qualifications such as BTEC, the International Baccalaureate or the Cambridge Pre-U. It can also include work-based apprenticeships or traineeships, or volunteering.
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