Lesson 3 - Vocabulary - EDUCATION - Page3
This chart presents the basic facts about the American educational system. Put in the missing elements.
age
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school
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| 3-5 |
nursery school / day care / pre-school elementary school high school junior high school colleges and universities |
Not compulsory. |
| 5-12 |
nursery school / day care / pre-school elementary school high school junior high school colleges and universities |
Compulsory.
The first year is called kindergarten, then grades one to six. |
| 12-14 |
nursery school / day care / pre-school elementary school high school junior high school colleges and universities |
Compulsory.
Usually grades seven and eight. |
| 14-18 |
nursery school / day care / pre-school elementary school high school junior high school colleges and universities |
Compulsory.
Usually grades nine, ten, eleven and twelve. |
| 18-> |
nursery school / day care / pre-school elementary school high school junior high school colleges and universities |
University education is not free, but there are state universities (run by the state government) which partly or entirely cover the cost of tuition for students who live in a particular state. |
