What's a boarding school like in England?

There are about 800 boarding schools in Britain that offer education from the age of 7 to 18. Small class teaching under modern teaching conditions enables each student to get more personalized counseling. The school encourages students to establish a wide range of extracurricular interests, which is well recognized by employers and universities. Many boarding schools have a tradition of recruiting international students and have rich experience to help international students adapt to study and life as soon as possible. This kind of support and help includes life and language counseling, so that students can adapt to British teaching methods as soon as possible and master English as an international business language.

Boarding middle school

All international students enrolled in British schools before the age of 16 must choose boarding schools. What needs to be pointed out here is that most boarding schools are non-profit organizations, and every tuition fee of students will be used for school construction. The fierce competition between schools requires schools to reduce costs as much as possible on the premise of ensuring quality. You must think it is worthwhile to choose a boarding school in England.

course

The curriculum of boarding schools has adapted to the public examination system of British education. These examinations include GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) or Scottish Education Standard Level Certificate (65,438+06-year-old students) and A-Levels (Advanced Level Examination of Secondary School) or Scottish Advanced Level Certificate (65,438+08-year-old students). At the same time, in many boarding schools, you can also choose IB (International High School Graduation Examination) courses. Now, more and more schools also offer vocational A-Levels (Vocational Advanced Level Examination) courses.

Types of boarding schools

International student center

The center offers 1-2-year preparatory courses to prepare overseas students for entering private schools in the UK. In addition to offering courses in mathematics, science, history and geography, the center also provides intensive language training. The purpose of the center is to ensure that:

-Improve the English level of overseas students to meet the entrance requirements of British schools.

-ensure that its cultural courses keep up with the teaching progress of British schools.

-Understand and adapt to the teaching methods in British schools.

If you think this kind of study is too long for children living alone for the first time, you can also consider choosing short-term courses offered by the center from July to August every year.

Primary school (preparatory school)

Suitable for students aged 7- 13, providing preparatory/primary education. Such schools can be divided into boys' schools, girls' schools or coeducational schools. Schools are usually located in beautiful rural areas, with perfect facilities and strong family atmosphere.

Older children's school

Suitable for 13- 18 students. Similarly, such schools can also be divided into boys' schools, girls' schools or coeducational schools, offering GCSE or Scottish education standard certificate courses. According to the examination results, qualified students can further study A-Levels or Scottish advanced certificate.

14 is a crucial year for students (or students considering studying), because most schools start offering GCSE courses from this year. Because the GCSE course lasts for two years and has strong consistency, students will have some difficulties in enrolling or transferring after the start of school.

Sixth Form/Tutoring College

The exam-oriented counseling college of boarding schools/colleges aims to help students enter the ideal university and prepare for university life, and is suitable for students over 16 years old. These colleges offer examination courses, mainly A-Levels (Advanced Level Examination for Middle School), and some offer courses to prepare for GCSE (Certificate Examination for General Secondary Education), IB (International High School Graduation Examination) or vocational A-Levels (Advanced Level Examination for Vocational Middle School).

Admission requirements

Each boarding school has its own unique characteristics, and each school has its own admission requirements and standards. Generally speaking, as students grow older, the admission requirements will be higher. Most schools will organize their own entrance examinations or require students to take unified entrance examinations at the age of 1 1 and 13. In addition, applicants should provide transcripts and letters of recommendation, and the school will decide whether to accept students on the basis of comprehensive consideration of their academic qualifications.

tuition

Tuition fees will vary according to the school's geographical location, education quality and facilities. The tuition fee per semester is about 3,000 to 7,000 pounds for boarders and 0/500 to 4,000 pounds for day students. There are three semesters in a year.

Some schools will provide scholarships to students with excellent academic performance or outstanding talent in sports and art, but the number is limited and the competition is fierce. Usually, only a part of tuition fees are discounted.

Choose a school

Every student is different, and every family has its own traditions and values. How to choose the most suitable child among many schools? As parents, we must spend time doing research, such as browsing relevant websites and reading school profile carefully. The ideal situation is to visit the school. Parents are advised to start research work on June 5438+02- 18 before entering school.