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Education in Britain
the School System
education is compulsory from the age of five to sixteen.until the 1960s most children took an examination at the end of primary school those who passed went to grammar schools while those who did not went to secondary modern schools.A few areas still select at the age of eleven ,but about 90 percent of secondary schools in britain are now comprehensive taking children of all abilities from their local area
Higher Education
there are over 100 universities in britain plus other institutions including teacher training colleges.Undergraduate courses normally take three years of full-time study although a number of subjects take longer,including medicine,architecture and foreign l a n g u a g e s.They lead in most cases to a bachelor's degree in arts or science.There are various postgraduate degrees including Master of philosophy and doctor of philosophy.
In 1980s the main sources of income for students in higher education were parental contributions and the maintenance grant