Educational systems

EducationalSystems United States of

America United Mexican States

United Kingdom

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School GradesElementary school (4)

Preschool – 5th Grade

Middle School6th Grade – 8th Grade

High School (18)9th Grade – 12th Grade

Post-High School Education

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Elementary schoolPreschool 4–5

Kindergarten 5–61st Grade 6–72nd Grade 7–83rd Grade 8–94th Grade 9–105th Grade 10–11

Middle school6th Grade 11–127th Grade 12–138th Grade 13–14

High school9th Grade (Freshman) 14–15

10th Grade (Sophomore) 15–1611th Grade (Junior) 16–1712th Grade (Senior) 17–18

Ages


Elementary school• American children start school at the age of

five years. It is required of all American children enrolled in the American education system.

Preschool – 5th Grade


Middle School & High School

• Middle School (a.k.a Secondary school) most commonly consists of a total of seven years, referred to as sixth through ninth grades. At this time, students are given more independence.

• The ninth through twelfth grades are most commonly referred to as high school. Upon completion of twelfth grade, American students are awarded a certificate called the high school diploma.


Undergraduate SchoolAfter achieving high school diploma, students will join colleges or universities to pursue their undergraduate

course of study. They offer two types of degrees:

Associate Degree

This is a two-year program offered. The

program is mostly offered by Community,

Vocational and Junior Colleges.

Bachelors Degree

This is a four-year program at the undergraduate level. This is the first

degree with which most students plan their career or profession.

First year -> Freshman Year , Second -> Sophomore Year, Third -> Junior

Year and Fourth ->Senior Year.


Graduate School• These degrees are called the ‘Master of Arts

(M.A), Master of Sciences (M.S), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Duration of these programs range from one to five years, depending upon the course and level of study.

• Most of the Master’s level programs are of two years and Doctoral level are of four years duration.


Graduate School• Admission into Doctoral level programs is possible

normally after completion of Master’s. However, US universities are flexible in admitting even those with a Bachelor’s degree.

• Typically, the duration of Doctoral level programs is between 3 and 6 years, depending on the field of research and university.


Academic Year• Education in the US universities is on

a semester system, the main one being the Fall semester, which starts in August/September.


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Cost• The mean annual Total Cost (including all costs

associated with a full-time post-secondary schooling, such as tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board), as reported by collegeboard.com for 2010:

• Public University (4 years): $27,967 (per year)• Private University (4 years): $40,476 (per year)

Total, four year schooling:• Public University: $81,356• Private University: $161,904


Famous SchoolsHarvard University• Cambridge, MA• Harvard University is a private institution in Cambridge, Mass.,

just outside of Boston. This Ivy League school is the oldest higher education institution in the country and has the largest endowment of any school in the world.

Princeton University• Princeton, NJ• Princeton was the first university to offer a “no loan” policy to

financially needy students, giving grants instead of loans to accepted students who need help paying tuition.

Yale University• New Haven, CT• Yale University Offers a small college life with the resources of a

major research institution. Yale students are divided into 12 residential colleges that foster a supportive environment for living, learning, and socializing.


Home schooling• Homeschooling in the United States constitutes

the education for about 2.9% of U.S.• United States Supreme Court precedent appears

to favor educational choice, so long as states may set standards for educational accomplishment.


Home schooling• A survey in 2007 came to the result that the main

motivations selected by parents in the United States who were homeschooling their children were:

MotivationPercentageof parents

A concern about the school environment 85%

A desire to provide religious or moral instruction 72%

A dissatisfaction with academicinstruction at other schools 68%

Child has special needs 21%

Child has a physical or mental health problem 16%

Other reasons 20%


United Kingdom

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• Most children are educated in schools in the state sector, only a small portion of studies in special schools, primarily for academic skills.

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• Today, education is compulsory from age five to sixteen years of age.

• In the UK there are four parallel education systems.Based in England, Wales and Northern Ireland we can conclude the following.


• Different stages within the school educationAge 2-5 pre-schoolAge 5-11 primary educationAge 11-16/18 Secondary education

• In some cases there is an intermediate stage (middle school) between primary and secondary.

• In every school is required to respect the national curriculum.


• By law, it also includes religion classes, and for high school students, sex education.However, parents have the right to withdraw their children from these classes.


• After completing compulsory education can continue their education.

• Those who choose the academic path will yield a number of advanced tests at eighteen, which are the traditional requirements to access university education.


• The second way is the vocation. This option includes subjects more directly oriented toward immediate job prospects. However, if given the highest level of the tests, also allow them to apply for admission to college.


• England has some of the best international universities, the University of Cambridge, Oxford University, Imperial College London and University College London are rankedamong the ten best in the world.

• According to the TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science), students in England are the seventh best in math and science sixth


• In the UK, according to the Education Reform Act of 1988, religious education is part of the core curriculum, although not developed specifically. This is non-denominational education (with a multi-religious but emphasizes Christianity), and differs according to the locality in which the school is.


• The home education is a phenomenon that has always existed in the past being the only form of intellectual instruction.A supporter of education at home is the United Kingdom.


• In 1995 it was estimated that 15,000 families used in the home education in Britain constituted a 50 percent increase over the previous year.


United Mexican States

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In Mexico, basic education is normally divided in three steps: primary school (primaria), comprising ages 6-12; junior high school (secundaria), comprising ages 12-15; and high school (preparatoria), comprising ages 15-18. (because in the major parts of mexico the high school is until 18 years)

Primary SchoolThe terms "Primary School" or "Elementary School" usually corresponds to primaria, comprising grades 1-6, when the student's age is 6 to 12 years old. It starts the basic compulsory education system.Depending on the school, a bilingual education may be offered from the beginning, where half the day instruction is in Spanish, and the rest is in a second language, for example, English or French.

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• Junior High School– The terms "Junior High School" or "Middle School" usually correspond

to secundaria, since when the students age are 12 to 15 years old. It is part of the basic compulsory education system, it follows primary school, and comes before proper "high school" (preparatoria).

– At this level, more specialized subjects may be taught such as Physics and Chemistry, and World History.

• High School– The term "High School" (United States) or gymnasium (German, Dutch

systems) usually corresponds to preparatoria or bachillerato, comprising grades 10-12, when the student's age is 15 to 18 years old. Preparatoria traditionally consists of three years of education, divided into six semesters, with the first semesters having a common curriculum, and the latter ones allowing some degree of specialization, either in physical sciences (electricity, chemistry, biology, etc.) or social sciences (commerce, philosophy, law, etc.).


• Higher education– Higher education usually follows the US education

model with an at least 4-year Bachelor's degreeundergraduate level (Licenciatura), and two degrees at the postgraduate level, a 2-year Master's degree (Maestría), and a 3-year Doctoral degree (Doctorado). This structure of education very closely conforms to the Bologna Process started in Europe in 1999, allowing Mexican students to study abroad and pursue a Master's degree after Licenciatura, or a Doctoral degree after Maestría.


• National Autonomous University of Mexico

The main campus in Mexico City.

The Central Library.

Famoaus Schools and library


The Rectorate (left) and the CETEC towers at the Monterrey Campus.

The Old Library Building, current Rectorate, was designed by Enrique de la Mora, displays abas relief by Jorge González Camarena and holds one of the largest collections of Don Quixote incunabula, an original edition of L'Encyclopédie and other bibliographical treasures.

Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education


The rectorate tower at the main campus.

The Autonomous University of Nuevo León
