1) English children begin schooling when they are 5.
2) They spend 7 years in primary school.
3) Yes, they do. Most children begin their secondary education at the age of 12.
4) State schools are free in England and Wales.
5) Pupils usually have five lessons a day. They go to school five days a week.
6) No, they don’t. They don’t go to school on Saturdays and Sundays.
7) They have a twenty minute break after the first lesson.
8) Yes, they do. They have a long break for lunch.
9) Pupils usually are free and can go home at 2 or 3 o’clock.
10) British pupils have three terms a year.
11) Summer holidays are the longest.
12) The school year in England and Wales begins in September and ends in July.