Educational System in Argentina and England.

by Ma. de los Ángeles Wagner, Micaela Rahtge and Ayrton Camusso. 

Argentina

The compulsory education throughout the country stretches from the age of five years until the end of the Secondary level. The Ministry of Education and the authorities have jurisdiction on those that ensure compliance with the compulsory education through institutional alternatives, educational and promotional rights.

 Primary Education

 This is what ensures the correct literacy that teaches reading, writing, basic arithmetic and some of the cultural concepts considered essential. Its purpose is to provide all students a common training that makes it possible the development as individuals.

Secondary education

 This aims to train students for higher studies or to join the workforce. The completion of secondary education is intended for students to develop the necessary skills, values and attitudes for successful development in society.

Higher education

Refers to the process, schools and educational institutions who are after high school where you can get a higher degree.

Usually the student´s entrance requirement to any higher education institution is to be 17 or 18 years old or more, which means that you have completed primary education and secondary education before entering. It is common that there are mechanisms of selection of applicants based on academic performance at secondary examinations.

In the Argentine educational system, higher education is provided by universities, colleges and non-university colleges. The difference between the first two categories is that colleges offer courses in a single field of knowledge (for example, careers in business) while universities include departments-usually called faculties, covering various branches of higher education. Universities and colleges grant undergraduate degrees (bachelor, engineering, etc) and graduate (specialization, master and doctoral).

England

The Department for education is the government department responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including education. State-run schools are attended by approximately 93% of English schoolchildren. Out of these, a minor are faith schools, primarily Church of England or Catholic schools. Between three and four you attend nursery school, from 4 to 11 you attend primary school, and from 11 to 16 you attend secondary school, with an option for a two-year extension to attend Sixth Form College.

After finishing compulsory education, pupils take a GCSE examination, if they decide to continue further education and attend a further education college. Students normally enter universities in the United Kingdom from 18 onwards, where they study for an academic degree.
There are over 90 universities in England. The Department for Business is the government department responsible for higher education in England.

England´s universities include some of the highest-ranked universities in the world; the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, the University of Oxford and University College London are all ranked in the global top 10 in the 2010 QS World University Rankings.
The London School of Economics has been described as the world´s leading social science institution for both teaching and research. The London Business School is considered one of the world´s leading business schools. Academic degrees in England are usually split into classes: first class, upper second class, lower second class, and third class.
The King´s School in Canterbury and King´s School in Rochester are the oldest schools in the English-speaking world. Others are Winchester College, Eton College, St Paul´s School, Rugby School, and Harrow School which are fee-paying institutions.