'School versus Skool' Analysis of the English Independent School System

School versus Skool' Analysis of the English Independent School System --26On the other hand, a state education, supported by each county'sLocal Education Authority (LEA), is recognized as comprehensive school or secondary modern.Grammar school and the 11 is an extremely interesting institution that only a fraction of the British population had access to.One would imagine this was due to exam success; however, surprisingly this was not the only requirement.See Appendix 1, Figure 1 for the main differences between state and independent schools. Terminology ConfusionThe employment of the term college, in relation to public school further contributes to the confusion.For example, Nanzan Junior College may be misinterpreted as a public school in England and Wales.Incidentally, this would be the equivalent of senior high school in Japan.There are more than 2,200 2 public schools in the UK educating approximately 7% of the student population (Vaughan-Rees, Sweeney, and Cassidy, 2005).In particular, there is an especially large number surrounding Greater London, for example Hertfordshire (see Appendix 1, Figure 2).It is evident that many international students would find the easy access to London a merit.