School and Education

educational system / school system kindergarten / nursery school primary school (UK) / elementary school (US) secondary school (UK) / high school (US) vocational school grammar school tertiary education / higher education college university state school private school public school bilingual school boarding school single-sex school vs. co-educational school pupil student undergraduate graduate post-graduate bachelor, master uali!ication !aculty degree certi!icate class / lesson course seminar lecture lecturer pro!essor !orm teacher headmaster / headmistress dean school year semester / term curriculum / syllabus extracurricular activity test / ui" grade / mark entrance exam tuition !ee scholarship timetable / schedule detention !reshman #unior senior exchange student home$ork / home assignment / home paper exam period literacy vs. illiteracy literate vs. illiterate compulsory education mandatory / compulsory sub#ects optional / elective sub#ects class trip / class outing

to enrol on a course (enrolment) to ma#or in sg. to specialise in sg. to attend a class / course to be absent (absence) to skip class / to play truant to take notes to trans!er schools to be home schooled to study vs. to learn to hand in a paper / essay to revise to prepare !or an exam to cheat on a test to take an exam / to sit an exam to pass an exam to !ail an exam to retake an exam to graduate !rom school / university to bully sy. (a bully, bullying)

Subjects: mathematics / maths history %nglish (&literature) geography science chemistry physics biology art music drama physical education ('.%.) computer science / in!ormation technology business studies home economics