Education Systems In The UK And Bahrain

Education Systems In The UK And Bahrain

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Education in Bahrain generally consists of formal education, non-formal education, private education and special education.

There are 2 types of education; Basic Education and Secondary Education. Basic Education begins from Grade 1-9; it mainly starts from the age of 6 and ends at the age of 14. Secondary Education is Grade 10, 11 and 12, students start Grade 10 at the age of 14 but it usually depends at what age does the student completes his/her Basic Education.

"Education in Bahrain is compulsory" according to education.gov.bh. Students in Bahrain either go to public schools or to private schools. Public schools offer free education for Bahraini and non-Bahraini students and there are public schools for boys only and a separated one for girls only. Private schools do not separate boys from girls but there are a few who do. Education for both private and public schools are similar but the only difference is that subjects in public schools are taught by Arabic and the private schools are taught by English.  (education.gov.bh/)

Similar to the education in Bahrain, the UK also has primary and secondary education. Schools in England, Scotland and Wales are funded through a Local Education Authority.

Children in England and Wales begin their education at the age of 5. However, children in Northern Ireland begin at the age of 4. Students in the UK often graduate from high school at 16 but the UK government says that they will increase it to the age of 18 so that students will have the choice to stay more in high school or advance to a college or university. (educationuk.org)

There are three main categories of school and they are Community, Foundation and Voluntary. These schools are funded by the LEAs and the government plays a huge part in all these schools, they either decide the arrangement of pupils or employ staff. (schoolswork.co.uk 2007)

To conclude, students who have studied in the UK have a higher education than the ones who studied in Bahrain. Education in Bahrain is not very strong and so the UK students are better and more qualified in their studies. Even though schools in Bahrain teach good English, it cannot be compared to the schools of the UK.