School in YN

[Huswyae]

Our school day starts at 10am and finishes at 4pm. At secondary school you can opt for an extra day of school if you want to (and surprisingly, many do).

In Huswyae, you start nursery aged 2. From age 2-3, you learn basic numbers, alphabet, and other basic concepts. From ages 4-5, you learn addition, subtraction, and other slightly more complex items. Then you start primary school aged 5. There you start going into complex items like Algebra, trigonometry, and so on. When you're 10, you take an exam, and how well you do in that exam, with other exams added too, determines what you do next.

Then secondary school starts at age 11. If you don't perform well in Primary, you go to a school for those who are lower performing. Then, you're further segregated into learning style so you can learn better. Those who are average go to school with others who perform average and learn like them, and same goes for over-achievers.

At Secondary, you are given customisation of subjects you can do, and when you apply for secondary school, you are given the choice of the subjects in the list below. ALL schools must give ALL the options below, and all students must take English, Huswyaen, German, one other language of their choice, Mathematics, a type of science of their choice, and Personal Studies (right-wing countries refer to our Personal Studies teaching as "Liberal Propaganda", but we don't preach liberalism in our classes, we just discuss "moral issues" and explain why calling them moral issues is an excuse for bigotry). [url=#SKIP]Click here to skip the list[/url].

Subjects one can take at secondary (those who take many options can opt for an extra day of school, but this isn't mandatory):

• Any language that isn't dying.
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics
• Astronomy
• Geology
• Psuedo Science
• All sciences (only at specified STEM schools)
• Politics Studies
• Business & Capitalism Studies
• Economics
• Cookery and Nutrition
• Engineering and Resistant Materials
• Textiles
• Religious Education
• History
• Geography
• Art
• Music
• Drama
• Media Studies
• Computer Programming
• Social Studies
• IT
• Electronics
• Pioneering
• Computer & Technology Studies
• Psychology
• Innovation & Research

After Secondary School, at age 18, depending where you are, you go a different way. Those who over-achieve will be forced into university, paid by the government, and will typically become lawyers, doctors, politicians etc. Those who are average get to choose between apprenticeships or university, and if they choose university, they pay for it themselves. Those who under-achieve get apprenticeships, which are considered equally as important as degrees, and they will become our chefs, bakers, retail workers, and other services that keep us running.

[The Intergalactic Universe Corporation]

Our school day starts at 7.30am and finishes at 3.30 to 4.30pm. At secondary school and above, you can opt for an extra day of school if you want to and many students and parents support this idea.

In the IUC, people start attending nursery at the age of 1. From age 1-2, children learn basic numbers, alphabet, and other basic concepts in relation to their academics, they will also begin getting trained in their second and third languages of their parents' choice. From ages 3 to 4, children learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and other slightly more complex items and they are exposed to greater concepts in languages, the humanities etc. At ages 5 to 6, students begin to learn things like basic Algebra, trigonometry to gear them up for a more rigourous curriculum when they enter primary school at the age of 7. They are also exposed to examinations and tests to train their ability to retain knowledge and to apply them in a variety of scenarios. When students hit the age of 7, they sit for a proficiency test to determine their proficiency, and based on the score, the location of the home and the income of the parents of the child, they are sorted into different schools. Primary schools are classified into 3 types, Independent, Private and Autonomous. Autonomous and Independent schools are state-administered schools with different levels of freedom to decide their own curricula. Students learn a large variety of concepts in the Humanities, Languages, Math and Science and at age 12 students take a national exam known as the Primary School Graduation Examination, and how well you do in that exam determines the school you can attend in secondary level.

Then secondary school starts at age 13 and lasts four to five years depending on the programme. If the student did not perform well in the PSGE, they get sorted into a lower performing school. Secondary schools are classified into 4 types, Integrated, Autonomous, Private and Institutes of Technology & Engineering. Integrated schools follow a 5 year programme and is catered to high achieving pupils so that they skip the next stage of their education (Junior College/Polytechnic) and they go direct to sit for their Advanced Levels Examinations in their 5th year. The Autonomous schools are classified into 2 categories, Foundation and Standard. Standard schools take a 4 year secondary school programme that is catered to the bulk of the population of students and they sit for their Ordinary Levels Examinations in their last year, which will determine whether they will head to Polytechnic or Junior College. Private schools set their own curriculum but follow the standard 4 year duration. ITEs are catered to lower performing students and they stidy engineering courses and lower tier job courses there. Their programme is 5 years long and at the end of their 5 years, they sit for their Normal Level examinations which will determine if they head into Junior College or Polytechnic.

At Secondary, you are given customisation of subjects you can do, and when you apply for secondary school, you are given the choice of the subjects in the list below. ALL schools must give ALL the options below, and all students must take English, one Mother Tongue language (Higher level or Standard), two other languages of their choice, Advanced and Elementary Mathematics, Biology, and one other science of their choice, one Humanities subject, Social Studies and National Education (basically pro government lessons on how to be a good citizen.

Other non required subjects one can take at secondary (They can only take up to 3 of these subjects. Those who take many options can opt for an extra day of school, but this isn't mandatory):

• German
• Italian
• French
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Mandarin
• Arabic
• Bahasa Melayu
• Hindi
• Tamil
• Russian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics
• Astronomy
• Combined Geography
• Human Geography
• Physical Geography (Earth Sciences)
• All sciences (excluding ITEs and Foundation schools)
• Political Studies
• Philosophy
• Engineering
• History
• Geography
• Art
• Music
• Drama
• Media Studies
• Computer & Technology Studies
• Psychology
• Innovation & Research
• All known alien dialects and languages

After Secondary School, at age 16 for normal students, you will either head to Polytechnic or Junior College. Polytechnic focuses more on engineering and hands on studies. Junior Colleges groom more professional and white collar jobs in general. Those who finish their Integrated Programme in their school will head to the military for 2 years before entering university. Those in Junior College will usually head to university after military service which will come right after their 2 years of study because their A Level certificate does not count much when not coupled with a basic Bachelor's Degree. Those in Polytechnic will enter military after their 3 years of study or they can opt to shift their military service back by 3 to 4 years after they have completed their bachelor's degree. Polytechnic students are more likely to enter the job market after military service due to the fact that their diploma that they earn after finishing their course is worthy enough to get a good job in the market. After university, one has the option to continue studying or enter the job market maybe after getting one post graduate degree.

[Nortainland]

Schooling in Nortend is highly rigorous, with a strong focus on four subjects: English, Latin, History and Mathematics. The state system and the independent sector differ in particulars, howevere there are generally two schooling levels: primary and secondary. The academic year has three terms: Summer, Easter and Michaelmas. The school day varies, especially as many schools are boarding, but as a general rule, school starts at 7·00 and ends at 13·30. Day and mixed schools run from Monday to Friday, whilst all-boarding schools typically have a half-day on Monday and an extra half-day on Saturday.

STATE SCHOOLS
Primary schooling starts at the age of five at a junior school, which is typically mixed-sex. Going from Infants, Bottom Junior, Second Junior, Third Junior, Fourth Junior, Fifth Junior to Top Junior (Reception to Year 6), pupils are taught addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, history, geography, grammar, rhetoric, poetry and other basic subjects. The teaching of Latin commences in Third Junior (Year 3). Pupils move to senior school at the age of 12.

Secondary schooling starts after Top Junior at a senior school usually at the age of 12, in First Form. Senior school teaches pupils advanced subjects such as algebra, trigonometry, calculus, more history, more geography, literature analysis, &c. This is also when most boys' schools start cadets. Cadets is usually compulsory up to Third Form, though it usually can be continued afterwards. Girls may conclude their studies at the end of the Third Form, though many do not. At the end of Third Form, pupils choose supplementary subjects for the General Examination. These are:

Additional Latin
French
German
Mathematics II
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Theology/Divinity
Geography
History
Art and Design
Music*
Home Economics

* Music assessment is conducted by the Royal Music College.

English, Mathematics I, Latin and History, as well as supplementaries, are studied for two years. At the end of the Fifth Form, the General Examination is held in state schools and some public and independent. This assesses pupils in English (Comprehension, Spelling and Writing), Mathematics (Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry, Indices, Fractions, Reductions, Operations &c), Latin (Reading and Writing), and History (Knowledge of), as well as any supplementary subjects the pupil has chosen to undertake. Pupils who do not pass in at least two of the compulsory subject fail. Girls conclude their studies here whilst boys wishing to attend university will continue for another two years in the Lower and Upper Sixth Forms.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
The Independent and public schools run a similar system of Junior School and Senior School but with some major differences. Some Independent school pupils go to a state junior school however many go to private preparatory schools. Girls' preparatory schools start at Infants (age 5) and end at Top Junior (age 10) whilst boys' preparatory schools start at Lower First (age 8) and end at Lower Third (age 11). Thus, boys will often go to a pre-preparatory school for their first three years of education, from the age of 5 at Infants, to Bottom Junior and to Top Junior, before starting at a preparatory school. Some older boys' independent schools start at the age of 10 as well and hence boys' sometimes leave at Lower Second.

Girls' independent senior schools begin at the age of 11 and follow a standard First Form, Second Form &c. structure, ending at the Upper Sixth Form, the equivalent of Fifth Form in the state system.

On the other hand, boys' independent and public schools follow a variety of different structures. Many schools will start in Upper Third and progress all the way to Upper Sixth. Older schools start in Third Form (or Form III as it is more commonly known), progress to Fourth Form, then to Remove, Fifth Form and then Lower and Upper Sixth. Some schools start in First Form at the age of 12, where it thus follows the state model. A small number of older schools start at the age of 10, with First Form, Second Form, Third Form, Fourth Form, Remove, Lower Fifth Form, Upper Fifth Form and then Lower and Upper Sixth Form, or any other arrangement of lowers, uppers and removes between Fourth Form and Fifth Form. Some schools go from Sixth Form to Top Form, where Sixth-formers are the youngest and the Top-formers the highest. Some schools have unique names for certain forms, such as Under Form at Purling School for Second Form, and Box for the Third Form at a number of schools.

All senior independent schools are single-sex, and most state senior schools are too, though state junior schools are mostly mixed-sex. Up to 40% of all senior school pupils go to independent schools, with it being mostly the working class attending state schools with most middle class and all upper class sending their children to independent or public schools.

After schooling, most pupils undertake apprenticeships in trades, industry or business. A small number of pupils, mostly the richest and cleverest attend university or colleges, such as the Royal College of Veterinary Science, to study to become doctors, nurses, chemists, engineers, scientists, clergymen &c. The upper class usually attend university but do not pursue a career, instead relying on family money.