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Secondary education with economics abroad
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Average score obtained by students who passed the IB: 37 out of 45
United KingdomBristolCurrently watching: 7from 7390.00 £ / term -
In 2021 - 23% of A Level students achieved A*-A
United KingdomManchesterCurrently watching: 5from 10125.00 £ / term -
In 2021 - 81% of A Level students achieved A*-B
United KingdomBrightonCurrently watching: 4from 12800.00 £ / term -
from 6100.00 £ / term -
from 12435.00 £ / term -
from 8950.00 £ / term -
from 12690.00 £ / term -
from 7960.00 $AUD / term -
In 2021 - 82% of A Level students achieved A*-B
United KingdomLondonCurrently watching: 1from 12020.00 £ / term -
from 35274.00 $AUD / year
Until the beginning of the twentieth century, economics education in secondary schools in Europe was seen as part of a comprehensive education program; they began to talk seriously about this topic only after the end of World War II.
In 1951, following the creation of the Joint Council for Economic Education in Europe two years earlier, a series of pedagogical conferences were held in the United States . Their result was the publication of several reports summarizing and systematizing the efforts of economists and teachers of economics from different countries aimed at the development of economic education in the format of secondary school.
However, international and even national standards were still far away. According to Eurostat statistics, 22% of high school students in 2000 studied the course of economic theory, and another 39% received an understanding of key economic concepts in the framework of other courses (most often history or geography, social studies); In 2020, it was already about 41% and 49%, respectively.
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Learning programs-summary information
| Name | Meaning | Equivalent | Min. age | Duration, years |
Next stage | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCSE | General certificate of secondary education | secondary education (non-accomplished) | 14 | 1–2 | A-Levels | 15,000 USD+ |
| A-Levels | Advanced level | secondary education (accomplished) | 16 | 2 | University | 15,000 USD+ |
| BTEC | Business and Technology Education Board | secondary special education | 14 | 2–3 | University/ work | 15,000 USD+ |
| Oxbridge Preparation | Preparing for Oxford and Cambridge | secondary education (accomplished) | 17 | 1 | University | 15,000 USD+ |
| International Baccalaureate | International baccalaureate | secondary education (accomplished) | 16 | 2 | University | 18,000 USD+ |
| Foundation/ Pathway Year | Preparatory year | admission to the 1st year of university | 17 | 1 | University | 14,000 USD+ |
| NCUK | The Northern consortium | 2 year university | 17,5 | 1 | 2 year University of NCUK | 13,000 USD+ |
| Special Preparation (Medics/Math/Business) | Specialized training | - | 14 | optional | optional | 4,000 USD+ |
| Academic English | Academic English | Language school | 8 + | 6–12 months | School or University | 8,000 USD+ |
Advantages and disadvantages of English schools
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| The opportunity to enter the best universities in England, USA, Canada, Switzerland, Europe, the world | Expensive |
| High quality of education and academic standards | Strong workload |
| Perfect English after graduation | The need to change the social environment; it takes time to adapt |
| Useful contacts | The difficulty of choosing the most suitable school for the child, requires a qualified specialist |
Top 21 boarding colleges in England 2025
| 1 | Cardiff Sixth Form College |
| 2 | National Mathematics and Science College |
| 3 | Abbey College Cambridge |
| 4 | d'Overbroeck's College |
| 5 | MPW London |
| 6 | CATS Cambridge |
| 7 | Kensington Park |
| 8 | DLD London |
| 9 | King's College St Michael’s |
| 10 | Bellerbys Cambridge |
| 11 | Chelsea Independent College |
| 12 | MPW Cambridge |
| 13 | Bellerbys Brighton |
| 14 | CATS London |
| 15 | St Clare's Oxford |
| 16 | Bishopstrow College |
| 17 | CATS Canterbury |
| 18 | Bellerbys London |
| 19 | Ealing Independent College |
| 20 | Cambridge Tutors College |
| 21 | Abbey Manchester |