Schools around the world

What is the noun of attend (v.)?

In which country do students have lessons in life orientation? What does this mean?

Match the sentence to a country in the text. Many students attend two different schools during their secondary education.

Which subjects are optional and which are compulsory at your school?

Match the sentence to a country in the text. Teenagers don’t have to study science or history at secondary school.

What is the opposite of optional?

In which countries are history and geography compulsory subjects?

When do most students start job training or university?

Match the sentence to a country in the text. Teenagers can leave school quite young, when they are only 15 years old.

Which country has the longest summer holiday break? How long is it?

Match the sentence to a country in the text. There is sometimes time off during the week.

Match the sentence to a country in the text. The holidays at the end of the school year are in December and January.

In which country do students often do sports or hobbies instead of going to school on Wednesday afternoons?

Match the sentence to a country in the text. Young people don’t start training for jobs until they are 17 years old.

Match the sentence to a country in the text. Students don’t attend any regular classes at the weekend.

What does compulsory mean?