voc education systems

Pre-school education

a nursery school (kindergarten)

Primary school

a school for children between the ages of five and eleven

Secondary school

College (further education)

an educational institution or establishment, in particular one providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training

Undergraduate

a university student who has not yet taken a first degree.

Graduate

a person who has successfully completed a course of study or training, especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate or first academic degree.

Postgraduate

a person who relates or donates a course of study after completing a first degree.

Greek life at university

a term for different exclusive societies—fraternities for men, sororities for women—that have an association with the university or college where they are established

Sorority

a society for female students in a university or college.

Fraternity

a society for male students in a university or college.

Headmaster

(director) the ‘boss or leader’ of a school

(Assistant) principal

(assistent director) the assistant of the principal or headmaster

A prospective teacher

a candidate teacher

Subjects

maths, languages, literature, science, physics, biology, chemistry, natural science, geography, religious studies, history, information technology (IT), physical education (PE), cookery (domestic/food science), handicrafts, art, music

Lab work

laboratory experiments

Dissection

cutting up animals for scientific research

BA/BSc

Bachelor of Arts Degree / Bachelor of Science Degree

Ma/MSc

Master of Arts / Master of Science.

PhD

Doctorate

Certificate

lower-level education at colleges.

Vocational course

a course which teaches you skills for a specific job, e.g. engineering

Non-vocational course

a course which is not related to a job but to a general subject instead, e.g. biology

Lectures

an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university

Tutorials

a period of tuition given by a university or college tutor to an individual or very small group

Scholarship

learning at a high level / academic achievement

Student loan

a type of loan designed to help students pay for post-secondary education and the associated fees