Education

5. When they are 16 or 17, many young people go to their local college to continue with their education or learn a skill. This is known as ... education, and is free for people up to the age of 19.
7. Schools often ask parents to make ... (vabatahtlikke) contributions for school activities, but children will not be excluded from these activities if the parents cannot or will not make these payments.
10. Most schools in the UK are ..., which means that girls and boys are educated together.
12. Although education is free, parents are expected to pay for their child's school ... (koolivorm) and sports wear.
13. Further education should not be confused with ... education, which is education at a university or at a college of a similar level.
14. Between the ages of 11 and 16, 17 or 18, children go to ... school.
15. At the age of 16, most children in England and Wales take their ... examinations before either leaving school or continuing with their education.

1. Many children begin their educational development at a ... school (also called a kindergarten) from the age of 3.
2. State schools have to follow the National ... (õppekava), which covers such subjects as English, mathematics, science, history, geography, foreign languages, etc.
3. Students who continue with their secondary education until they are 18 take exams called ...; they will normally need these to get into university.
4. All schools have to run ... education (usuõpetus) classes, but parents can withdraw their children from these classes if they want.
6. All children receive ... advice (karjäärinõustamine) from their schools from the age of 14.
8. Independent school are often confusingly called ... schools.
9. Most schools in the UK are ... schools (riigikoolid): they are supported with money from the government and provide free education for children.
10. Education is free and ... (kohustuslik) for all children between the ages of 5 and 16.
11. Between the ages of 5 and 11, children go to ... school.