Essential Guides & Advice Emigration: American School System

Private Schools In America

• Private schools do charge and can cost you up to £10,000 per annum, per child.
• Private schools are selective in who they admit into their education system. They have no obligation to accept every child and competition is often high to get into them as well as waiting lists.
• Private schools do not find themselves subject to as many state and federal regulations as public schools and are thus more free with their curriculum.
• Private schools are therefore more flexible to create specialised programmes for students. Rather than use standardised tests they can also create their own assessment systems, although many choose to stick with the standardised format.
• Teachers in private schools do not have to be state-certified and are often just experts in their fields or have a degree in the subject they teach.
• A private school pupil is selected by the school only following a series of tests and interviews. The selection process can be hard and rigorous. Pupils are therefore all of similar ability if not the same background.
• Private schools are not obliged to accept children with special needs.
• With more funding, private schools normally guarantee that your child will be in a smaller class.