paddyanne
Can someone explain the English system to me ? Here children go to the school local to them both primary and secondary .Why would a primary age child be able to choose what school they go to? Why would parents be able to decide what school unless its state v private ?
Paddyanne in England the parents have ‘parental choice’ and can in theory choose which primary and secondary to attend.
It doesn’t always work!
The educational authorities have certain criteria which have to be met in order for you to get a place. E.g. special-needs, siblings at the school, distance from the school and order of choice -you can put three schools.
If your school of choice is already full then you will be offered another school on your list. If they are also full, you will be offered a school regardless of proximity to where you live.
For secondary schools, you can add into that, schools that have their own entrance criteria, e.g. exam, religion or gender.