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美国及英国都是香港学生升读中学的热门地，一般来说选择英国的家长为传统，而本港公务员更有某方面的津贴，到美国的较喜欢美国学术气氛自由。其实英美各有长短，最重要的是选择一所适合自己的学校。

读大学拣英国或美国？听下一位名曾经在两地都生活过的丽斯学生学生点讲。(2021.09.01 於本中心)

「如果拣选英国，不如留返系香港,因为大家都是传统教学 (不计移民因素)。而美国学术界崇尚自由，教育制度则充满弹性。」

「一般来说英国人比较保守，讲得吾好听就是深藏，估佢吾到。美国人较有话直说，吾驶估估下。所以容易同美国人交心，做个好朋友。另外，美国西岸的人较热情开放，东岸较含蓄。除了受气候影响，也受新英伦的悠久文化历史薰淘。」

「我在结识了不同地方的人。似终香港将会溶入大湾区，能在大学里认识一些国内学生，对了解国内情况大有俾益。」

注：以上受访同学现於南加州大学读第四年，之前他曾在英国读中学，完成GCE O level, 就转到美国入读社区学院，之后成功转入 USC。

美国是移民大国，至今仍在吸纳全球精英，国家仍是朝气勃勃，人民包容性强，对很多事都抱持一个开放的态度。英国人民相对较保守，所以学生也要考虑这一面。

美国教育资源丰厚，由西岸横跨到东岸如新英伦区都有不少优质寄宿及日间中学，而且散布在不同的地理环境里，对海外生来说选择肯定较英国多，而且将来出路也更广。

相对美国中学，英国中学课堂气氛较为严肃，课程结构则较为传统。美国中学课堂鼓励学生的参与(Engagement) ；在资讯垂手可得互联网时代，学生们会满足於课室中接受单向的知识传授吗?

此外美国中学重视体育及课外活动；所以学生想愉快学习，美国中学应是首选。

以下图表是英国及美国的年级对比及一般的就读年龄。

政府学校方面，英国的政府学校(State School)必须遵循国家所订下的课程，由小一(Year 1) 至高六(Upper 6s/Year12&13)，被界定为6个Key Stages(关键阶段)，每阶段要完成指定的课程。相反，美国的政府学校所教授的与英国相比时，体验到了相当大的自由，每一个州份也有它的独性。

一位美国中学生自拍了以下的短片, ”A Day In My Life: High School |我生命中的一天：高中”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wG-KXwXs0

看看其它国家高中生的一些评语：

“Omg I wish high school in England was that fun School is so strict in England .”

“OKEY! German Schools are sooo boring .”

“OMG schools in America are so way different compared with spanish ones! Like, your school is super fun and mine is… hell.”

“so jealouse of American schools im from germany and your schools are like freaking way better !”

“U have digital photo as a supplement?! And powerpuff and math(geometry)?! We don’t have such fun thing at my school. Well, we do have geometry, but we just call that math, bc we learn much more than just geometry. I would love to have digital photo.”

“… And pep rallies look interesting My school doesn’t have stuff like that Australian schools.”

在此顺带一提香港学生如希望体验美国政府中学的学习生活，就读中三至中五的学生可参加本中心为期一学年的美国文化交流生计划 (费用祗需约十万港元)，本中心也有私立学校的文化交流计划 (费用由十六万港元起)，请至电2391-9713查讯。

此外如家长们觉得子女不适应港式中学或不打算考DSE，但又负担不起外国中学多年的总费用，这情况本中心有个既省时间又省钱的计划 – 那就是直接入读美国华盛顿州的社区学院，在这两年多的时间里修读一个「副学士加中学双文凭课程 | Dual Diploma Associate Degree and High School Completion Program」，每学年学费连生活费由港币十八万起，十分适合一般家庭，获取副学士后，同学可申请多间大学的第三年(Junior Year) 修读喜欢的主修科。

*Notes

*SATs (Statutory Assessment Tests) in UK are national tests that children take twice during their primary school life. These standardized tests are also known as End of Key Stage Tests and Assessment.

1st SAT: at the end of Key Stage 1 (KS1) in Year 2, an informal and will be optional by 2023.

2nd SAT: at the end of Key Stage 2 (KS2) in Year 6, SAT is (also known as National Curriculum Test*/全国统一考试)

*Independent schools in UK: also known as private schools or public (in the sense of open to public) schools refer to all fee-paying schools that operate entirely independently of Local Authority or government control.

The term ‘public school’ is typically used to refer to the most prestigious boys’ independent schools, including Eton College, Harrow School, Westminster School, Winchester School, The City of London School, Ampleforth Abbey and College and Charterhouse School etc..

On the other hand, the most prestigious USA boarding schools include Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy, 3 The Putney School, Church Farm School, Episcopal High School, St. Paul’s School, Asheville School and Shattuck-St. Mary’s School etc..

Independent schools in UK are free to set their own curriculum, school hours and term dates, and to choose which exam qualifications students take.

*Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States managed by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities may grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations.

大学预科（AP）由美国College Board(大学理事)会管理，为高中学生提供大学水平的课程和考试。 美国的大学可以为在考试中获得高分的学生提供相关课程学分(即豁免修读相关大学课程)。