England has one of the finest educational system in the world. All English children between ages 5-16 must attend school. About 90 percent of the students go to schools supported entirely or partly by public funds. The rest of the students attend private schools. The Department of Education and Science and local education authorities supervise England's school system. England's educational system tries to give all children an education suited for all thier abilities. For many years, …showed first 75 words of 243 total…

…showed last 75 words of 243 total…of higher education in England include universities, technical colleges, and colleges of commerce, art, and agriculture. Two of the greatest and most famous universities in the world, Oxford and Cambridge, are in England. The country's largest traditional university is the University of London, which has about 65,000 students. But England's Open University has about 120,00 students. It has no regular classrooms. Instruction is carried out through the radio, television, and written correspondance! I think thats so cool!!