State 嘅中、小學一般係要求有合法居留或者係公民就可享免費入讀,祗有大學因為有分 local 同 international 學費所以先會有三年 local tax 要求。小學由足四歳開始,入讀 Reception Class。
Grammar school 每年都不少人報考,每間學校要考嘅方法都由學校自己決定。一般 year 4 就開始準備,around year 5 尾至 year 6 嘅十二月考。大致上如早前 Ruby 所講,會有 Verbal, non-verbal, Maths and English. Verbal, non-verbal 係 multiple choice, 一般會講明用邊間 association 出嘅考題,所以可以響坊間買果間 association 出 Verbal, non-verbal and Maths 嘅練習操練。 English 多數係學校自己出,考 comprehension 同 creative writing, 一般會响 fiction book 抽一大段作為題目。有部分 Grammar school 會有 Music route,但名額好少。
It says here:-
(1) State schools are provided by the government at no cost to British citizens and foreigners legally living in the UK.
(2) The standard of education at state schools varies considerably.
(3) Admission criteria vary from one school to the next. Most of the popular state schools will base admissions on a particular catchment area. Therefore, it is important to choose a school before deciding where to live within a city. http://www.expatarrivals.com/the ... -the-united-kingdom
睇嚟在 state schools 讀小學及中學係唔駛比錢. 不過 state schools 嘅水準有d好好, 有d好差. 而大部份係跟 catchment area. 這些你要十分之小心. 文章話叫你揀咗學校先揀地方住,但我估未必足夠,因為你揀嘅學校未必一定收你。同埋好嘅學校就一定多人爭。你又要揾3個學位,就更加頭痕。
知你在香港工作不如意,希望換個地方環境。不過小心你會跌落個更大嘅氹。