The United Kingdom, consisting of Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland) and Northern Ireland, has a population of approximately 60 million. The capital of UK is London which is the largest city in UK.

Given the country's proximity to the sea, climatic conditions can be described as relatively mild. The average temperatures in Scotland is quite low (6°C), but it is higher than that in the south-west of England (11°C).

The country's average highs and lows are around -10°C to 32°C. Oceanic winds bring about high levels of humidity, resulting in annual average precipitation of about 1000 mm, with higher levels in the west compared to the east of the country.

High Education Standard
Education in the UK is internationally recognized with its quality and breadth of vision. The top priority of the British Government is to pursue the highest possible standards and ensure access to good education for students from all over the world. The class size is also small enough to give individual attention to students.

Wide Range of Choices
There are more than 180 post-secondary schools, 500 continuous education schools, 2,000 boarding schools, 1,400 professional courses and 37,000 degree courses available in UK.

Respectable Price
Courses in UK are intensive, so students can obtain Bachelor Degree in a shorter period, mostly 3 years, compared with other countries. As a result, expenses in educations can be relatively lower.

Sensational Culture
With a long history, UK is a country full of creativity and passion. England had given birth a list of successful and fine gentlemen and elegant ladies.

UK provides people with safe and peaceful environment. Besides, a series of benefits are available for students. Free medical services are available for pupils who study for more than six months. Pupils are permitted to do part-time job for no more than 10 hours a week during academic terms to support their stays in UK. Doing full-time jobs is permitted in holidays.

The education system in UK and HK are similar; 6-year primary education and 7-year secondary education are required.
Secondary schools in UK are categorised into public and private schools. Public schools accept UK residents or people who hold the civil right to reside in UK, free education is provided to qualified students. Unlike public schools, private schools charge tuition fee and accept internatinla students. Stuednts from Hong Kong and China can apply to private schools.

College of further education provides students with GCES programs and A-Level programs, also various intensity of vocational training. For instance, Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (AVCE). There are also English Further Learning (EFL), and Foundation classes for universities.

Apart from private schools, all colleges of further education are under control by UK authority, the tuition fees are approximately equal to one third of those charged by private schools. Colleges of further education are applicable for oversea students.
UK universities are applicable for Form 7 graduates; some universities accept application from holders of diploma, higher diploma or others sub-degree, eligible students are able to enrol in Year 2 or Year 3 in universities.

• UK GCSE public examination, for Form 5 students, is equivalent to HKCEE in HK
• UK A-Level public examination, for Form 7 students, is equivalent to HKALE in HK

Secondary School:	Depends on ages of the students
Foundation Degree	Form 5 or 6 for Hong Kong students, Senior 2 or 3 for Mainland China students
Continuous education college	Form 5 or Form 7 for Hong Kong students, Senior 2 or Year 1 in university for Mainland China students
Undergraduate	Form 7 (with at least 2 subjects passed) for Hong Kong students, Year 1 for Mainland China students

Tuition fee and daily expenses in UK (for reference only)