Going To An English School Vs. Going To A Scottish School

    Highers are just harder than A-levels, OK?

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    Tabatha Leggett
    by Tabatha Leggett

    BuzzFeed Staff, UK

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    Nina Glencross
    by Nina Glencross

    BuzzFeed Contributor

    1. In English schools, everyone had to wear a uniform. It was most probably navy or maroon.

    You also had to wear a uniform in Scotland, but you could usually get away with wearing one of these under your sweatshirt.

    2. In England, exams started early. You sat your first lot of SATs in year 2, and then again in year 6.

    In Scotland, you didn’t take any proper tests until your Standard Grades in 4th year of secondary school. The hardest thing you had to do was your Cycling Proficiency test.

    3. In England, you could generally choose between hot school lunches and a packed lunch.

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    But school lunches were never the same after Jamie Oliver made us all stop eating turkey twizzlers.

    In Scotland, you didn't really care what was on the lunch menu, as long as there was still some of this bad boy left by the time you got to the till.

    4. In England, the best assemblies were the ones where you got to sing "Puff The Magic Dragon".

    In Scotland, you sang the "Jeely Piece Song" every goddamn day.

    5. In England, you took between 9 and 12 GCSEs at the end of of year 11.

    In Scotland, you did around eight standard grade subjects across 3rd and 4th year.

    6. Kids in England were forced to study the AQA Poetry Anthology.

    Liz Lochhead was your teacher’s go-to poet in Scotland.

    7. Every English student read Of Mice And Men and To Kill A Mockingbird.

    In Scotland it was all about Dubliners.

    8. In England, you were forced to take Critical Thinking or General Studies alongside your 3 A levels.

    In Scotland, you could sit up to 5 Highers in 5th year and more in 6th year.

    9. In England, your AS levels didn't really matter that much, because you could always resit them.

    There were no resits in Scotland, only deferred if you missed it first time.

    10. In England, the best day of the school year was muck up day.

    In Scotland it was all about Burns Supper, where one lucky pupil was picked to read "Address to a Haggis" and hold the fancy knife.

    11. In England, you got everyone to sign your school shirt on the last day of school.

    You also did this in Scotland, only your shirt would look more like this.