In India government (state as well as central) totally controls
education, more so school education.

For school it decides what subjects must be taught and what their
contents would be.

Government through its education boards licences who will teach where.

Crucially it allowes a student to sit at qualifying tests that
determine entry into higher education, ONLY if the sudent's test
application is countersigned by the head of a government recognised
school, saying that student has studied throughout in government
recognised school(s) and recently the student has been studying at his/
her school and has attended the school regularly barring medical
reasons.

As far as I know in the west a student can sit at qualifying test such
as SAT, A-level without intermediacy of any established school. How
far my assumption is true? Those in school level education in UK, USA,
France please respond.

Regards,
D M Joshi
www.dmjoshi.org

On Sep 11, 1:16 pm, Romanise  wrote:
> In India government (state as well as central) totally controls
> education, more so school education.
>
> For school it decides what subjects must be taught and what their
> contents would be.
>
> Government through its education boards licences who will teach where.
>
> Crucially it allowes a student to sit at qualifying tests that
> determine entry into higher education, ONLY if the sudent's test
> application is countersigned by the head of a government recognised
> school, saying that student has studied throughout in government
> recognised school(s) and recently the student has been studying at his/
> her school and has attended the school regularly barring medical
> reasons.
>
> As far as I know in the west a student can sit at qualifying test such
> as SAT, A-level without intermediacy of any established school. How
> far my assumption is true?

Parents can opt for home schooling. Home schooled students can take
SATs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling

Dropouts from school can still study for a GED. Employers don't take
GEDs very seriously, though; the jobs available to GED are the same as
the jobs available to high school dropouts. To be taken seriously, a
GED holder has to get at least a Community College degree or a
Vocational diploma; here, the GED helps since it's required for a
dropout to get into College..
http://www.eduqna.com/Primary-Secondary-Education/1808-Secondary-Education-6.html

> Those in school level education in UK, USA,
> France please respond.
>
> Regards,
> D M Joshiwww.dmjoshi.org

On 11 Sep, 22:13, "M. Ranjit Mathews" 
wrote:

> Parents can opt for home schooling. Home schooled students can take
> SATs.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling
>
> Dropouts from school can still study for a GED. Employers don't take
> GEDs very seriously, though; the jobs available to GED are the same as
> the jobs available to high school dropouts. To be taken seriously, a
> GED holder has to get at least a Community College degree or a
> Vocational diploma; here, the GED helps since it's required for a
> dropout to get into College..http://www.eduqna.com/Primary-Secondary-Education/1808-Secondary-Educ...

I am not sure if there is any job available in India requiring any
kind of certificate will require anything less than a university
graduate.

Decades back to get a municipality desk job one was to be non-
matriculate. I know a few who had dropped out at 6th or so grades. For
them to be non-matriculate (it was called non-matric) they had to
reach age of 22, then file a form for SSC(XI) Examination through a
Government Recognised School, appear at the test. That was it. They
did not have to pass the test. They are then non-metric and
municipality could hire them (of course some kind of influence
working).

you have always been wrong in making assumptions. you know that, right? that 
one you don't need to assume. kirastanistas are always occupied with 
education to figure new ways to stick it to the natives.



"Romanise"  wrote in message 
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> In India government (state as well as central) totally controls
> education, more so school education.
>
> For school it decides what subjects must be taught and what their
> contents would be.
>
> Government through its education boards licences who will teach where.
>
> Crucially it allowes a student to sit at qualifying tests that
> determine entry into higher education, ONLY if the sudent's test
> application is countersigned by the head of a government recognised
> school, saying that student has studied throughout in government
> recognised school(s) and recently the student has been studying at his/
> her school and has attended the school regularly barring medical
> reasons.
>
> As far as I know in the west a student can sit at qualifying test such
> as SAT, A-level without intermediacy of any established school. How
> far my assumption is true? Those in school level education in UK, USA,
> France please respond.
>
> Regards,
> D M Joshi
> www.dmjoshi.org
>