在美国,public school(公立学校)由地方政府建立,为所有本地区儿童提供免费中小学教育,有别于private school(私立学校)。在英国,public school(公学)却是收费奇高的私立学府,是贵族学校的同义词。目前,约有3％的英国学童是“公学”学生,其他的都就读于国立学校。“公学”大多是寄宿制中学、男女分校,每校学生人数并不多,在500～1000人之间。家长非富即 In the United States, public schools are established by local governments and provide free primary and secondary education for children in the region, as opposed to private schools. In the UK, the public school is a private school with a high fee and is synonymous with aristocratic schools. At present, about 3% of British schoolchildren are “public school” students, and others are enrolled in state schools. Most of the “public schools” are boarding secondary schools and male and female schools. The number of students in each school is not large, ranging from 500 to 1,000. Parents are wealthy