Were you state school educated?

[Twiglett]

Because I was .. comprehensive school in Manchester

then IIi (jt hons) from Leeds University

State school all the way.

Fully state for me too. Lived in a one-comp-town which makes for more egalatarian mix in my view. Average degree from L'pool Uni. Sister and brother similar.

DH fully state too. Dropped out of Leeds Poly to work and now has his own (very specialised) business.

Step-sister went to Cheltenham Ladies' College though . Suppose she got a better degree - did phd anyway, and got 'very good' civil service job.

Who's the happier? Depends more on success of family relationships than education IME.

Can't believe how many Oxbridge grads on here.

Good state schools, followed by an excellent state VIth form college, got into Oxford with a BT sponsorship.

Totally unable to cope with the class war there, absconded and went to Leeds Uni instead. I believe one of my motivations at the time was that there were no good nightclubs in Oxford but plenty in Leeds (!!!!!) Agggghhhhhh, if I knew then what i knew now etc etc.

Got a 2:1 and now a good job but an even better husband. Not outrageously rich but a truly unique man.

how do all these threads come round to mentioning one's income, however indirectly?

am i the only one who finds that somewhat unsavoury, not to mention completely unrelated to the topic at hand?

Me: State primary, private girls' secondary, 1st in Russian from Cambridge.

DH: state primary, boys' grammar, 2.1 in English from Oxford

Expat was that aimed at me? If so I take your point. Apols for mentioning jobs/money when it isn't relevant, I am always justifying my decision to leave Oxford and unfortunately can't talk about educational background without saying "But I did OK honest".

Expat - I don't think income is completely unrelated at all. Don't parents chosing to privately educate their children often do so because they think they will get a better paid job?

No, it wasn't. It's just that this and the other thread, people seem compelled to make constant comments about their level of income or reference to its range.

I had thought this a very American thing to do, but now I see, again, that the apple didn't fall very far from the tree in that respect, as it appears an English thing as well.

that's not been my experience, emmy, particularly w/primary schools.

but then again, i am from the US, where faith schools are independent. hence, many parents chose to privately educate their children for the schools' religious ethos and moral framework.

Tbh I think it is a London thing, and a lot of MNs are in London. Income is a big deal here, but when I lived elsewhere it was an unmentionable. One of the reasons so many people get out of the 'rat race' .

state primary (crappy)
state secondary (lousy)
Polytechnic of the Fens

Me - state school (good 'A' levels, Grade 8 oboe and piano) - a 2:2 from Cardiff Uni in Welsh and Music and then a PGCE and became a primary teacher. Now a SAHM

DH - state school (reasonable 'A' levels) worked in a bank and then went to Cardiff Uni and got a 2:1 in engineering (narrowly missed a first).

oh sorry
DH state primary but quite a fab one with a crocodile and a farm
state grammar
Polytechnic of the Fens with me Economics 2.1 now a Chartered Accountant

Well have to be a first to say she got a third class and proud of it.

State educated, infant, junior, girls' grammar (awaits the flack for that). King Alfred's College Winchester for BA(Hons) in History/English as 1986 Uni places were at a premium and thanks to delightful Headmistress was denied any interviews first pass on UCCA form Worked in IT for many years (travelled the world). Met H (aagh) had 2 ds's now SAHM, soon to be sadly I feel single working mum.

I failed to get as far as Grade 1 piano after 5 years of "study" (private lessons). Which I think demonstrates quite spectacular inability (or my lack of privately educated panache and all-roundedness )

State until age 9
private 9-16
state for 6th form

Oxford: Zoology 2:1

then PhD at York

now doing an MSc at an ex poly- and very much enjoying it (far more than the PhD).

Setting up a business from home (with crap income expat )

Oh and grade 7 flute (and grade 3 piano!)

oh dh

was kind of state/private (weird system in NI)
2:1 history Oxford, now a lawyer.

grade 1 trumpet I think

Forgot the music. Shows how much I use it now. Grade 7 vioin (though that was a tortured waste of much of my youth) and Grade 3 piano (luckily I realised this was a waste and gave it up earlier).

private primary, comp for secondary.
IIi BSc Hons from Brunel uni