One other thing

I forgot to mention that after graduation, these high school students get a year off to travel or do whatever they want. After that, they can find a job or go on to university, but unlike the U.S., there isn't this crazy pressure on kids to go to university. It's much more of a personal choice than a societal mandate. Because here, education is not about getting a diploma and getting a job, it's about bettering yourself, so if you're not in it for yourself, you don't go. If this happened in America, I have a feeling 90 percent of American college students wouldn't be there. Also, it is free to go to university here thanks to the social welfare system. There are tons of differences economically and socially, and I'll get into those next time..