20 Terrible Things Every Private School Kid Went Through

By Jarlath Caolan /

4. Getting Alternative Qualifications Employers Have Never Heard Of

For all the downsides of a private school, the benefit is getting a top class education that propels you to the summit of the employment ladder, right? Not quite. For private schools are free to reject the national curriculum and build their own, a problem that sees graduates gaining qualifications that employers have never heard of.

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An International Baccalaureate, anyone? A Pre-U Diploma, then? Didn't think so.