4. Basic information
• Compulsory school attendance – 9 years
• Lessons: usually 45 minutes, 8 o’clock
• Evaluation – marks 1 to 5, 1 is the best
• School holiday - summer holiday July and August, Christmas holiday about a
week, 2 days in autumn and 2 days at Easter, spring holiday 1 week
• Types of schools : boarding schools – a few , state - most, church - few
grammar and secondary schools, private schools
5. Education
• Pre – school education - nursery school – up to age of 3, kindergarten – age 3 –
6
• Primary education - compulsory school attendance - basic schools – 9 years
(age 6 – 15)
• two levels: primary 5 years and lower secondary level 4 years,
• alternative - after primary level to grammar school (gymnasium) – 8 years (first four
compulsory school attendance 12 – 15)
6. Education
• Secondary education - grammar schools (gymnasium) 8 years (age 12 –19) or 4
years (age 15 – 19), general education, leaving exams – “maturita” (A level),
most students continue studies at tertiary level
• special schools : technical, economical, pedagogical, medicine…
4 years – 15 – 19, leaving exams – “maturita” (A levels) – some students go
to work but most continue studies at tertiary level
• vocational schools – 2 or 3 years age 15 – (17)18, leaving exams – job
qualifications
7. Education
• Individual admission criteria, students with “maturita” exams
• colleges - 3 years, some private
• university – 3 years – bachelor’s degree
• - another 2 – 3 years – master’s degree, more academic studies
- some private
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