2. Types of education
Free/public (ten grades mandatory)
Fee-based/private (American, French,
British, Cambridge School, International
School of Bucharest, Goethe Institute, Lauder
School)
Alternative (Waldorf – German pattern,
Montessori – Italian, Step by step)
3. Levels of education
“The seven years from home” (family education)
1. Pre-school (nursery/“little garden”): ages 3-6 – optional
2. Elementary school
a). Preparatory school year (6-7 – one year mandatory)
b). Primary school (7-11 – four years)
c). Secondary school (11-15 – four years)
3. High school (15-19 – four years)
4. Higher education / universities, colleges (19+ – 3-6
years or more)
5. Types of institutions
National College
Military College
Economic College or Technical College
Standard High School
Craft and Trade School
6. Exams
High school
National computerised repartition (end of 8th
grade)
National test – pass
7. Grading conventions
Primary school
Foarte bine (FB) — Excellent
Bine (B) — Good
Satisfăcător/Suficient (S) — Satisfactory,
(barely) passing
Nesatisfăcător/Insuficient (N/I) — Fail
Secondary and high school (grades 5-12)
1 to 10 grading system
1 – the lowest
5 – minimum passing grade
10 – the highest
8. Baccalaureate
Before graduating high school/college (liceu
or grup şcolar) - National Baccalaureate
Exam (Examenul Naţional de Bacalaureat —
colloquially known as the BAC).
- highly-centralised national exam
- 1.5 weeks in late June and September
- 3 or 4 oral examinations and 3 or 4 written
examinations
- pass grade: min. 5 in every subject AND min. 6
overall
9. University entry
Tailored requirements depending on university,
faculty, course
EXCEPTIONS:
School of Crafts and Trade (Şcoala de Arte şi
Meserii)
Apprentice School