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1. Education Systems of Selected
Countries

2. UNESCO’s PRINCIPLE:
EDUCATION IS FOR ALL
FIVE PILLARS:
1. Learning to Know
2. Learning to Do
3. Learning to Be
4. Learning to Live Together
5. Learning to Transform

3. Selected Countries
• AUSTRALIA
• CHINA
• JAPAN
• SOUTH AFRICA
• UNITED KINGDOM
• UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
• NEW ZEALAND
• PHILIPPINES

4. AUSTRALIA
 The educational system in Australia is similar
with that of Canada and England.
 A country that has a high quality education
system.
• Primary school 6 years
• Junior high school 4 years
• Senior high school 2 years
• College 3 years to 6 years

5. The entry age of
compulsory education is 6
years old and exit age, 15
years old.
After grade 10, students
may get a job or go to
TAFE (Technical and
Further Education)
Junior secondary level
(year 10 certificate)
Senior secondary
level(year 12 certificate)

6. The main stage of university education leads
• 3 years (Arts, Science, Commerce)
• 4 years (Education, Engineering)
• 5 years (Veterinary Science, Dentistry,
Architecture)
• 3 years bachelor’s degree (Pass)
• 4 years bachelor’s degree (Honours)
• Students who qualified for a
bachelor’s degree (Honours) may
proceed to study to a Master’s
degree or Doctorate

7. CHINA
The most populous country in the
world
• 9 million teachers
• 200 million elementary and high
school students
Highly centralized education
system, the course syllabi are
written by scientists and
professors hired by the National
Education Commission.

8. • Students wishing to attend university must
pass one of the two versions of the National
University Entrance Examination.
The new educational system include:
6 years primary education
3 years of junior middle school
3 years of senior middle school
6 years of university varieties of technical and
vocational schools

9. JAPAN
Japanese education system is highly centralized
and is administered by the Mambusho.
In Japan, education is free and compulsory from 6
to 15 years old.
5 basic levels:
• kindergarten – preschool(yochien)
• Elementary school (6 years)
• Lower secondary school (3 years)
• Upper secondary school (3 years)
• University (4 years)

10. Standard curriculum includes social studies,
math and science, along with art, music, home
economics, physical education, the most
emphasis to learning Japanese language.
Vocational courses includes information
processing, navigation, fish farming, ceramics,
and business English.
Some student who fail the test will take
another year to study and prepare to take the
test again.

11. SOUTH AFRICA
• The Ministry of Education in May 1994 was tasked to
deal with education and training at the national level.
Formal education is categorized into sectors or levels.
• Public Ordinary School Education
• Independent School Education
• Special School Education
• Technical College Education
• Teacher Training
• Tecknikon
• University Training

12. Grade R to Grade IX is compulsory by the
General Education and Training (GET)
correspond to level 1 of National
Qualifications Frameworks (NQF) and divide
into 3 phases:
• Foundation (Grade R–III)
• Intermediate (Grade IV-VI)
• Senior (Grade VII-IX)
• Further Education Training (FET) is not
compulsory (Grade X-XII)

13. Nursing colleges
• 4 year course with diploma
Agricultural colleges
• 1 year certificate
• 2 year certificate
• 3 year diploma
Technikons
• Bachelor’s 4 year course
• Master’s and Doctoral

14. UNITED KINGDOM
In England, education is compulsory for ages
5 to 16.
The Sixth Form
1. Foundation stage – 3 to 5 ages
2. Key stage one – aged 5-7 (grade 1-2)
3. Key stage two – aged 7-11 grade 3-6)
4. Key stage three – aged 11-14 (grade 7-9)
5. Key stage four – aged 14-16 (grade 10-11)
6. Post 16 education – students can either continue
education or enter the working world.

15. UK universities are
usually 3 year courses.
Honours degree
programmes are usually
4 years.
Master’s degree is
usually achieved after 2
more years study.
A Doctorate is normally
awarded after several
years and presentation
of thesis.

16. United States of America
• The public school is funded, in part, by a city or a
state.
• Pre-primary education – nursery, kindergarten,
day care center.
• Middle School education – Grade 4-6, 5-7, 6-8
(ages 10-14)
• Secondary education high school – Grades 7-12,
8-12 (ages 12-18)

17. • High school diploma is awarded
• Junior high school – grade 7-9 or
8-9 (12-14 ages)
• Senior high school – grade 9-12 or
10-12 (14-18 ages)
• Compulsory education is from 6
to 18 years old

18. • Vocational and technical schools operate at
either the high school or junior college levels.
• A college usually has a bachelor’s (4 year)
program.
• A Bachelor’s degree from a college is
equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from a
universities.
• From a bachelor’s degree a student can
proceed to a graduate program for master’s
degree or a doctorate degree.

19. NEW ZEALAND
NZ education system has 3 levels:
• Early childhood education – from birth to
school entry age
• Primary and secondary education – from
5 to 19 years of age
• Further education – higher and
vocational education.
Maōri-medium education
- is where students are taught all or some
curriculum subjects in the Maōri language
for atleast 51 percent of the time.

20. Technical and vocational school
• Youth Guarantee courses provide students
aged 16-19 with an opportunity to study
towards NCEA Level 1-3 certificates at
tertiary providers free of charge.
• Trades academics teach trades and
technology programmes to students in Years
11 to 13 (ages 15 to 18).
• Institutes of technology and polytechnics
teach professional and vocational education
and training from introductory studies to
degrees.

21. Universities
• New Zealand has 8 state funded
universities. They each offer degrees in a
large choice of subjects and have strength
to specialised professional degrees.
• All are well recognized internationally.
• They work with universities in other
countries on research and teaching
programmes, and with the business
community in NZ and overseas on
research and development.

22. PHILIPPINES
Basic Education (K to 12)
• Republic Act No. 10533, otherwise
known as the “Enhanced Basic
Education Act of 2013”, was signed
into law by President Aquino on May
15, 2013.
• With the passage of RA 10533, the K
to 12 basic education program was
formalized.

23. PHILIPPINES
K to 12 Basic Education Program
Pre-elementary – Kindergarten(age 5)
Elementary – Grade 1 to 6(ages 6-11)
Junior High School – Grade 7 to 10(ages 12-15)
Senior High School – Grade 11 to 12(ages 16-17)

24. • The subjects from Grades 1 to 10 are
the languages (Mother Tongue ,
Filipino, English), Math, Science, Social
Studies, Technology and Livelihood
Education (TLE) and Music, Arts,
Physical Education and Health.
(MAPEH)
• Mother Tongue is used as the medium
of instruction from K to Grade 3 and is
taught as a subject only in Grade 1, 2,
and 3. Science as a subject is taught
only beginning Grade 3. TLE is taught
starting Grade 4 until Grade 10.

25. In Grades 11 and 12, the subjects are
Languages (Filipino and English), Math, Social
Studies combined with TLE – Career Pathways.
Career Paths come in 4 tracks
• Academic Track
• Technical-Vocational Livelihood(TVL) Track
• Sports Track
• Arts and Design Track

26. Academic Track
College Preparation
• Choosing this track means you are looking
forward to go to college.
• This track will help you prepare yourself for
the subject specialization of the of the college
course you will take in the future.

27. Academic Track
In this track, there are four strands:
• GAS – General Academic Strand
• STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics
• HUMMS – Humanities and Social Sciences
• ABM – Accountancy, Business and
Management

28. TVL Track
Job-ready skills
• If you want to earn money immediately after
graduation, then this track is for you.
• Even without college, Technical-Vocational
Livelihood track will equip you with job-ready
skills in the future.
• Also according to the Department of Education,
TVL specializations may be taken between Grades
9 to 12. Exploratory Subjects at 40 hours per
quarter are taken during Grades 7 to 8.

29. TVL TRACK
• Agri-Fishery Arts Strand
• Home Economics Strand
• Industrial Arts Strand
• Information and Communications Technology
(ICT) Strand

30. Sports Track
Physical education and recreation
• Aims to give you understanding of the
basic principles and techniques in
relation to physical education and
recreation.
• Professions that are related in this track
are fitness trainers, game officials,
tournament manager, recreation
attendant, masseur, or gym instructor.

31. Sports Track
• This is not all about dance
and just playing sports.
• Part of the curriculum in
the Sports Track is Safety
and First Aid.
• Injury prevention in
various sports and exercise
settings for prompt and
proper response during
emergencies.

32. Arts and Design Track
Design, performative, and creative industry
• Aims to get a career in the creative field after you
graduate .
• To expose you to various form of media such as
architecture, interior design, industrial design,
graphic design, animation, painting, fashion
design, photography, and film.
• Will offer you subjects on the principles of
theatre, music, and dance.

33. Higher Education
• Currently, students who graduate in
high school consisting of four years,
(Senior high) may proceed to
colleges, universities or technical
vocational institutions.
• Higher education institution are
supervised by a government agency
called the Commission on Higher
Education or (CHED).

34. • Majority of the higher education institution in
the country require entrance examination for
admission to college degree programs.
• Other highly specialized field like medicine
and law take around eight years to complete.
• For technical vocation education or post
secondary education, there are two year
courses.

35. • Most of the college degree programs require
passing a licensure examination for the specific
profession.
• The examinations are given by the Professional
Regulation Commission (PRC) while for Law, the
examination is given by the Supreme Court.
• After completing the bachelor’s degree, courses
in the masters program of two years and doctoral
programs for three to five years are offered by
authorized college and universities.