This document discusses the education system in Latvia. It notes there are 40 teachers, teachers' assistants, and support staff at the school. The core subjects taught each year from 1st to 6th grade are listed. It also outlines the school's governance structure which includes methodical commissions, a methodical council, pedagogical council, school council, school support association, and student council. The document concludes by describing Latvia's standards-based education system and assessment of student learning and participation in olympiads.

4. respect
cooperation
responsibility

5. 40 teachers
Teachers
Social pedagogue
Psychologist
Speech therapist
24 workers
2 nurses

6. Subjects 1.kl. 2.kl. 3.kl. 4.kl. 5.kl. 6.kl.
Latvian 6 6 6 6 5 4
English 1 1 3 3 3 3
German/French/Russian 2
Mathematics 5 6 5 6 6 6
Informatics (Computing) 1* 1* 1 1
Natural Science 2 2 2 2 2 2
Latvian history 1
World history 1
Social science 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ethics / Cristian ethics 1 1 1
Handicraft 1 1 1 1 2 2
Sports 2 2 2 2 2 2
Literature 1 2 2
Mūzika 2 2 2 2 2 2
Art 1 1 1 2 2 1
Total 22 23 24 26 28 30

7. Reading
Latvian
English
Math
Science
Computing
Robotics
Music
Visual art
Sport

8. Methodical commissions
teachers according to educational areas
plan events, olimpiads
analyze student performance
discuss about possibilities to increase students achievement
Methodical council
leaders of methodological commisions
prepare an annual plan
discuss about methods to improve students achievement
Pedagogical council
all teachers and support staff

9. School council
•One parent from each class, 6 teachers, administartion
•Meetings twice or tree times a year
•recommendations for school improvement
School Support Association
•~ 10 parents
•Write projects, raising funds
•Organize forums
•Help to organize activities at school (surrounding cleanup,
waste paper collection, event parents' childhood games)
Parent meetings
•Twice a year
•Class teacher responsibility
Student council
•Share ideas for events
•Help to organize events
School newspaper

10. Higher
education
Academic
programmes
Professional
programmes
17-19 years
Secondary
education
Vocational
secondary
General
secondary
Compulsory
7-16 years
Basic education
Lower
secondary
13-16 (18) years
Primary
7-12 years
Compulsory
5-6 years
Pre-school
education

11. Standards are mandatory for anyone.
Standards require the key objectives and
tasks of general education programs, the
minimum content.
Student learning assessment principles and
procedures
Mandatory national tests.

12. Students have to pass state diagnostic tests in
3rd grade (Mathematics, Native language),
6th grade (Mathematics, Native language, Science)
Tests are evaluated by teachers of the relevant subjects
Students have to pass state exams in
9th grade (Mathematics, Native language, English, History,
Latvian).
Exams are evaluated by the examination commission of the
educational establishment
Students have to pass minimum 4 state exams in
11th/12th grade (Latvian, English, Mathematics and
Physics/Chemistry/ History of Latvian and World History/Biology/
Informatics/ Geography.
Exams are evaluated by reviewers (teachers and lecturers of higher
educational establishments).

13. Popular among students in Latvia.
One of the goals of Olympiads is to stimulate
enthusiasm for different school subjects.
There are Olympiads on different school subjects.
The first stage is school Olympiads,
The second – district ones,
The third – state Olympiads.
The best students of Latvia participate in state or
International subject Olympiads.

14. 1st grade knowledge and skills in all subjects are
assessed in a descriptive way.
2nd grade Latvian language, minority language and
mathematics 10 point scale, other descriptive way.
3rd grade Latvian language, minority language,
English and mathematics 10 point scale, other
descriptive way.
Beginning from 4th grade pupils’ achievements in
all subject areas are assessed in 10-point scale (1 –
10).