2. Private School vs. Public School
Therearedifferent kindsof privateschoolsin Bulgariabut wewill try
to compareoneof themost popular schoolsfrom thistypewith the
typical public school. Letsgo!
3. The Private School
• Thisprivateschool Islocated in Veliko Tarnovo, around 10
kilometersfrom our town – GornaOryahovitsa.
4. The Private School
• It offersafive-year courseof study asit islicensed to teach
studentsfrom Grades8 through 12. Therearetwo major areas
of concentration: "Foreign Languages" and "Computer
Science."
5. The Private School
• Admission to thisschool isgranted to studentswho have
successfully completed Grade7 and whoseGPA isnot less
than 4.50 (6.00 being thehighest GPA). They also haveto go
through entranceexamination and only 60 students(30 boys
and 30 girls) aregetting in.
6. The Private School
• After you passtheexamsand find your namein thelist of 60
studentsyou get your uniform and chooseyour “freetimeactivities”
7. The Private School
• Then you start classesin modern classrooms, with teachers
from different countries.
8. The Private School
• It soundsgrate, right?... But to learn in thisschool you haveto
pay up to 3 000$ every year. Thismeansyou haveto pay
around 15 000$ for thewholeperiod of your education there.
Isn`t it way too expensive?
9. The Public School
• On the other hand we have public schools. Most of them can
teach students from grades 1 through 12. They are free and
someof them givebetter education than theprivateschools.
10. The Public School
• Few of them werefully refurbished and equipped with new
computers, boardsand furniture.
12. The Public School
• All studentshavetheopportunity to try something new every
day!
13. Schools and Students
• It doesn`t matter in what school you go and how much you
pay for your education – all it mattersisthat you arehaving
fun and learning new thingsevery day!
