The education system in the Czech Republic includes preschool, primary school, secondary school, university, and continuing education. Preschool is for ages 3-6 and focuses on social and cognitive development. Primary school is for ages 6-15, is usually state-run and free, and covers nine years of compulsory education. Students are assessed on a scale of 1 to 5, and those scoring a 5 in all subjects must retake exams to advance to the next grade level.

1. Education in
Czech Republic
Preschool and primary school

2. History
• Czech education system has
history which is based on
long tradition
• Currently, there are all types
of education –preschool,
elementary, secondary,
university, postgraduate and
ongoing education.
• This presentation shows you
system of preschool and
elementary school.

3. Preschool education
• Children may enter this first
level of education before
compulsory school attendance
• Pre-school education is
provided by nursery schools and
kindergartens for children aged
three to six
• In cooperation with parents and
educators, kids learn how to
think logically and discuss,
training their memories,
exercising their imaginations
and also provide social contact
among children

4. Elementary education
• Most children attend state schools
• Girls and boys are taught together,
students do not wear uniforms
• Education at state schools up to
nineteen is free of charge, but
students at secondary schools must
pay for their books
• At the age of 11 or 13 some pupils
can enter to a grammar school after
they passed an entrance
examination.
• Compulsory school attendance takes
nine years, usually from the age of 6
till the age of 15

5. Types
• Elementary school (state or private)
• Grammar school
• Conservatory
• Special school
• Special and assisted schools are intended for
children with mental and physical disabilities.
• In recent years, the system of home education has
also been experimentally tested.

6. Course
• The school year starts on 1st
September and ends on 30th
June of the following year
• The school year is divided
into two terms
• Classes usually begin
between eight and eight-
fifteen
• There are usually six lessons
followed by a lunch break
• Breaks between lessons lasts
from five to twenty minutes

7. Classification
• Scale of grades from 1 (the
best) to 5 (the worst)
• If a pupil gets 5 as the mark
of all year, he/she have to be
re-examined in the respective
subject at the end of summer
holidays (usually in August). If
he/she passes the retake
exam, he/she can enter the
next level class in September.
If he/she fails, he/she must
re-do the last class again.

8. Sources:
• www.helpforenglish.cz
• www.wikipedia.cz
• www.michalslavik.estranky.cz
Created by: Kateřina Mošťková and Klára Ondrášková