TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM FORMAL EDUCATION AGE DURATION 3-5 PRESCHOOL 6 PRIMARY EDUCATION 8 YEARS 14 HIGH SCHOOL4 YEARS 18 UNIVERSITY2 - 4 YEARS

8 years’ Primary education is COMPULSORY in Turkey. Both boys and girls have to attend Primary Schools. After primary school,students have an exam to have education in some secondary schools. There is a university entrance exam for all the students who finish secondary school /high school. They attend university according to grades they get at the exam.

SECONDARY EDUCATION A- General Secondary Education B- Vocational And Technical Secondary Education A-TYPES OF SCHOOLS IN GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION General High Schools Anatolian High Schools Science High Schools Anatolian Teacher Training High Schools Anatolian Fine Arts High Schools Social Sciences High Schools Sports High Schools ** Anatolian means English is intensive in these schools.

B- TYPES OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SECONDARY EDUCATION High Schools of Technical Education for Boys High Schools of Technical Education for Girls Commercial and Tourism Education High Schools Religious Education High Schools Special Education High Schools Health Vocation High Schools Agriculture vocation High Schools Justice Vocation High Schools Registry Vocation High Schools Anatolian Meteorology Vocation High Schools

Students learn English beginning at primary school 4th grade. At Anatolian High Schools they learn generally English and German. At some schools French is taught,as well. However, mostly English is taught at schools in Turkey. Our students learn grammar well at school,but unfortunately they don’t have much opportunity to practise outside school,so they find speaking difficult in the target language. Our students are very enthusiastic about communicating other cultures. They are eager to take part in the European Union Project and welcome friends abroad.

OPEN EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL It serves to students who could not attend formal education institutions due to various reasons or to those who are not in the formal education age. Delivery of Free Course Books Coursebooks are delivered to all students free of charge in all primary and secondary schools.

HIGHER EDUCATION Higher education comprises of the education institutions at every stage based on secondary education with a duration of at least two years. Higher education institutions are; Universities, Faculties, Institutes, Higher Schools, Conservatories, Vocational Higher Schools, Research and Application Centers.

B-NON-FORMAL EDUCATION National education centers Occupational education centers Female art schools Adult education centers Private courses Tourism education centers

SPECIAL EDUCATION The aim is to supply needs of impaired individuals in the best way and integrate them with the society providing them occupations. Types of Special Education schools : Primary School for the educable mentally Primary school for the visually-impaired Primary school for the hearing impaired Primary school for the orthopedic impaired Autistic childen training center Mentally impaired capable of learning training Primary school for children with adaptation problems Schools for Geniuses Education of Children staying at hospital for a long time

DISTANT EDUCATION Distant university education Open Education Faculty 2 years - 4 years Doctorate –graduate education

Prepared by ÖZLEM SAĞLAM Yeşilköy Anadolu Lisesi TURKEY