1. SLOVENIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
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SLOVENIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Jaka Gubanc
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3. Curriculum (“predmetnik”) and Syllabus(“učni načrt”)
Preschool education
Not obligatory
Children between the ages of 2 and 6
Public kindergartens - established and financed by the municipality, have a national curriculum
Private kindergartens - Have their own program, kindergartens like Montessori.
Curriculum (“predmetnik”) and Syllabus(“učni načrt”)
Documents written by the Ministry of Education
Curriculum – Contains information about which subjects have to be taught at a certain school
Syllabus – Connected to one subject. Information about what has to be taught in that subject

4. Primary school education
Obligatory, 9 years, starts with age of 6
established by the municipality
Free, program defined by the national Curriculum and Syllabuses for different subjects
3 age groups, elective subjects and differentiation in the last group
National examination

5. High school education
Usually starts with age of 15, takes 2 to 5 years to finish.
Everyone who finished primary school can attend any high school
Centralized
General high school education - meant to prepare students to continue their studies on the level of higher education (university). General Gymnasium, Classical Gymnasium, Technical Gymnasium, Economical Gymnasium, Art Gymnasium
Vocational and professional education - are meant to prepare student to start working in various jobs. Technical and professional high school, Lover vocational high school, Vocational high school, Vocational and technical school

6. Some points about higher education in Slovenia
The Matura
standardized final exam that takes place at the end of high school education and serves as transfer ticket to the levels of higher education
General Matura - consists of exams from 5 subjects. Slovene language, Mathematics and a foreign language (usually English) are mandatory and 2 of them are elective
Vocational Matura - consists of the obligatory part, which is the exam of Slovene language and a professional subject and the elective part which is the exam of either Mathematics or a foreign language and a project
Some points about higher education in Slovenia
It is free
Student coupons
5 year master studies for mathematics teachers at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Ljubljana
Some talking points
National curriculums and syllabuses and their effect on the equality of primary schools an high schools
Nationally standardized Matura and its effect on getting accepted into faculties