1. Czech system of education

2. Basic information Compulsory school attendance – 9 years
Lessons: usually 45 minutes, 8 o’clock
Evaluation – marks 1 to 5, 1 is the best
School holiday - summer holiday July and August, Christmas holiday about a week, 2 days in autumn and 2 days at Easter, spring holiday 1 week
Types of schools : boarding schools – a few , state - most, church - few grammar and secondary schools, private schools

3. Education
Pre – school education - nursery school – up to age of 3, kindergarten – age 3 – 6
Primary education - compulsory school attendance - basic schools – 9 years (age 6 – 15)
two levels: primary 5 years and lower secondary level 4 years,
alternative - after primary level to grammar school (gymnasium) – 8 years (first four compulsory school attendance 12 – 15)

4. Education
Secondary education - grammar schools (gymnasium) 8 years (age 12 –19) or 4 years (age 15 – 19), general education, leaving exams – “maturita” (A level), most students continue studies at tertiary level
special schools : technical, economical, pedagogical, medicine… 4 years – 15 – 19, leaving exams – “maturita” (A levels) – some students go to work but most continue studies at tertiary level
vocational schools – 2 or 3 years age 15 – (17)18, leaving exams – job qualifications

5. Education
Individual admission criteria, students with “maturita” exams
colleges - 3 years, some private
university – 3 years – bachelor’s degree
- another 2 – 3 years – master’s degree, more academic studies some private

6. UNIVERSITY– BACHELOR'S DEGREE UNIVERSITY– MASTER'S DEGREE
KINDERGARTEN
PRIMARY SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
VOCATIONAL COURSE
FURTHER EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY– BACHELOR'S DEGREE
UNIVERSITY– MASTER'S DEGREE
PROFESSIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 4. 3. 2. 1. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5.
UNIVERSITY– DOCTORAL STUDY

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