Education

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Education

Pre-school education

Compulsory education

Secondary education

Final examination

British education

Final examination/GCSE

Czech and British universities

Problems in schools

Education system in the Czech Republic

Education includes these stages:

• Pre - school

• Primary school

• Secondary school

• Higher school

The school year starts on 1st September and ends on 30th June

Pre - school Nursery schools and kindergartens For children aged three to six.

Primary school

For children aged six to fifteen Elementary school, primary school

It has two stages:– 1st – 5th grade (for 6 - 11 years old)– 6th – 9th grade (for 12 - 15 years old)

Students do not wear uniforms

Secondary education

Grammar schools or Technical/Special schools

It lasts for four years and finishes with a school-leaving examination, which we call maturita

University

Student must choose a field of study

University studies can last from 3 to 5 years

Student becomes bachelor, master or doctor

Our famous university is Charles University

Education system in Great Britain

Education includes these stages:

• Kindergartens

• Primary school

• Secondary school

• Universities

Secondary education

For students between 11 and 16

When they are 16, all studenst have to take GCSE exams (General Certificate of Secondary Education)

But if they want to study at a university they have to stay two more years and take the „A-level“ an exam taken in two or three subjects.

Public schools

For children aged 11 to 19

They are private and very expensive

Students wear uniform

Universities

First-degree courses usually last 3 or 4 years

Qualification is Bachelor

Some students continue to study for Masters degrees for more years

Cambridge and Oxford University

Education system in the USA

Each of 50 states has its own laws regulating education

There are two types of schools:

• Public school

• Private school

Pre - school

For children under the age of six

Elementary school

For children between 6 and 11

Secondary education

Middle schools – from the age of 11 to 14

High schools:

• Junior High – 12 to 15 years

• High School – 15 to 18 years

Education is finished in the age of 18

Higher education

Universities and colleges

Usually lasts 4 years

Extremely hard and selective

There are two tests: SAT and ACT

Very difficult and very expensive

Harvard, Yale, Princeton