1. CZECH EDUCATION SYSTEM

2. Higher Education Institution 20+ Doctoral programmes Master´s programmes Tertiary Professional School Bachelor's programmes Conservatoires Secondary education –leavingexam Secondary (upper secondary )education– leavingexam general (gymnázium)technical + vocational school 15-19 2-yearcourse Secondary education -apprenticeship certificate vocationalschool 4-yearcourse 4-yearcourse 3-yearcourse 6-yearcourse 6-14 BasicSchool – lower-secondary level 8-yearcourse Basic School – primary level Kindergarten – pre-primary level 3-5 age 2

3. Pre-andprimary education Pre-primary education target age group: 3 to 6 attendance is not compulsory Primary education school attendance compulsory for 9 years (pupils aged 6 to 15) basic school – divided into two stages (first stage: age6 to 10, second stage: age11 to 15) second stage can be realized at a lower stage of gymnázium („grammar school“, „lycée“) (11/13 to 15) – at the end of the 5th or 7th year pupils can leave the basic school and attend the eight/six-year gymnázium

5. technical upper secondary (SOŠ) (age 15 to 18/19)

6. vocational upper secondary (SOU) (age 15 to 17/18/19)

7. post-secondary (SOŠ+SOU) (age 19 to 21)

9. Tertiary education Tertiary education Vyššíodbornáškola (tertiary professionalschool) (19 to 21/22) Vysokáškola (higher education institution) (19 to 22/26) tertiary professional schools provide students with advanced technical knowledge curriculum is prepared by the school and accredited by the MEYS