1. EDUCATION SYSTEM IN
SLOVAKIA

2. EDUCATION
Pre-school education
Primary education
Secondary education
Higher education

3. PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
 Nursery school
- up to 3
- voluntary
 Kindergarten
- from 3 to 6
- it prepares children for school

4. PRIMARY EDUCATION
 1st stage from 1-4 grade
 2nd stage from 5-9 grade
 25-30 lessons per week
 It is compulsory from 6 to 16
 It gives children general education
 Pupils have to pass an entrance examination to
get to secondary school

5. SUBJECTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL
 Languages – Slovak, German, English, Russian
 History
 Geography
 Maths
 Physics
 Chemistry
 Art
 PE
 Craft
 IT
 Religious education
 Ethics
 Civics
 Music
 Biology
 Science

6. EVALUATION SCALE
 For knowledge:
1 – excellent
2 – very good
3 – good
4 – sutisfied
5- unsutisfied
 For behaviour:

1 – the best
2 – less good
3 – good
4 – the worst

7. SECONDARY EDUCATION
 It lasts from 15-19
 Types:
 Grammar schools
- prepare students for university study
- are often highly selective – the brightest students
advance to them
- can be bilingual: Slovak – German/English/French
- students can visit 8-year gymnasium (after 5/6 grade)
 Professional schools (Vocational schools)
- prepare students for their future professions
- are visited by students interested in art, craft, etc.
 Special schools
- include: technical, agricultural, nursing, music, art, chemical
schools , conservatories and business academies
 After finishing secondary school (4 year school study)
students usually take a school-leaving exam
 After finishing secondary school (3 year school study) students
usually take a skill certificate

8. SECONDARY EDUCATION
 At secondary schools (gymnázium) the exam
subjects include: Slovak (grammar and
literature) – written and oral form, a foreign
language – written on oral, a natural science
subject and two other subjects of the student´s
choice
 After passing the exam, student receives the
School-Leaving Certificate and apply it for study
at universities and colleges

9. HIGHER EDUCATION
 Lasts from 4 to 6 years at universities
 Students who want to study have to submit application (the end of February)
 Students have to pass an entrance examination (between June–September)
 Undergraduates can study – economics, foreign trade, architecture, law,
journalism, the humanities, foreign languages, medicine, science, music, art,
drama, engineering or computer science at various schools
 Students have to get credits and grades A, B, C, D, E – if they pass, and FX – if
they fail
 Slovak universities have winter and summer terms during the academic year
 Students can enrol:
Bachelor´s Degree – three-year study (abbr. Bc.)
Master´s Degree – four and five-year study (abbr. Mgr.), Engineer (Ing.)
 Medicine – 6 year study - MUDr. – in the field of human medicine
MDDr. – dentist
MVDr. – vet

10. HIGHER EDUCATION
There are 3 types of higher education institutions:
 Public higher education institutions
- are financed mostly by the government
 State higher education institutions:
- Military, Police and Medical Schools
- are fully financed from the state budget
 Private higher education institutions:
- are financed by non-governmental institutions
or founders
Many universities co-operate with universities
from abroad through bilateral Erasmus
agreements.

11. HIGHER EDUCATION
 Every undergraduate has to write a thesis to receive
diploma in a certain field of study
 The university or collage study is finished with a state
examination and after it there is a graduation ceremony
 Doctoral Degree are awarded after another few years of
study, postgraduate students do research work and write a
dissertation one
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
Doctor of Pedagogy (PaedDr.)
 All study programmes must be accredited by the Ministry
of Education, Science, Research and Sport of Slovak
Republic
 Full time study at state and public higher education
institutions is available free of charge

12. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
 Pupils go to school five days a week
 The lesson lasts 45 minutes
 The break is after finishing each lesson, it lasts 10-15 minutes
 The school year starts on 1st September and ends on 30th June.
 The school year is divided into two terms (September – January, February –
June)
 Types:
 State schools (education is free)
 Private schools (education is paid)
 Church schools (education is paid)
 Pupils don´t wear uniforms
 Pupils and students are evaluated by marks from 1 to 5 (1 is the best, 5 is the
worst)
 Each term students get their school report
 Pupils have:
 Autumn holiday (3 days)
 Christmas holiday (2 weeks)
 Half-year holiday (1 day)
 Easter holiday (1 week)
 Summer holiday (2 months)

13. TEACHING PROCESS
INCLUDES:
Lectures
Seminares
Exercises
Laboratory work
Projects
Practical training
Consultations

14. HOW TO BECOME A TEACHER
 Required qualification for teaching all subjects at
school is given by law:
 Primary school:
 1st stage - it´s 4 year university study
programme
 2nd stage – it´s 5 year university study
programme
 Secondary school:
 It´s 5 year university study programme
 You need to get Master´s degree
 You have to post the application
 Applicants don´t have to have any career

15. SCHOOL RULES
 Go to school on time
 Be prepared for lessons
 Bring letter from doctor or parents when you were ill
 Wear slippers
 Bring your mark book, books and necessary materials
 Do your homework (at home!)
 Stand up when the teacher enters the room
 Respect yourself and others
 Raise your hand before speaking
 Keep your desk and class clean
 No vulgar language
 Don´t run along the corridors during the break
 Don´t use a mobile phone during lessons
 Don´t chew the chewing gum or eat
 Don´t leave the school without asking teacher
 Don´t listen to music during lessons
 Don´t smoke

16. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
 Consists of:
1. PEDAGOGICAL MANAGEMENT
- management of teaching
- its support
- making an own school programme
- rising teaching quality
- checking teaching process
2. PERSONAL MANAGEMENT
- obtaining the fresh teachers
- the evaluation of teachers and their growth

17. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
3. ECONOMICAL MANAGEMENT
- planning finance and the economy
- the protection of the possession
4. ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
- the holding on regulations and working duties

18. THE INTERESTING ASPECT
Doing homework 

19. HOMEWORK
 Does homework help students learn or can it be
bad for them?
 Some teachers want less homework for their
students. They say homework makes students
unhappy and put stress on them
 Other teachers say that homework helps young
people learn the skills which they need for the
future
 Some pupils like homework when it is useful and
they don´t mind it
 Other pupils hate homework, because it stops
them going out with their friends and they think
it is a waste of time

20. THE SERIOUS PROBLEM
Bullying

21. BULLYING AT SCHOOLS
 Bullying is a big problem in many schools
 It is cruel, pointless and makes a lot of young
people very unhappy
 Bullies can be boys, but the girls, too
 With boys, bullying is usually physical
 With girls, bullying is usually verbal
 Typical bully is:
 usually popular and have a lot of friends
 often very clever
 good-looking
 often the fashion leader in a school

22. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR
ATTENTION! 