1. Education
(Vzdělávání)

2. Education
 Pre-school education
 Compulsory education
 Secondary education
 Final examination
 British education
 Final examination/GCSE
 Czech and British universities
 Problems in schools

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. Secondary education
 Grammar schools or Technical/Special schools
 It lasts for four years and finishes with a
school-leaving examination, which we call
maturita

7. 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

8. Education system in Great Britain
 Education includes these stages:
• Kindergartens
• Primary school
• Secondary school
• Universities

9. 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.

10. Public schools
 For children aged 11 to 19
 They are private and very expensive
 Students wear uniform

11. 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

12. 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

13. Pre - school
 For children under the age of six

14. Elementary school
 For children between 6 and 11

15. 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

16. 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