1. Educational system
in Bulgaria

2. Pre-primary education
grade Level of school Age
0 grade nursery school 0-3
0 grade kindergarten 3-6
0 grade Pre-primary school 6-7
In Bulgaria kindergartens and schools are public, municipal or
private, depending on the type of their funding.

3. The Nursery
• Children at the age
of 2 to 3 go to
nurseries.

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5. Basic school
Grade Type of Age Duration
school
1st to 4th Primary 7-10 4 years
grade school
5th to 8th Lower 11-14 4 years
secondary
Compulsory education refers to all children aged between 7 to 16.

6. School year in Bulgaria
starts on 15th September

7. Upper secondary education
Grade Type of school Age Duration
9-12 General schools 15-18 4
8/9-12 Specialized schools: 15-18 4-5
Language schools
Sport schools
Art schools
8/9-12 Vocational 15-18 4-5
schools
Pupils may enter specialized schools and vocational upper
secondary schools by taking entrance examinations,
which correspond to the specialization of the respective school
(Bulgarian language and Literature, Maths and etc.)
of 16.

8. Changes in the structure
of education
• Completion of basic education after the 7th grade instead
of 8th grade
• The 8th grade – a year of intensive foreign language and
computer and/or vocational training for all pupils.
• Division of the upper secondary level into two stages:
o First upper secondary stage (8th – 10th grade): the end
of this stage will mark the completion of compulsory
education.
o Second upper secondary stage (11th – 12th grade):
At the end of this stage they will sit national
matriculation exams in order to complete their secondary
education.

9. High-School exams

10. Certificates and diplomas in upper
secondary education
• Certificate for completed 1st stage of Secondary
Education after 10th grade.
• Diploma for completed secondary education after second
stage (12 grade) and possibility for continuing
education in Colleges and Universities
• Students end the Vocational schools with different levels
of vocational qualification at the level of basic education.
They don't earn another educational level but only
different vocational skills.

11. Higher education
College After completed Vocational colleges
Education Secondary Art colleges
Education 19-22 Medical Colleges
Bachelor After completed Humanitarian Universities
Secondary or Technical Universities
College Education Art Universities
Sport Universities
Medical Universities
Master After completed
Bachelor degree
Doctor After completed
Master degree
Diploma for completed respective degree level of higher
education (bachelor, master, doctor)

12. Day of the Slavic Alphabet and
Culture
Bulgarians honor the 24th of May as the Day of
the Slavic Alphabet and Culture.

13. Professional High School
of Electronics and
Electrical Engineering
“M.Curie”
Sliven
Bulgaria