Structure of the Bulgarian educational system

Agenda• General Facts• Pre-Graduate Education Plans

o Pre-School Educationo Primary School Educationo Secondary School Education

• Post-Graduate Education • Q&A

• The Education in Bulgaria is compulsory for children between 5 -16 years of age

• Two-term school year

• Educational levels: • pre-school education• primary school education• secondary school education/ high school education• tertiary education

General Facts

Pre-School Education

• 3-7-year-old children

• 95% state-owned

• 5% privately-owned

• Financial expenses for the education are bared by the state

Pre-School Education• Pre-school day from 7:00am to 6:30pm.

• Afternoon nap between 1:30pm and 3:30pm.

• Obligatory educational sessions: 3 sessions until noon and 2 in the afternoon.

Primary School Education

• Includes children from 1st to 8th grade

• Basic education certificate after 4th grade

• Primary school level certificate after 8th grade

Secondary School Education

• General education

• General knowledge schools (length: 3-4 years)• Specialized schools (length: 4-5 years)

• Professional education

• Technical schools- accepting students after finishing 7th or 8th grade.

Secondary School Education: high-school level

• General knowledge schools• Education on all educational levels

• Specialized language high schools: 8th-12/13th grade

• Specialized high-schools: 9th- 12/13 grade.

1st-4th grade 5th-8th grade 9th- 12/13th grade

School leaving examinations

• General knowledge schools

• Examination in Bulgarian and literature&

• Examination in a subject of their choice

• Specialized schools

• Examination in Bulgarian and literature&

• Examination in the special for the school Subject.

Tertiary education

• Universities

• Colleges

• Specialized tertiary schools

• Academies• Institutes

• Specialized science tertiary schools

Outlook

International issue: technical advances causing a reduction in the number of suitable working positions for well-educated people.

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