TURKISH EDUCATION

SYSTEM

Official Language: Turkish

Alphabet: Latin Alphabet

Academic Year: September through June

Duration of Schooling:

1 + 5 + 3 + 4

Compulsory Schooling:

9 years (ages 6-14)

General Information about Turkish Education System

Age

Level of Education

0-6 7-14 15-18 above 18

Pre-school education

(kindergarten)

Primary education

Secondary education

Higher education (universities)

Turkish Education System with Numbers

in The Educational Year 2008/2009Level of

EducationNumber of

SchoolsNumber of

ClassroomsNumber of Students

Number of Teachers

Pre-primary education

3 525 39 481 804 765 12 553

Primary Education

33 769 10 709 920 320 393 453 318

Secondary Education

8 675 109 042 3 837 164 196 713

General total

45 969 468 916 15 351 849 662 584

each 23 students have one teacher, each school has 334 students, and each class has 33 in average.

These numbers tell us that

Pre-primary Education (0-6)

Pre-primary Education (0-6)

The purpose of this education is to ensure physical, mental and sensory development of children and the acquisition of good habits, to prepare children for primary education, to create a common atmosphere of growth for those living in inconvenient circumstances and to ensure that Turkish is spoken correct and

well.

Primary education (7-14)

Primary education (7-14)

Primary education is compulsory for all boys and girls at the age of 6, and is given free of charge in public schools.

In most of the primary schools, foreign language lessons start from 4th class.

Most elementary school students dress similarly in a type of uniform to avoid any social class differences between rich and poor students.

Primary education (7-14)

Primary education is compulsory for all boys and girls at the age of 7, and is given free of charge in public schools. In most of the primary schools, foreign language lessons start from 4th class. Most elementary school students dress similarly in a type of uniform to avoid any social

class differences between rich and poor students.

Primary Education (7-14)

The purpose of primary education is to ensure that every child acquires the basic knowledge, skills, behaviors, and habits to become a good citizen, is raised in line with the national moral concepts and is prepared for life and for the next education level

parallel to his/her interests and skills.

Secondary Education (15-18)

Secondary Education (15-18)

The purpose of secondary education is to give students a minimum

common culture, to identify individual and

social problems, to search for solutions, to raise awareness in order to

contribute to the socio-economic and cultural development of the country,

and to prepare the students for higher education, for profession, for life and for business in line with their interests and skills.

Secondary Education (15-18)

There are 4 main types of high-schools in Turkey.

Public High-Schools

Anatolian High-Schools

Science High-Schools

Vocational High-Schools

University Entrance Examination

Approximately 1,600,000 students enter the university examination per year in Turkey. 630,000 students get a chance to enroll any faculty, four or two-year college and open University according to their points. So this exam is very important for every student.

University Entrance Examination

The exam takes place on June every year and it has duration of 3 hours. Students have to solve the questions about mathematics, literature, geography, history, physics, chemistry, biology and language depends on departments they want