Education

Czech Republic

compulsory school attendance form 6 to 15

school starts on 1st September, ends on 30th June
- school year divided into 2 terms (Sept.-January; Febr.-June)
one lesson lasts 45 minutes
-small breaks between lessons
pupils evaluated by marks 1 5
-school report with marks from all subjects at the end of each term
state schools up to 18/19 is free of charge
private schools pay fees
pay for textbooks (from secondary)
stages
-pre-school
-primary
-secondary
-tertiary
pre-school education
- provided by nursery schools for children 3 6
-basic social habits, play, go for walks
- voluntary, but the last year is
compulsory
primary school
-at the age of 6 until 15
-basic knowledge
-then pupils sit entrance exams to secondary schools
- at the age of 11 or 13 some enter a grammar school (=gymnzium)
secondary school usually last 4 years
- finished with a school leaving exam taken in 4
subjects
grammar schools general education
- prepare students for university
- special schools - so called high schools
technical colleges, business
academies, agricultural
school
- vocational schools prepare for practical professions
- conservatory
tertiary education students accepted after passing an entrance exam
- a three-year-programme Bachelors degree
- a five-year-programme Masters degree
- Doctoral degree
- the oldest university is Charles University in Prague

Great Britain

compulsory for all children between 5 -16

state schools no fees
public schools private
- the wealthiest families can afford
- Eton, Harrow, Rugby
- before usually attend preparatory (feepaying) schools
have to pay for universities
National Curriculum based on three core subjects + 7 additional
pre-school education nursery school, kindergarten
- age 3 4
- obligatory
primary school at the age of 5 infant school
- at the age of 7 junior school (till 11)
- three core subjects (English, Math, Science)
secondary school at the age of 11
- Comprehensive schools most children
- non-selective
- grammar schools offer mainly academic education
- selective = entrance is by
examination
- GCSE (general certificate of secondary education)
-at 16
- after that they can leave the school and
continue at Further
education college (mainly vocational training)
- A-level (advanced level of GCSE)
- at 18
- used as entrance exams to universities
- AS (advanced supplementary)
higher education covers all post-school courses above A-level
- Bachelor, Master
- the oldest universities Ofxord, Cambridge
- the open University online studies

USA

no national system of education each state has its own

pre-school education nursery schools, kindergarten
- up to the age of 5/6
- most of them private
- voluntary
compulsory education begins at the age of 6 comprehensive schools
- 6-3-3 Plan 6 years elementary (or primary) school (6-12)
- 3 years Junior High school (12-15)
- 3 years Senior High school (15-18)
-secondary schools very competitive

- free of charge
-finished by high-school diploma at the age of 18
-very wide choice of subjects
higher education universities, technical training institutions (get technical
skills)
- Bachelor, Master
- high cost of university studies
- not many students go to universities (interview and
very difficult test)
- most famous Harward, Princeton