3 Kindergarten 7 11 Primary school 15 19

3 Kindergarten 7 11 Primary school 15 19 Secondary school High school compulsory education Vocational Schools Generally High schools

• • Starts on 15 th September Is consisted two terms The first term is 18 weeks for all the students The second term is different for different grades Ø 13 weeks until 24 th May about 1 grade Ø 14 weeks until 31 st May about 2 -4 grades Ø 16 weeks until 15 th June about 5 – 8 grades Ø 18 weeks until 30 th June about 9 -11 grades Ø 13 weeks until 7 th May about 12 grade

¢ Is not compulsory until 6 year aged ¢ The children have two or three classes per day ¢ They have a morning breakfast, a lunch and an afternoon breakfast ¢ They have a rest in the afternoon

ALL THE CHILDREN FINISH PREPRIMARY SCHOOL WITH A CERTIFICATE

l 7 years old children start primary school l The primary school is 4 years l During the first grade the students receive no marks l The students finish 1 st grade with a certificate l The students finish 4 th grade with a certificate

¢ ¢ ¢ The students start the secondary school with 5 grade Secondary educational grade is compulsory in Bulgaria The students finish a secondary school with a certificate

High school General education Specialized General Vocational

¡ The students finish high school with two exams: ØBulgarian language ØOther subject /by chose/ Without passed exams the student receive their certificates but can’t continue their education in universities.

Compulsory subjects in the High school Subject grade Bulgarian language 9 -12 First foreign language /usually English/ 9 -12 Second foreign language /Russian, Germany, French or others/ 9 -10 Math 9 -12 Informatics 9 ICT 9 -10

Subject grade History and civilization 9 -11 Geography and economics 9 -11 Philosophy 9 -12 Biology and healthy education 9 -10 Physic and astronomy 9 -11 Chemistry and Environmental Protection 9 -10 Music 9 Art 9 Physical education 9 -12