Educational systems In France Austria Slovenia and Sweden

Educational systems In France, Austria, Slovenia and Sweden

Educational System in France

General: • Compulsory education for everyone from 6 to 16 years • All-day-school free of charges. • Extras: lunch in cafeterias and supervisory staff for exercises. • Standardized curriculum.

Preschool: • Pre - school education for 2 - 5 year olds. • Nearly all 3 -5 year - olds attend pre school. • Preschool is a structural, administrative and educational part of the school system.

Primary school • From 6 to 11 you attend primary school. • Classification in two different levels: - First level to learn basic skills - at the end of the second level: test for information reasons.

Secondary school 1 • College for all 11 to 15 – year - olds. • Same curriculum for everyone. • Integration classes for pupils who want to get a professional education. • Three possibilities for certificate : - Collège - Technical - Vocational

Secondary school 2 Different options after school: After a school of general and technological education: • Baccalaureate general (qualification to attend college) • Baccalaureate technical (preparation to working life) After a vocational school (this school prepares you for a job): • Leaving certificate (BEP) • Skilled work-Diploma • Craft certificate (CAP) • An apprenticeship that takes 1 -3 years. After that you are allowed to work in a job.

Tertiary education The final exam is standardized and is supervised by university. After passing the final exam, different ways of education: • Grand écoles: Private Colleges specialized in e. g. economy, engineering, education • University • Brevet de technicien supérieur: technical college

Educational System in Austria

General • Compulsory education from 6 - 15 • Private schools (fees) and public schools

Primary Education • Voluntary kindergarden for everyone from 3 to 6 years, last year obligatory for all children • Half a day- kindergarden and full-timekindergarden (free of charge for half a day, for every child) • Preschool for 5 - year - olds (voluntary)

Primary School • General compulsory education for 6 to 10 year – olds • Special branches for languages, music, sport, …

Secondary School 1 Two focusses after primary school: • Hauptschule: 4 years, general education or • Grammar school: 4 years, expanded education with either wider range of languages or more sciences

Secondary Education Grammar School: • General education • Preparing for university • Final exam: “Matura“ (Alevels) • Access to college or university • All public schools of any level free of charge. Books provided for a 10 % share of costs. Schools providing vocational education: • Dual-system: part-time lessons and part-time working • Business-schools: 5 years, final exam also Matura • Again access to college or university or access to working life directly after final exam

Tertiary education • College, university, college and technical college • University and technical college free of charge

Educational system in Slovenia

General • Compulsory education for 9 years • School and books are free of charge

Primary School/ Secondary School 1 • Primary school (class 1 -6), secondary school (class 7 -9) • 3 periods: in the first 2 periods the students have voluntary tests and enter the third period automatically. The tests in this third period are obligatory. • Passing this exam is the condition to enter secondary school 2 If you don‘t pass the exam, you can finish school after the tenth year. .

Secondary School 2 • Grammar school: 4 years, preparing for university, final exam • Specialized college: 4 years, preparing for work life, final exam • Business school: 2 -3 years. (If you don‘t pass secondary school 1 you can attend this branch. )

Tertiary Education • University • College of higher education • Higher vocational school

Educational system in Sweden

General • Compulsory education for 7 to 16 - year olds • Collective primary school • All – day - school

Preschool • For under 6 – year - olds, voluntary • Preschool-classes: adaption to curriculum

Primary School/ Secondary School 1 • No tests, grading and certificates for the first 7 years • Comparative tests in the 5 th class and the 9 th class (in subjects Swedish, English and Maths) • Final certificate

Secondary School 2 • 17 education programmes for 3 years ( 3 preparing for university, 14 preparing for working life) • Final certificate

Tertiary Education • University • College for medicine or technology • Technical college Entrance requirement: final exam in secondary school 2, special tests, certificates, working experience