Transcript ROMANIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Study Visit
Vilnius
2013
• Law of Education
• Adopted in 2011
• Public institutions (most of them)
• Private institutions
• Religious institutions (existing near
a church)
• Compulsory education: 10 grades
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2 semesters
36 weeks/ school year
5 school days/ week
the duration of one class:
50 minutes
• each lesson is followed by a 10minute break.
• Central Authority: The Ministry of
National Education
• County level: School Inspectorate,
one in each county of Romania,
monitoring, guidance and control
• Local level: The School and the
Local Authorities
 authority from top to bottom
• Administration Council
Generally and administrative
decision
• Council of Teachers
decisive role in educational
domain
• Director (Headmaster)
Leadership of the school
relies on the Council of Teachers
and on the Administration
Council.
JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN
3-4 years old
MIDDLE-AGE GROUP
4-5 years old
ELDER-AGE GROUP
5-6 years old
• Optional
• For children between 3- 6 years
old
• Mixed groups too
• Short program or long program
• The service is free
• Parents pay monthly contribution
for food
• 1 group: 12- 20 children
Preparatory
grade
Grades
I- IV
• Since 2011
• For 6 years old children
• preparing for education / formal
training
• No assessment
• Special schoolrooms, furniture,
place for playing
• compulsory
• Compulsory
• 1 classroom for every group of
students
• 1 group: 15- 25 children
• Traditional education system
• Alternative educational systems:
Freneit, Step by step, Waldorf
• One teacher for 4 (5) years
• Additional teachers for: Foreign
Languages, Sports, Religion
• Foreign language: from the I.
grade
• Assessment through qualifications:
very good, good, sufficient,
insufficient
for every subject
Gymnasium
Grades V- VIII
High school
Grades IX- XII/ XIII
Theoretical
education
Vocational
education
Technological
education
• Grades: V- VIII
• Same curriculum for every child
• Separate teacher for each subject:
 Romanian, Foreign language, Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography,
History, Religion, Art, Music, Sports etc.
• 1 formteacher for every class of
students
• 1 classroom for every class of
students
• 15- 28 students in a form
• Theoretical branch:
two profiles: humanistic (literacy)
and numeracy;
• Technological branch:
three profiles: technical, services,
and natural resources exploitation
and environmental protection;
• Vocational education:
five profiles: military, order and public
security, theological, sports, arts and
teaching.
• 28- 30 students/ form
• 1 formteacher for every class of
students
• 1 classroom for every class of
students
• assessment through marks from 1
to 10
• marks for every subject
• marks are entered in the form
register and in the personal
register of each student
• can be oral, written, based on
practical activities, reports and
projects, inter-views, portfolios
• The official language of education
is Romanian
• at all levels exists education in
minority languages (Bulgarian, Polish,
Hungarian, German, Serbian, Ukrainian,
Czech, Croatian, Turkish, Rromani, Russian,
Slovak)
• There are schools/ grades where
every subject is taught in minority
language, except Romanian
language
1. Core curriculum
• 7 areas:
I. Language and Communication
II. Mathematics and Natural Sciences
III. Man and Society
IV. Arts
V. Physical Education and Sport
VI. Technologies
VII. Advice and guidance
2. School curriculum
• Optional subjects:
 In Primary education: 0-1 hour/ week
 In Gymnasium: 1- 2 hours/ week
 In High school: 5- 8 hours/ week (25%)
• According to the school and
parents options
• Can be organized in any of the
curricular areas
• At the end of the VIII. grade:
mathematics, Romanian
language, mother tongue
 Students can continue their studies
according to their options following some
selection and placement procedures
established by the Ministry.
• At the end of the high school:
 Baccalaureate examination, diversified
according to the profile and expertise,
depending on the options of the candidates.