Transcript Lithuanian Education System

LITHUANIAN
EDUCATION
SYSTEM
University
College
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Vocational
school
Gimnazija
Upper secondary education
Lower secondary
school
Primary school
Pre-primary preparatory education
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Adult education
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Pre-school
education
Special education institutions
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Youth school
Age
School year
compulsory education
PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
Provided to children between 1,5/2 to 5 years old
 Educated at nurseries, nursery-kindergartens,
kindergartens, kindergarten-schools, other
schools
 State, non-state pre-school educational
institutions, kindergartens run by religious
communities, kindergartens employing
Montessori’s Method, full-time and part-time
kindergartens
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PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION
One year program to 6 year old children
 Educated at kindergartens, primary schools and
other schools
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PRIMARY EDUCATION
Provided to children 6-7years old
 The duration of the primary education
curriculum is 4 years (Forms 1-4).
 A person gains primary education
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PRIMARY EDUCATION CURRICULUM
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Moral education
Lithuanian language
Foreign language compulsory from the 2th year
Perception and understanding of the world
Mathematics
Arts and technologies
Music
Physical training
LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
(BASIC EDUCATION)
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Provided to children from 10/11 to 16 years old
The duration of the lower (basic) education curriculum is 6 years
(Forms 5-10 and 1-2 in gymnasiums).
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Educated at lower secondary(basic), youth schools, gymnasiums
and vocational schools
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On completion of lower secondary programme the pupils may
choose to take an external qualifying test of attainment in two
subjects (mathematics and mother tongue)
LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM
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Moral education (religion or ethics)
the Lithuanian language, native language (for national
minorities), two foreign languages,
Mathematics
Natural sciences (Nature and man in forms 5-6, biology and
physics in form 7, chemistry in form 8)
Computer science,
History, civic education, geography,
Arts, music, technologies
Physical training
UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION
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A two year curriculum for the 16-18 year old people (Forms 11-12
and 3-4 in gymnasiums)
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Educated at secondary schools, gymnasiums and vocational schools
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After completing secondary education curriculum secondary
education level is attained
UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION
In the course of two years of upper secondary education
students learn from 9 to 13 subjects;
Students may choose to learn compulsary subjects either level
B ( involves only basic knowledge of the subject) or level A (is
oriented towards deeper and wider knowledge of the subject)
UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL-LEAVING
EXAMINATION
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National state examinations
 pupils’ scripts are marked by external examiners
 Normative assesment is used and results are ranked on 1-100
point scale
School-based examinations
 pupils’ scripts are marked by the school teachers on the basis of
criteria defined by an external body - the National Examination
Centre (the scale is recorded on 10 point scale)
both types of exams are set by an external body - the National Examination
Centre
the Lithuanian Language: one compulsory examination
To get school leaving certificate 2 obligatory examinations should be taken
Maximum number of examinations each student can take is 6
HIGHER EDUCATION STUDIES
A college is a higher education institution in
which study programmes are focused on practice.
Duration of studies 3 years.
 Graduates get a diploma of non-university
studies.
 A university is a higher education institution in
which study programmes prevail. Duration of
studies 3-5 years for Bachelor’s degree and 1.5-2
years for Master’s degree, 4 years for Doctor’s
degree.
 Graduates get a diploma of university education.
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EDUCATION
Special education is intended to assist people
with special needs in their development and help
these people learn according their abilities.
 Non-formal education provides a possibility to
test one’s abilities in various fields (music, art,
sports etc.).
 Adult education provides people with a
possibility to get primary, lower secondary
(basic), secondary education.
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GOOD LUCK
Taurage
Lithuania