Transcript School system in Slovakia

School system in
Slovakia
4/10/2012
Headteachers´conference
Žilina
Education´s purpose is
to replace an empty
mind with an open one.
Malcolm Forbes
General Structure
Age
Level
3-6
ISCED 0
Pre-school education
6 - 10
ISCED 1
First stage of primary education
10 - 15
ISCED 2
Second stage of primary education lower secondary education
15 – 16
Institution
kindergartens
primary schools
primary schools
8-year gymnasium
conservatoire
Completion of compulsory school attendance (10 years)
General Structure
15 ISCED 3
19 Upper secondary education – general
(bilingual)
specialised,
professional,
artistic
19-
gymnasia (4,5, 8 years)
specialised secondary
schools
(+ vocational schools)
conservatoire
ISCED 4
21 Postsecondary or tertiary education
– 2-3 year educational programmes
specialised secondary
schools
conservatoire
19 ISCED 5 – 6
24 Higher/tertiary education –
Bachelor study (5B)
Master - Magister´s, Engineer´s and
Doctor´s study (5A)
Ph.D. study (ISCED 6)
universities, colleges
School types according to the Education Law –
School Act (No245/2008)
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kindergartens
primary schools
gymnasia
secondary specialised
schools
conservatoires
art schools
language schools
schools for SN kids
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state schools - majority
schools owned by church
private schools
6%
4%
state
church
private
90%
The education and training in schools is
carried out according to the educationalinstructional programmes (EIP).
STATE (EIP)
 - defines compulsory
content of education
for obtaining
competences + the
frame of curricula
SCHOOL (EIP)
 issued by the
headteacher upon
having discussed it in
Pedagogical Board
and School Council
 fundamental and
differentiating doc.
Compulsory subjects
at general secondary school
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Slovak language and literature
Foreign language I, II
Physics, Chemistry, Biology
History, Geography, Civics
Ethics/Religion
Maths, ICT
Psycho-social training
Art and Culture
Physical and Sports education
Yearly, weekly and daily
timetable
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2 terms –
1st half-year - from Sept. to
January
2nd – from Feb. to June
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holidays – July, August, one
week in spring, two weeks
around X-mas, 2 days
autumn/Easter and one day off
after the first term
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5 days a week
6 lessons a day on
average (á 45 min.)
5/10 min.break after
each lesson
from 8 a.m. to 13:30
(the earliest at 7:10)
class size – 30 pupils
Grading system and evaluation
At primary and secondary schools:
Marks from 1 to 5 (1- excellent, 5 – failed)
based on tests, presentations, homework,
oral performance, ... (throughout terms)
 School reports at the end of each term
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Universities - A to FX scale
MATURITA
- school leaving exam
Written external part – Slovak, Maths &
foreign language (in March)
 Oral exams - 4 compulsory subjects
(Slovak, foreign language + two
electives)+up to 3 voluntarily taken s. (in May)
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School leaving exam (maturita) certificate
Financing of public/state schools
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The expenses are covered through public funds
– made from the state budget, municipality
budget and budget of higher territorial units +
contributions, funds for rent, income of
enterprising activity
Normative contribution (number of pupils)
Educational vouchers – for extra-curricular
activities or special-interest education
Teacher´s salary (gross)
1st year of teaching – 509€
 2nd year – 561€
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Pay rise every year depending on the
qualification gained (1st and 2nd atestation)
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Maximum – at retired age - 857€
Can teachers successfully educate
children to think for themselves if
teachers are not treated as professionals
who think for themselves?
Thank you for your attention.
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