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Education in Croatia

Education in Croatia. Levels of education are:. Kindergarten (6. months – 6 years) Primary School (6./ 7. years – 14 years) High School (14 - 18 years) University (18...) EDUCATION IS FREE!. Kindergarten. Children are divided into groups by age

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Education in Croatia

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  1. Education in Croatia

  2. Levels of education are: • Kindergarten (6. months – 6 years) • Primary School (6./ 7. years – 14 years) • High School (14 - 18 years) • University (18...) • EDUCATION IS FREE!

  3. Kindergarten • Children are divided into groups by age • They are looked after by one or two kindergarten teachers

  4. Primary school Lasts 8 years, conducts basic and special programmes The students acquire the basic knowledge and skills needed to continue their education. IT IS OBLIGATORY

  5. Primary School Two levels: Classes from 1st to 4th grade subject specific classes from 5th to 8th grade.

  6. Subjects are: from 1st to 4th grade from 5th to 8th grade From 5th grade: additional subjects Geography Science History Technical Education Computer studies (elective) From 7th grade Chemistry Physics Biology • Croatian language • Mathematics • Nature and society (Science) • English language (compulsory from the 1st grade) • Music • Physical education • Art • Religious education (Elective Course) • Computer studies (Elective course) • German (Elective course, second foreign language)

  7. Grading system is numerical, 5 being the best mark and 1 the worst • excellent (5) • very good (4) • good (3) • sufficient (2) • insufficient (1)

  8. Grades are given for oral or written examination as well as other credits such as projects, specific work, homework etc. • The first semester of the first grade is not numerically evaluated but only by a briefwritten evaluation. Class register

  9. We have a computer application called “e-dnevnik”. Itisan online grade book, available online for students, parentsandteachers.

  10. Yearly school calendar

  11. School year organization: • The school year officially begins on the 1st of Septemberand ends on 31st of August. • School classes begin in the first week of September and end in second week of June.

  12. School year organization: • School year is divided into two semesters • First semester September-December, second semester January-June • Winter holidays last for about 3 weeks (Christmas, New Year) • Spring holidays last for 10 days (usually around Easter) • Summer holidays last around 10 weeks for students • School year must have at least 175 full teaching days • Classes are 45 minutes long

  13. School year organization: • 13% of schools have mornings only school classes • 77% of schools have morning and afternoon school classes • 10% of schools have three shifts (morning,midday,afternoon classes) This is beacuse of the school facilities problem. Schools are too small,not enough classrooms for all the students enrolled in school.

  14. School year organization: • Education of students with disabilities is organised as an individualized procedure in regular or special classes and educational groups. • Students with severe disabilities are educated in special institutions.

  15. Secondary education institutions

  16. Secondary education institutions • Secondary education institutions are, depending on the type of educational programme, divided into high schools, vocationaland artisticsecondary schools. • IT IS NOT OBLIGATORY! • The education of students in vocational and art schools can last from one to five years and ends with the final exam. • Students who have completed vocational programmes can take the state graduation examin order to gain higher level of qualifications for continuingeducation.

  17. University • Croatia joined the Bologna process in 2001 and has been an active participant ever since. All study programmes have been aligned with the Bologna structure in 2005, and all students graduating in Croatia from these programmes receive ECTS credits and are entitled to diploma supplements. • three levels of study are ECTS credits, new academic titles and professional titles

  18. According to the last census released by the Croatia Central Statistics Bureau, there are fewer illiterate persons and the number of highly educated people is increasing, among whom there are more women than men. 30.8% of the population in year 2011 had only elementary education, and the percentage of population with finished only secondary school education in 2011 was 52.6%.

  19. Thankyou for attention! Marija Buhin Huzanić Ivana Ročić

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