Education in croatia ppt

EDUCATION IN CROATIA ATHENS NOVEMBER 7-11, 2016

by TRGOVAČKA ŠKOLA ZAGREB

IN GENERAL...

• literacy rate - 99.27% • mandatory age  children aged 6 to 15 • free education - state schools  primary and secondary • private schools - more popular

IN THE PAST...

• church - until 18th century • queen Maria Theresa - reform • 1974 reform

TODAY • preschool - 1 year  age: 5 - 6 • primary school - 8 years  age: 6 - 15 • secondary school - 3-4 years  age: 14/15 - 18 • higher education - 3/5 years  age: 18 - 21/23

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS

PRIMARY SCHOOLS • age 6/7 - 14 • duration - 8 years • foreign language from 1st grade

PRIMARY SCHOOLS • private and public primary schools

• alternative schools  Waldorf

and Montessori

• music schools

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

• age: 15-18 • non-compulsory • types : - gymnasiums - vocational (technical, trade, industrial)  3 or 4 grades - art - music, dance, art

• public (free) and private • matura exam - since 2010  3 compulsory subjects: Croatian language Maths Foreign language

HIGHER EDUCATION

THE BOLOGNA PROCESS • Croatia joined in 2001 • ECTS points • system 3+2

Universities in Croatia • 9 universities in Croatia • first in Zadar - 1396 – 1807

Polytechnic schools • 11 - mostly in smaller towns • independent from universities • business, economy, IT, health, etc.

Entrance exams • secondary school grades • matura exam results

• specific entrance exam results

THE NEW REFORM • a proposition • primary school - 9 years • secondary school  elective subjects