The Greek Educational System
7th Primary Schoolof Alimos, Greece
The Greek educational system is mainly divided into threelevels
Primary education
Kindergarten
• Ages 3 - 4
Preschool
• Ages 4 - 6
• Compulsory
Primary School
• Ages 6 – 12
• Compulsory
• Schools for children with special needs (blind, deaf, learning difficulties)
Levels
Secondary education
Middle School (Gymnasium)
• Ages 12 – 15
• Compulsory
High School (Lyceum)
• Ages 15 – 18
• Not compulsory
• Three Types
• General High School (an academically oriented )
• Vocational High School
• Evening High School
Tertiary education
University
• Typically 4 years, some are 5 or 6 years (like medical schools)
Polytechnics
• 5 years
Free education
None of theeducational levels costmoney, including the textbooks.
However, there are available options for enrollment into private schools.
Schedule and Subjects
School days begin at 8:15 and end anywhere between 13:15 and 14:10
40-45-minute classes, with 3 breaks (20’, 15’, 10’) for primary school, and 5 breaks (10’) for secondary school
Primary School
Variety of subjects across the 6 grades
• Greek Language, Maths, History
• Music, Arts, Physical Education, Religious studies
• Environmental studies, Social and Political Studies
• Computer Studies
• English, second foreign language ( German or French)
Middle School
New subjects
• Ancient Greek Language
• Modern Greek Literature
• Physics, Chemistry, Biology
• Technology
High School
Orientations
• 2nd grade
• Humanitarian studies
• Sciences
• 3rd grade
• Humanitarian studies
• Science studies
• Economics and Computer Science
Primary school
Middle school
School Vacation
The school year always starts on September 11 and ends on June 15.
The students have summervacation (about 3 months), Christmas vacation (2 weeks) and Easter vacation (2 weeks).
Students with Special Needs
1. Integration Class, with a teacher for special needs.
2. Class assistant teacher for students with disabilities such as autism.
Extracurricular classes and activities
For students whose parents are at work, there are extracurricular classes and activities, from 7am to 8am, and later from 1:15pm to 5:30pm.
Students can participate in activities such as studying, doing their homework, physical education, drawing, music, and computer classes.
Vocational schools
Provide vocational training and education in 14 fields for 42 different areas of specialization
Panhellenic national examinations
The students must take the Panhellenic national Examinations to proceed to theHigher Tertiary education. These exams are held after the students have received their certificate. The students pass into a specific Higher Educational Institutebased on the Orientation and Group chosen.
