TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

General Information about Turkish Education System Official Language: Turkish Alphabet: Latin Alphabet Academic Year: September through June Duration of Schooling: Compulsory Schooling: 12 years (ages 6-17)

General Information about Turkish Education System Number of SchoolsAbout Number of Students (formal Education)17.2 Million Number of Teachers

Turkish National Education System has two main parts:  Formal Education  Non-formal Education

Formal Education Formal education includes:  pre-primary  primary school  lower secondary school,  upper secondary  higher education institutions(Universities)

Pre-Primary Schools  involves the education of children in the age group of 3 to 5 who have not reached the age of compulsory primary education  They are optional  Their objective is to ensure that children develop physically, mentally and emotionally and ready for Primary Education

Primary education

Primary Schools  primary school age group is 6 to 9.  It’s compulsory.  Primary Education is free all state schools.  Foreign Language lessons will start at 2nd grade with new law (Previously it was at 4th grade)  Students have 3 hours of English lesson in a week

Primary Schools The purpose of primary education is to ensure that every child : acquires the basic knowledge, skills, behaviors, and habits to become a good citizen, is raised in line with the national moral concepts and is prepared for life and for the next education level parallel to his/her interests and skills.

Lower Secondary Schools

Lower Secondary Schools(Elementary)  Lower Secondary school age group is 10 to 13.  It’s compulsory.  Lower Secondary Education is free all state schools.  Students have 4 hours of English lesson in a week

Secondary Education

Secondary Schools (High Schools)  Secondary Schools age group is  With a new Law in 2012, four years of Secondary school is also compulsory today.  Secondary Education is free all state schools.  Students have to take two general exams shortly called YGS-LYS to enroll a University.  Every year about 2 million students attend these exams and 630,000 students get a chance to enroll any faculty, four or two-year college according to their points. So this exam is very important for every student.

Secondary Education There are 5 main types of high-schools in Turkey. Public High-Schools Anatolian High-Schools Science High-Schools Vocational High-Schools Military High Schools

Our School is…  A Public High School.  4-year-education  Minimum number of lessons in a week 30.  Maximum number of students in a class is 30  We have 3 hours of English lesson at 9th grade and 2 hours at other grades

Main Lessons at High School  Maths  Physics  Chemistry  Geometry  Biology  Turkish Language and Literature  History  Geography  Foreign Language (English)

Secondary Schools The purpose of secondary education is: to give students a minimum common culture, to identify individual and social problems, to search for solutions, and to prepare the students for higher education, for profession, for life and for business in line with their interests and skills.

Higher Education (Universities)  University Education is mostly 4 years  But, Faculty of Medicine is 6 years  Vocational Education is 2 years  Students apply Universities with their YGS-LYS Exam Grades (University Entrance Exams)  University number in Turkey: 173  State University number: 107  Foundation (Private) University number: 66

Most Popular 5 Departments at Universities  1. Faculty of Law  2. Faculty of Medicine  3.Preschool Teaching  4.Faculty of Engineering  5. Psychological counseling and guidance

University Education  Faculty of Education is very popular.Many students want to be teacher.  At the end of University education, students should enter another exam called KPSS to work for government.  Government give scholarship for thousands of students who have economic difficulties.

University Education  Main Aims :  1. Train students according to our country’s science policies and the need for labor in higher and various levels of the society  2. Providing scientific training at various levels,  3. Doing research exploring sciences in further detail in order to finding solutions to scientific, technical and cultural problems especially to ones related to our country

FACTS about Turkish Education System  Compulsory education starts at the age of 6.  A lesson duration is 40 or 45 minutes.  Course books are given for free for every student.  Every student will have a tablet pc and each classroom have a smart board in a few years with Fatih Project  School Uniform is compulsory until the end of high school but with new regulation it won’t be compulsory next year.