GREEK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
NON-COMPULSORY PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION AGE: 4-5 CLASS: KINDERGARTEN
COMPULSORY EDUCATION PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION AND PRIMARY EDUCATION 14-15 AGE 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 CLASS-YEAR KINDERGARTEN 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 F 7 8 9 PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION AND PRIMARY EDUCATION LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION (GYMNASIUM)
POST COMPULSORY EDUCATION UPPER SECONDARY GENERAL EDUCATION (LYCEUM) UPPER SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (VOCATIONAL LYCEUM) VOCATIONAL TRAINING ISTITUTE
POST COMPULSORY UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION (GENERAL LYCEUM) AGES 15-16 16-17 17-18 CLASS-YEAR 10 (A) 11 (B) 12 (C)
GENERAL UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION (GENERAL LYCEUM) Compulsory Subjects - year 1, 2, 3 Religious Education Classical Greek Language and Literature Modern Greek Language Modern Greek Literature History Physics , Chemistry, Biology Foreign Language: English Physical Education
Compulsory subjects Economy (Year 1) Technology (Year 1) Vocational Guidance (Year 1) Chemistry (Year 1,2) Algebra (Year 1, 2) Geometry (Year 1, 2) Introduction to Law and Political Institutions (Year 2) Sociology (Year 3) Mathematics and Statistics (Year 3)
Optional Courses Year 2 CLASSICAL COURSE SCIENCE-MATHS COURSE Year 3 ECONOMICAL COURSE Optional subjects : Design, ICT, Geology , Greek and European Civilization, Business managment
SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (VOCATIONAL LYCEUM) POST COMPULSORY UPPER SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (VOCATIONAL LYCEUM) AGES 15-16 16-17 17-18 CLASS A B FIELD SELECTION C PROVINCE SELECTION
Vocational Training Institute can be: public (no fees) or private AGE DURATION OVER 18 YEARS Vocational Training Institute can be: public (no fees) or private
Exams in national level ACCESS TO THE TERTIARY EDUCATION Exams in national level
TERTIARY EDUCATION AGE OVER 18 UNIVERSITY 4 YEARS POLYTECHNICS 5 YEARS (MEDICAL STUDIES 6 YEARS) POLYTECHNICS 5 YEARS HIGHER TECHNOLOGICAL ISTITUTIONS OPEN UNIVERSITY
Tertiary Education is provided only in public institutions (no fees) Through the Hellenic constitution