BULGARIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
AGE and GRADES NURSARY EDUCATION 3-7 years of age ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 7-10 years of age 1st - 4th grades BASIC EDUCATION 11-13 years of age 5th – 7th grades
SECONDARY EDUCATION 14-19years of age 8th – 12th grades COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR - 3 years of study BACHELOR - 4 years of study MASTER – 5-6 years of study
EXAMS and CERTIFICATES EXAM after the 4th grade EXAM after the 7th grade GENERAL EXAM for the SECONDARY EDUCATION
SCHOOLS STATE SCHOOLS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS BASIC SCHOOLS- 1-7 classes GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS- 1-12 classes PROFILING SECONDARY SCHOOLS- 8-12 classes PROFESSIONAL SECONDARY SCOOLS 8-12 classes with a certificate for profession SPECIALISING SCHOOLS – for disabled children
SUBJECTS COMPULSARY SUBJECTS Bulgarian language Bulgarian literature Mathematics Computer studies Information technology Foreign languages: English, German, French, Russian
Science, Biology, Chemistry, Geography Physics History Home economics Music Art Physical education
EVALUATION POOR 2 FAIR 3 GOOD 4 VERY GOOD 5 EXCELLENT 6
ANNUAL SCHEDULE 15TH SEPTEMBER - the beginning of the school year 30TH JANUARY - end of the first term 3RD FEBRUARY - the beginning of the second term 9TH MAY - end of 12th grade 24TH MAY - end of 1st grade 30TH MAY - end of 2nd, 3rd, 4th grades 15TH JUNE - end of 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th grades 30TH JUNE -end of 9th, 10th, 11th grades
HOLIDAYS WINTER /CHRISTMAS/ 24TH DECEMBER- 7TH JANUARY MID-TERM 1ST-4TH FEBRUARY SPRING / EASTER/ 1ST- 10TH APRIL SUMMER
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