1. NARVA- JÕESUU 2013

2.  The Estonian educational system consists of state, municipal, public and private educational institutions. There are currently 589 schools in Estonia.  Today's education in Estonia is divided into General education  Vocational education  Hobby education.

3.  pre-school education  basic education  general/secondary/ vocational education  higher education

4.  Age level from 1 to 6 (game activities)  Basic knowledge of  Communication  Counting  Drawing and painting  Using modelling clay  First attempts of reading and writing

5. preparatory course ( EU), elementary education ( USA) PRESCHOOL

6.  Length of program in years: 1  Age level from: 6 to: 7  Estonian pre- school education is provided in schools, where the child will stay in steadily advancing classes until they complete it and move on to secondary school. Pre-School prepares children for the feature of the basic education system.

7. Grades 1-9 (Basic school) BASIC EDUCATION

8.  Length of program in years: 9  Age level from: 7 to: 16 At the end of basic educational there are free final examinations:  Mother tongue ( Russian /Estonian)  Mathematics  Can be chosen ( biology, chemistry, physics, geography, history or foreign language)  After satisfactory completion of the study programme and passing the basic school final examinations, the students obtain the Basic School Leaving Certificate.

9. Basic School Leaving Certificate Basic School Leaving Report Card

10. Grades 10-12 (Gymnasium) SECONDARY/ GENERAL EDUCATION

11.  Length of program in years: 3  Age level from: 16 to: 19  Some gymnasiums provide general education, others have a specific focus.  The four traditional branches are:  humanities education (specialising in Classical languages, such as English, German and France)  mathematical-scientific education  economical and social-scientific education (students are required to study economics, social studies and business informatics)  gymnasium for adults ( full-time study, part-time study, extern)

12.  At the end of secondary educational there are five graduation final examinations:  Mother tongue ( Russian /Estonian)  Four exams can be chosen ( biology, chemistry, physics, geography, history or foreign language).  After passing the secondary school final graduation examinations, the students obtain the Secondary School Leaving Certificate which gives access to higher education.

13. Secondary School Leaving Certificate Secondary School Leaving Report Card

14. Vocational Education Institution

15.  Length of program in years: 3  Age level from: 16 to: 19  Prepares the students for entering the workforce.  The basic categories of education are:  IT worker  Electrician  Process worker  Forest worker  Catering worker  Students obtain a Certificate on Acquiring Secondary Vocational Education Based on Basic Education

16.  Age level from: 19 to: 22  Students who have completed the post- secondary vocational programme for secondary vocational education on the basis of secondary school education will, upon graduation, obtain a Certificate on Acquiring Secondary Vocational Education Based on Secondary Education.

17.  31 - state,  3 - municipal  11 - private vocational schools.

18. Higher educational (University )

19.  Academic higher education in Estonia is divided into three levels:  Bakalaureus level studies  (duration of studies is 3 to 4 years.)  Master studies level  (duration of studies is 2 years.)  Doctoral studies level  (duration of studies is 3 to 4 years.) 

20.  Tartu University - www.ut.ee Tartu University  Tallinn University of Technology -www.ttu.ee Tallinn University of Technology  Tallinn University - www.tlu.ee Tallinn University  Estonian University of Life Sciences - www.emu.ee Estonian University of Life Sciences  Estonian Academy of Arts - www.artun.ee Estonian Academy of Arts  Estonian Academy of music and theatre - www.ema.edu.ee   The largest private universities are:  Estonian Business School - www.ebs.ee  Mainori Business School - www.mk.ee  Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences - www.shi.ee 

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