1. Romanian Education System

2. Structure of the Education System
Age
Grade
Educational Levels
>19
Post-graduate education
Higher education and post-graduate education
Higher Education
Post-high school (post lyceum)
Post-secondary
non-tertiary education 18
XIII
Lyceum
Upper Cycle
Upper secondary education 17
XII 16 XI
Completion Year 15 X
Lower Cycle
Arts (Vocational schools) and Trades
School
Lower secondary education 14 IX 13
VIII
First cycle of lower secondary
(gimnaziu) 12
VII 11 VI 10 V 9 IV
Primary Education
Primary education 8
III 7 II 6 I 5
Preparatory 4
Middle
Pre-primary Education
Pre-school education 3
Beginner
Compulsory

3. Curriculum Framework National Curriculum - Seven Curricular Areas:
- Core Curriculum (75%)
- School-based Curriculum
School Educational Offer
- Extracurricular activities
- Special Needs for students with deficiencies or high performance capacity
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCE
PEOPLE AND SOCIETY
ARTS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
TECHNOLOGIES
COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE

4. Class size, school year & timetable
Class size - depends on the educational level:
Pre-primary 10  20
Primary 15  25
First cycle of lower secondary 15 28
Lyceum 25  28
School year:
34 to 36 weeks
starting date: September 15th
ending date: June 15th
Timetable:
50-minute classes / 10-minute breaks
Morning or afternoon classes

5. Priorities of the Education Policy
Equal and improved access to education
High educational standards and training for a knowledge-based society
Decentralizing of the education system
Turning education into a basic tool in the modernisation process of Romania
Envisaging the investment in human resources as the most profitable long-term investment
Reconstruction of rural education
Combining excellence and general education in an efficient way
IT contribution to education
Enhancing the European dimension of education
Institutional development of permanent education

6. Governance of the Education System
NCC – National Council for Curriculum
NSAE – National Service for Assessment and Evaluation
PEEAC – Pre-university Education Evaluation and Accreditation Commission
NCPTST – National Centre for Pre-university Teaching Staff Training
NCTVETD – National Centre for TVET Development
NCTEAD – National Council for Textbooks Evaluation, Approval and Distribution
NCE – National Centre for Excellence
CSI – County School Inspectorates
TTH – Teacher Training Houses
LDC – Local Development Committee for Social Partnership in VET
LCSS – Local Council School Service
Ministry of Education
County School Inspectorates
NCC
NSAE
PEEAC
NCPTST
NCTVETD
NCTEAD
Schools
TTH
LDC
LCSS
NCE
Other units

7. Curriculum National Curriculum: Schools’ Educational Offer:
Core Curriculum (75%)
Differentiated Curriculum – grades 9 & 10
School-based Curriculum & 8 grades
Schools’ Educational Offer:
School-based curriculum - 1 & 8 grades
Extra-curricular activities

8. Teachers Initial training: Professional development:
Higher education for secondary education
Pedagogical Lyceum/High College/ Higher education for pre-school & primary
Professional development:
On the job confirmation (definitivat)
Didactic grade II
Didactic grade I

9. Priorities of the Education Reform
Ensuring access to and improving quality of education for everyone
Rural area
Disadvantaged groups (Rroma minority and SEN)
Developing human resources for the knowledge society
The eLearning initiative
Reform of compulsory education
Development of the TVET

10. School management

11. Erasmus+ Project Signs of the times
FI01-KA _2