1. BULGARIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

2. 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

3. 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

4. EXAMS and CERTIFICATES
EXAM after the 4th grade
EXAM after the 7th grade
GENERAL EXAM for the SECONDARY EDUCATION

5. SCHOOLS STATE SCHOOLS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS BASIC SCHOOLS-
1-7 classes
GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS classes
PROFILING SECONDARY SCHOOLS classes
PROFESSIONAL SECONDARY SCOOLS
8-12 classes with a certificate for profession
SPECIALISING SCHOOLS –
for disabled children

6. SUBJECTS COMPULSARY SUBJECTS Bulgarian language Bulgarian literature
Mathematics
Computer studies
Information technology
Foreign languages: English, German, French, Russian

7. Science, Biology, Chemistry, Geography
Physics
History
Home economics
Music
Art Physical education

8. EVALUATION
POOR 2
FAIR 3
GOOD 4
VERY GOOD 5
EXCELLENT 6

9. 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

10. HOLIDAYS WINTER /CHRISTMAS/ 24TH DECEMBER- 7TH JANUARY
MID-TERM ST-4TH FEBRUARY
SPRING / EASTER/ ST- 10TH APRIL
SUMMER

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