2. TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

3. Turkish Education System with Numbers in The Educational Year 2008/2009 Level of Education Number of Schools Number of Classrooms Number of Students Number of Teachers Pre-primary education 3 52539 481804 76512 553 Primary Education 33 76910 709 920320 393453 318 Secondary Education 8 675109 0423 837 164196 713 General total 45 969468 91615 351 849662 584

4. Official Language: Turkish Alphabet: Latin Alphabet Academic Year: September through June Duration of Schooling: 1 + 4 + 4 + 4 Compulsory Schooling: 12 years(ages 6/7-17/18) General Information about Turkish Education System

5. Age Level of Education 0-5/66/7-1414-18above 18 Pre-school education (kindergarten) Primary education Secondary education Higher education (universities)

6. each 23 students have one teacher, each school has 334 students, and each class has 33 in average. These numbers tell us that

7. Pre-primary Education(0-5/6)

8. The purpose of this education is to ensure physical, mental and sensory development of children and the acquisition of good habits, to prepare children for primary education, to create a common atmosphere of growth for those living in inconvenient circumstances and to ensure that Turkish is spoken correct and well.

9. Primary education (6/7-14)

10. Primary education is compulsory for all boys and girls at the age of 6, and is given free of charge in public schools. In most of the primary schools, foreign language lessons start from 4th class. Most elementary school students dress similarly in a type of uniform to avoid any social class differences between rich and poor students.

11. Primary education (7-14) Primary education is compulsory for all boys and girls at the age of 7, and is given free of charge in public schools. In most of the primary schools, foreign language lessons start from 4th class. Most elementary school students dress similarly in a type of uniform to avoid any social class differences between rich and poor students.

12. Primary Education (7-14) The purpose of primary education is to ensure that every child acquires the basic knowledge, skills, behaviors, and habits to become a good citizen, is raised in line with the national moral concepts and is prepared for life and for the next education level parallel to his/her interests and skills.

13. Secondary Education(14/15-18)

14. The purpose of secondary education is to give students a minimum common culture, to identify individual and social problems, to search for solutions, to raise awareness in order to contribute to the socio-economic and cultural development of the country, and to prepare the students for higher education, for profession, for life and for business in line with their interests and skills.

15. Secondary Education(14/15-18) There are 4 main types of high-schools in Turkey. Public High-Schools Anatolian High-Schools Science High-Schools Vocational High-Schools

16. University Entrance Examination Approximately 1,600,000 students enter the university examination per year in Turkey. 630,000 students get a chance to enroll any faculty, four or two-year college and open University according to their points. So this exam is very important for every student.

17. University Entrance Examination Students have to solve the questions about mathematics, literature, geography, history, physics, chemistry, biology and language depends on departments they want