1. School System in the Czech republic

2. General information a) Nursery schools: Optional, kids from 6 months to 3 yrs b) Kindergartens: Optional, 3 to 6 yrs old children

3. c) Primary education: Compulsory from the age of 6 until 15 since 1776 Free Handicapped educated separately

4. a) Secondary education: 3 or 4 yrs Optional Free state schools or private (are paid for) Grammar schools Special schools (music, technical, agriculture… Maturita exam) Vocational schools (preparation for professions... Indenture)

5. a) Higher education Usually 4 to 6 yrs Many different specializations (law, economics, medical, gastronomy, maths and physics…) 334 different programs (including those in foreign language) Most famous universities in the Czech republic: The Charle's university - Prague The Masaryk university - Brno