1. Education in Czech Republic
Preschool and primary school

2. History
• Czech education system has
history which is based on long
tradition
• Currently, there are all types of
education –preschool,
elementary, secondary,
university, postgraduate and
ongoing education.
• This presentation shows you
system of preschool and
elementary school.

3. Preschool education
• Children may enter this first level of education
before compulsory school attendance
• Pre-school education is provided by nursery
schools and kindergartens for children aged three
to six
• In cooperation with parents and educators, kids
learn how to think logically and discuss, training
their memories, exercising their imaginations and
also provide social contact among children

4. Elementary education
• Most children attend state schools
• Girls and boys are taught together, students
do not wear uniforms
• Education at state schools up to nineteen is
free of charge, but students at secondary
schools must pay for their books
• At the age of 11 or 13 some pupils can enter
to a grammar school after they passed an
entrance examination.
• Compulsory school attendance takes nine
years, usually from the age of 6 till the age of
15

5. Types
• Elementary school (state or private)
• Grammar school
• Conservatory
• Special school
• Special and assisted schools are intended for children with
mental and physical disabilities.
• In recent years, the system of home education has also
been experimentally tested.

6. Course
• The school year starts on 1st September and
ends on 30th June of the following year
• The school year is divided into two terms
• Classes usually begin between eight and
eight-fifteen
• There are usually six lessons followed by a
lunch break
• Breaks between lessons lasts from five to
twenty minutes

7. Classification
• Scale of grades from 1 (the best) to 5
(the worst)
• If a pupil gets 5 as the mark of all year,
he/she have to be re-examined in the
respective subject at the end of
summer holidays (usually in August). If
he/she passes the retake exam, he/she
can enter the next level class in
September. If he/she fails, he/she
must re-do the last class again.

8. Sources:
• www.helpforenglish.cz
• www.wikipedia.cz
• www.michalslavik.estranky.cz
Created by: Kateřina Mošťková and Klára Ondrášková