3. PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
Nursery school
- up to 3
- voluntary
Kindergarten
- from 3 to 6
- it prepares children for school
4. PRIMARY EDUCATION
1st stage from 1-4 grade
2nd stage from 5-9 grade
25-30 lessons per week
It is compulsory from 6 to 16
It gives children general education
Pupils have to pass an entrance examination to
get to secondary school
5. SUBJECTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Languages – Slovak, German, English, Russian
History
Geography
Maths
Physics
Chemistry
Art
PE
Craft
IT
Religious education
Ethics
Civics
Music
Biology
Science
6. EVALUATION SCALE
For knowledge:
1 – excellent
2 – very good
3 – good
4 – sutisfied
5- unsutisfied
For behaviour:
1 – the best
2 – less good
3 – good
4 – the worst
7. SECONDARY EDUCATION
It lasts from 15-19
Types:
Grammar schools
- prepare students for university study
- are often highly selective – the brightest students
advance to them
- can be bilingual: Slovak – German/English/French
- students can visit 8-year gymnasium (after 5/6 grade)
Professional schools (Vocational schools)
- prepare students for their future professions
- are visited by students interested in art, craft, etc.
Special schools
- include: technical, agricultural, nursing, music, art, chemical
schools , conservatories and business academies
After finishing secondary school (4 year school study)
students usually take a school-leaving exam
After finishing secondary school (3 year school study) students
usually take a skill certificate
8. SECONDARY EDUCATION
At secondary schools (gymnázium) the exam
subjects include: Slovak (grammar and
literature) – written and oral form, a foreign
language – written on oral, a natural science
subject and two other subjects of the student´s
choice
After passing the exam, student receives the
School-Leaving Certificate and apply it for study
at universities and colleges
9. HIGHER EDUCATION
Lasts from 4 to 6 years at universities
Students who want to study have to submit application (the end of February)
Students have to pass an entrance examination (between June–September)
Undergraduates can study – economics, foreign trade, architecture, law,
journalism, the humanities, foreign languages, medicine, science, music, art,
drama, engineering or computer science at various schools
Students have to get credits and grades A, B, C, D, E – if they pass, and FX – if
they fail
Slovak universities have winter and summer terms during the academic year
Students can enrol:
Bachelor´s Degree – three-year study (abbr. Bc.)
Master´s Degree – four and five-year study (abbr. Mgr.), Engineer (Ing.)
Medicine – 6 year study - MUDr. – in the field of human medicine
MDDr. – dentist
MVDr. – vet
10. HIGHER EDUCATION
There are 3 types of higher education institutions:
Public higher education institutions
- are financed mostly by the government
State higher education institutions:
- Military, Police and Medical Schools
- are fully financed from the state budget
Private higher education institutions:
- are financed by non-governmental institutions
or founders
Many universities co-operate with universities
from abroad through bilateral Erasmus
agreements.
11. HIGHER EDUCATION
Every undergraduate has to write a thesis to receive
diploma in a certain field of study
The university or collage study is finished with a state
examination and after it there is a graduation ceremony
Doctoral Degree are awarded after another few years of
study, postgraduate students do research work and write a
dissertation one
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
Doctor of Pedagogy (PaedDr.)
All study programmes must be accredited by the Ministry
of Education, Science, Research and Sport of Slovak
Republic
Full time study at state and public higher education
institutions is available free of charge
12. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Pupils go to school five days a week
The lesson lasts 45 minutes
The break is after finishing each lesson, it lasts 10-15 minutes
The school year starts on 1st September and ends on 30th June.
The school year is divided into two terms (September – January, February –
June)
Types:
State schools (education is free)
Private schools (education is paid)
Church schools (education is paid)
Pupils don´t wear uniforms
Pupils and students are evaluated by marks from 1 to 5 (1 is the best, 5 is the
worst)
Each term students get their school report
Pupils have:
Autumn holiday (3 days)
Christmas holiday (2 weeks)
Half-year holiday (1 day)
Easter holiday (1 week)
Summer holiday (2 months)
14. HOW TO BECOME A TEACHER
Required qualification for teaching all subjects at
school is given by law:
Primary school:
1st stage - it´s 4 year university study
programme
2nd stage – it´s 5 year university study
programme
Secondary school:
It´s 5 year university study programme
You need to get Master´s degree
You have to post the application
Applicants don´t have to have any career
15. SCHOOL RULES
Go to school on time
Be prepared for lessons
Bring letter from doctor or parents when you were ill
Wear slippers
Bring your mark book, books and necessary materials
Do your homework (at home!)
Stand up when the teacher enters the room
Respect yourself and others
Raise your hand before speaking
Keep your desk and class clean
No vulgar language
Don´t run along the corridors during the break
Don´t use a mobile phone during lessons
Don´t chew the chewing gum or eat
Don´t leave the school without asking teacher
Don´t listen to music during lessons
Don´t smoke
16. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
Consists of:
1. PEDAGOGICAL MANAGEMENT
- management of teaching
- its support
- making an own school programme
- rising teaching quality
- checking teaching process
2. PERSONAL MANAGEMENT
- obtaining the fresh teachers
- the evaluation of teachers and their growth
17. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
3. ECONOMICAL MANAGEMENT
- planning finance and the economy
- the protection of the possession
4. ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
- the holding on regulations and working duties
19. HOMEWORK
Does homework help students learn or can it be
bad for them?
Some teachers want less homework for their
students. They say homework makes students
unhappy and put stress on them
Other teachers say that homework helps young
people learn the skills which they need for the
future
Some pupils like homework when it is useful and
they don´t mind it
Other pupils hate homework, because it stops
them going out with their friends and they think
it is a waste of time
21. BULLYING AT SCHOOLS
Bullying is a big problem in many schools
It is cruel, pointless and makes a lot of young
people very unhappy
Bullies can be boys, but the girls, too
With boys, bullying is usually physical
With girls, bullying is usually verbal
Typical bully is:
usually popular and have a lot of friends
often very clever
good-looking
often the fashion leader in a school
