Czech School System
Organization of Course
Course Condition

§The system of education in the Czech Republic is based on the Education Act which defines a
gradual process of gaining qualifications at different levels of the school system. A mainstay of
the system is divided into three areas of education: primary (elementary), secondary (middle) and
tertiary (other).

§Primary education (age 6-14) is provided by network of primary schools in the duration of nine
years. In the Czech Republic nine years of obligatory schooling are anchored in the law and may be
preceded by pre-school education (age 3-6) organized by kindergartens.

§Secondary education (age 15-17/18) follows -up the primary and consists usually of three or four
years, but there are also one-year and two-year courses (provided by specific Practical schools).
Secondary education is provided by secondary schools and is divided into secondary education with a
vocational certificate (duration of 2-3 years of secondary vocational schools) and secondary
education with GCSE=maturita exam (usually four years in length, mainly grammar schools and
secondary vocational schools).

§Tertiary education (age 19 and above) allows secondary school graduates to further enhance their
qualifications in a variety of study programms either at universities or colleges.


§According to the OECD's 2007 Czech Republic to education go10 percent of public expenditures,
which in comparative chart ranks the penultimate place with Japan. Expressed as a share of GDP it
is about 4.6%, which is significantly less than the OECD average, which amounts to 6.1%. [1] At the
same time Czech teachers receive the fourth lowest salaries from more than thirty countries
observed the OECD.

§Plan of Visits:
§Preschools (Montessori) – MŠ Žabka Brno
§Primary Schools Lower – ZŠ Husova
                                         ZŠ Pramínek
§Primary Schools Higher – ZŠ Bosonožská
§Secondary Schools – CZŠ Grohova
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§Conditions to be fullfiled in order to obtain ECTS credit
§Active Participation at School Visits
§Seminary Work – 3 pages divided into two parts, first providing a summary of differences between
Czech Educational System and Educational System in your country and second part should be your
reflection got from school visits
§Discussion session in the end of the course – active participation needed (last lesson)