3RD GYMNASIO OF KALA

MARIA

GREEK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Non-compulsory

pre-primary education [age 4-5]

CLASS: PRE-KINDERGARTEN

Compulsory

Primary education [age 5-6]

CLASS: KINDERGARTEN

AGE 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12

12-13

13-14 14-15

CLASS-YEAR

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

PRIMARY EDUCATION LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION

(GYMNASIUM)

COMPULSORY EDUCATION

POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION

AGES 15-16 16-17 17-18

CLASS-YEAR 10 11 12

POST-COMPULSORY UPPER GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION [LYCEUM]

AGES 15-16 16-17 17-18

CLASS CYCLE A CYCLE A CYCLE B

POST-COMPULSORY UPPER SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION [VOCATIONAL LYCEUM]

AGE OVER 18

VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

Exams at the end

of each of the 3 years:

Internal (school level) External (national level)

ACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION

AGE OVER 18

UNIVERSITY 4 YEARS(MEDICAL STUDIES 6 YEARS)

POLYTECHNICS, ART SCHOOLS 5 YEARS

HIGHER TECHNOLOGICAL ISTITUTIONS 4 YEARS

ACADEMY 4 YEARS

HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY OVER 18

TERTIARY EDUCATION

INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC UNIVERSITY

forpostgraduate studies