TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM(4 + 4 + 4 System)

TURKEY

İstanbul Yıldız Technical University

GENERAL INFORMATİON ABOUT

TURKİSH EDUCATİON SYSTEM

Official language: Turkish Academic Year: September through June Duration of Schooling: 4+4+4 Compulsory Schooling: 12 years (ages 6-17)

FORMAL EDUCATIONFORMAL EDUCATION

Formal education includes: * pre-primary education

* primary school education * lower secondary school

education * upper secondary (high) school education * higher education institutions

(universities)

PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATIONPRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION

Pre-school education is optional.Pre-school education is optional. Pre-school education involves the education Pre-school education involves the education

of children in the age group of 3-5. of children in the age group of 3-5.

PRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY EDUCATION

Primary school age group is 6 – 9 (1st to 4th grades)

Primary education is compulsory for all citizens. It is given free of charge in public schools.

LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATIONLOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION

Lower secondary school age group is Lower secondary school age group is 10-13 (510-13 (5thth to 8 to 8thth grades) grades)

Lower secondary education is Lower secondary education is compulsory.compulsory.

It is given free of charge in public It is given free of charge in public schools.schools.

When the students finish the secondary When the students finish the secondary school, they get their document of school, they get their document of complement and can continue their complement and can continue their education.education.

UPPER SECONDARY (HIGH) SCHOOL UPPER SECONDARY (HIGH) SCHOOL EDUCATIONEDUCATION

High school age group is 14-18 (9High school age group is 14-18 (9thth to 12 to 12thth grades) grades)

With a new law in 2012, four years of high school is also With a new law in 2012, four years of high school is also compulsory. compulsory.

When they finish high school the students get their high When they finish high school the students get their high school diplomas. school diplomas.

Students have to take two general exams shortly called YGS Students have to take two general exams shortly called YGS and LYS to enroll a university.and LYS to enroll a university.

Every year around two million students attend these exams Every year around two million students attend these exams and 630,000 students get a chance to enroll any faculty and 630,000 students get a chance to enroll any faculty according to their points.according to their points.

HIGHER EDUCATION (UNIVERSITIES)HIGHER EDUCATION (UNIVERSITIES)

University education is mostly 4 years.University education is mostly 4 years.

Faculty of medicine is 6 years.Faculty of medicine is 6 years.

Students apply universities with their YGS Students apply universities with their YGS and LYS exam grades.and LYS exam grades.

There are 196 universities in Turkey (123 There are 196 universities in Turkey (123 state universities and 73 foundation state universities and 73 foundation universities).universities).

TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

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