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Educational systemin Bulgaria

• By P.Todorov and V. Beykov

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The Structure of Educational System in Bulgaria

• Nursery School
• Kindergarten
• Pre-school Year
• Primary Education
• Basic Education
• Secondary Education
• Higher Education

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In Bulgaria children at the age of 2 to 3 go to
nurseries. There nurses take care of them until
they reach the required age for kindergarten.
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The Nursery

• Children at the age of 2 to 3 go to nurseries.

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There the children learn to read, write and
count. They can also study the basic of a foreign
language and prepared for the years in school.
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The Kindergarten
When the children reach the age of 3 they can go
to a kindergarten.
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When the children reach the age of 6 they must go
to pre-school where they have classes which
prepare the future pupils for their first year at
school.
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A Pre-schoolYear
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School Education
Level Age Grade School
Primary 7 - 11 1 - 4 Primary school
Pre-secondary 11 - 15 5 - 8 Secondary school
Secondary general 15 - 19 9 - 12 Comprehensive schools or profile-orientated schools
Vocational Training 15 - 20 9 - 13 Technical schools
Education in Bulgaria is compulsory up to the age
of 16.
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School year in Bulgaria starts on 15th September
First grade students start school at the age of 7
and they learn until they pass their basic
education. At this time they can decide if they
are going to learn 1 or 2 foreign langages.
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At the age of 14 the students sit an exam, and
after they pass it they can choose among the high
schools in their town.
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High-School exams
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Holidays
Winter holiday 24th December 4th January
Mid-term 29th January 1st February
Spring holiday 1st April 12th April
Summer holiday 1st grade 22nd May 15th September 2nd-4th grade 29th May 15th September5th-8th grade 15th June 15th September
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Higher Education
The system of higher education in Bulgaria covers
the following degrees First degree - at least a
4-year programme ending with a Bachelors
degree Second degree - at least a 5-year
programme or one year after the Bachelors degree
ending with a Masters degree Third degree - at
least a 3-year programme after covering the
Masters degree ending with a Doctors degree.
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Students finish their Secondary Education at the
age of 19. They have to pass matriculation exams
before going to university.
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Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski is the
first institution of higher education in Bulgaria
and it is among the most interesting buildings of
the architectural heritage of Sofia.
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Higher Education

• At the age of 19 students have to pass
  matriculation exams before they go to university.

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Sofia University
The University is the first institution of higher
education in Bulgaria.
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University of National and World Economy
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University of Economics - Varna
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24th May Day of the Slavic Alphabet and Culture
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Bulgarians honor the 24th of May as the Day of
the Slavic Alphabet and Culture. All over the
country schools are decorated with flowers and
portraits of the brothers St.Cyril and
St.Methodius. They are credited with devising the
Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to
transcribe the Old Church Slavonic language. The
alphabet has official status with many
organizations. With the accession of Bulgaria to
the European Union on January 1, 2007 , Cyrillic
became the third official alphabet of the EU. Up
to 2007 there are more than 12 million people
around the world who speak Bulgarian fluently.
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The Bulgarian Alphabet
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