“Enriching Leisure Lifestyle for European Youth”ERASMUS + ProjectRomanian Educational System

Education in Romania• is based on a tuition-free, egalitarian system.

Access to free education is guaranteed by Article 32 in the Constitution of Romania.

• Kindergarten is optional under the age of six. Compulsory schooling usually starts at age 6, with the "preparatory school year" (clasa pregătitoare), which is mandatory in order to enter the first grade. Schooling is compulsory until the tenth grade (which corresponds with the age of sixteen or seventeen). The school educational cycle ends in the twelfth grade, when students graduate the baccalaureate.

Education in Romania• Education in Romania is compulsory for 11 years

(from the preparatory school year to the tenth grade). With the exception of kindergarten (preschool) and tertiary education (university) the private sector has a very low presence in the Romanian education system.

• Education became compulsory in Romania in the 19th century, in 1864, under ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza, when four years of primary school became free and compulsory for all children, regardless of social class and gender.

General Information:• Primary school students are studying

based on a newly-developed curriculum with digital textbooks.• Uniforms are not compulsory, but each

school can decide to have one.• Studying Religion at school is optional.• School starts in mid-September and

ends in mid-June.• A class can have up to 30 students.

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Primary school includes:-preparatory class (age 6-7)-grades 1-4 (age 7-10)

GRADING SCALE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL• FB – Foarte Bine –

Excellent• B – Bine – Good• S – Suficient –

Satisfactory (barely passing)

• I – Insuficient - Failed

SUBJECTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL• Romanian Language and

Literature• 1 Foreign Language• Maths• History• Georgraphy• Science• Art (Painting)• Civic Education• Religion (optional)• Musical Education• Physical Education

GYMNASIUMSECONDARY SCHOOLIncludes grades 5-8 (age 11-14/15)

GRADING SCALE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL• For grades fifth to

twelfth, a 1 to 10 grading system is used

• 10 – the best• 1- the worst• 5 - being the

minimum passing grade

SUBJECTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL• Romanian Language and

Literature• 2 Foreign Languages• Maths• History• Geography• Biology• Physics (6th grade)• Chemistry (7th grade)• Latin (8th grade)• Art and Music• Religion (optional)• Technological Education• Physical Education

ADMISSION TO UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL

• At the end of the 8th year of school (at age 14 or 15) a nationwide test is taken by all students called Evaluarea Națională (The National Test) and can be taken only once, in June. The subjects are Romanian Language and Literature and Mathematics(and additionally the language of the school for ethnic minority schools or classes and for bi-lingual schools).

HIGH SCHOOL – UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL• High school enrolment is

conditioned on passing the National Test.

• High school studies are four years in length, two compulsory (9th and 10th year), two non-compulsory (11th and 12th year). There are no exams between the 10th and the 11 years.

TYPES OF HIGH SCHOOLS• 1. National College (Colegiu Naţional) — the most

prestigious high schools in Romania. Some of them are over 100 years old, and have a very strong tradition in education.

• 2. Military College (Colegiu Militar) — there are 3 high schools administered by the Ministry of National Defense. They are considered extremely strict.

• 3. Technical College (Colegiu Tehnic) - A high school with good results, with an academic program based on technical education or services.

• 4. Standard High School (Theoretical) An average high school, providing one of the available academic programs.

• 5. Technical High School (Liceu Tehnologic) - a high school (usually offering academic programmes in the field of technical or services education)

National Baccalaureate Exam • Graduating Highschool

students (12th Grade, age18/19) can take the National Baccalaureate Exam.

• Their communication competences in mother tongue and a foreign language is evaluated and also digital competences.

National Baccalaureate Exam • Graduating

students also need to take 4-5 written examinations. Romanian Language and Literature is compulsory for everyone and the others are chosen by candidates based on their high school profile.

ADMISSION TO UNIVERSITIES• The admission process is left to the Universities,

and, as of 2007, there is no integrated admission scheme. Some universities will give an "admission exam" in a high-school subject that corresponds best to the training offered by the university. Others, however, due to the lack of relevance of the system have begun implementing a different scheme, based on essays, interviews and performance assessments.

UNIVERSITIES• Romanian universities have historically been

classified among the best in Eastern Europe and have attracted international students, especially in the fields of medicine and technology.

• The first modern Romanian universities are:• University of Iaşi (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University)

(1860)• University of Bucharest (1864)• University of Cluj-Napoca (Babeș-Bolyai

University) (1919)

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