ROMANIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Study Visit

Vilnius

2013

GENERAL INFORMATION• Law of Education• Adopted in 2011

• Public institutions (most of them)• Private institutions• Religious institutions (existing near

a church)

• Compulsory education: 10 grades

GENERAL INFORMATION

• 2 semesters• 36 weeks/ school year• 5 school days/ week• the duration of one class:

50 minutes• each lesson is followed by a 10-

minute break.

DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES• Central Authority: The Ministry of

National Education • County level: School Inspectorate,

one in each county of Romania, monitoring, guidance and control

• Local level: The School and the Local Authorities

authority from top to bottom

SCHOOL MANAGEMENT• Administration Council

Generally and administrative decision

• Council of Teachersdecisive role in educational

domain • Director (Headmaster)

Leadership of the school relies on the Council of Teachers

and on the Administration Council.

JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN 3-4 years old

MIDDLE-AGE GROUP 4-5 years old

ELDER-AGE GROUP 5-6 years old

PRE-SCHOOL (KINDERGARTEN) EDUCATION

KINDERGARTEN

• Optional• For children between 3- 6 years

old• Mixed groups too• Short program or long program• The service is free• Parents pay monthly contribution

for food• 1 group: 12- 20 children

PRIMARY EDUCATION

Preparatory grade

Grades

I- IV

PRIMARY EDUCATION:Preparatory grade• Since 2011• For 6 years old children• preparing for education / formal

training• No assessment• Special schoolrooms, furniture,

place for playing• compulsory

PRIMARY EDUCATION:Grades I- IV• Compulsory• 1 classroom for every group of

students• 1 group: 15- 25 children

• Traditional education system• Alternative educational systems:

Freneit, Step by step, Waldorf

PRIMARY EDUCATION:Grades I- IV• One teacher for 4 (5) years• Additional teachers for: Foreign

Languages, Sports, Religion• Foreign language: from the I.

grade• Assessment through qualifications:

very good, good, sufficient, insufficient

for every subject

SECONDARY EDUCATION

Gymnasium

Grades V- VIII

High school

Grades IX- XII/ XIII

Theoretical education

Vocational education

Technological education

GYMNASIUM• Grades: V- VIII• Same curriculum for every child• Separate teacher for each subject: Romanian, Foreign language, Mathematics,

Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History, Religion, Art, Music, Sports etc.

• 1 formteacher for every class of students

• 1 classroom for every class of students

• 15- 28 students in a form

HIGH SCHOOL• Theoretical branch:

two profiles: humanistic (literacy) and numeracy;

• Technological branch:three profiles: technical, services,

and natural resources exploitation and environmental protection;

• Vocational education:five profiles: military, order and public

security, theological, sports, arts and teaching.

HIGH SCHOOL

• 28- 30 students/ form• 1 formteacher for every class of

students• 1 classroom for every class of

students

ASSESSMENT in Gymnasium and High School

• assessment through marks from 1 to 10

• marks for every subject• marks are entered in the form

register and in the personal register of each student

• can be oral, written, based on practical activities, reports and projects, inter-views, portfolios

FORM REGISTER

FORM REGISTER

PERSONAL REGISTER

MINORITY EDUCATION• The official language of education

is Romanian• at all levels exists education in

minority languages (Bulgarian, Polish, Hungarian, German, Serbian, Ukrainian, Czech, Croatian, Turkish, Rromani, Russian, Slovak)

• There are schools/ grades where every subject is taught in minority language, except Romanian language

NATIONAL CURRICULUM

1. Core curriculum• 7 areas:

I. Language and CommunicationII. Mathematics and Natural SciencesIII. Man and SocietyIV. ArtsV. Physical Education and SportVI. TechnologiesVII. Advice and guidance

NATIONAL CURRICULUM2. School curriculum• Optional subjects:

In Primary education: 0-1 hour/ week In Gymnasium: 1- 2 hours/ week In High school: 5- 8 hours/ week (25%)

• According to the school and parents options

• Can be organized in any of the curricular areas

NATIONAL EXAMS• At the end of the VIII. grade:

mathematics, Romanian language, mother tongue

Students can continue their studies according to their options following some selection and placement procedures established by the Ministry.

• At the end of the high school:Baccalaureate examination, diversified

according to the profile and expertise, depending on the options of the candidates.