Education system in Croatia
Motivating the learning engine to increase student's school, professional and social success and reduce absenteeism, 2019-1-RO01-KA229-063851
Project financed by the European Union
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The education system in Croatia consists of: • kindergartens and preschool institutions • primary education secondary education • higher education • education for adults
General facts • schools are public, except for few
private high schools and universities • free • lessons are in the morning and afternoon • lessons last 45 minutes, with breaks between • grades range from 1 (the lowest grade) – 5 (the highest
grade)
Primary school • mandatory and free • 8 years (6-14) • 1st – 4th grade – one teacher (except foreign language
and religion, which is an elective subject)
• 5th – 8th grade – each subject, different teacher
Secondary school • not mandatory, free • Types of school • Grammar school (general or specialized) – 4 years • Vocational school (tehnical, industrial, trade and other,
as defined by curriculum) - 3 – 5 years • Art school (music, dance, fine art, as defined by • curriculum) – 4 years
Higher education • Higher education institutions are divided into polytechnics,
colleges of applied science, faculties and art academies
• All courses were aligned by 2005 with the requirements of
the Bologna Process as part of the creation of a European system of higher education.
Construction and Geodesy Vocational School Osijek
About our school •
vocational high school
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opened in 1980
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designed by Drago Kapun, a well-known Croatian architect
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rotunda with a glass dome in the center overlooking a beautiful entrance hall
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364 students aged between 14 and 19
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18 classes
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49 teachers
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librarian
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school pedagogue
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school guidance counsellor
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principal
Professions 4 years of schooling •
architectural technician
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building technician
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surveyor
3 years of schooling •
bricklayer
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tiler
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house-painter
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drywall installer
Academic year 2019/2020 • First semester – 9.9.2019 – 20.12.2019 • winter break – 23.12.2019 – 10.01.2020 • Second semester – 13.01.2020 – 17.06.2020 • spring break – 10.04.2020 – 17.04.2020