TURKISH EDUCATION
SYSTEM
Official Language: Turkish
Alphabet: Latin Alphabet
Academic Year: September through June
Duration of Schooling:
1 + 5 + 3 + 4
Compulsory Schooling:
9 years (ages 6-14)
General Information about Turkish Education System
Age
Level of Education
0-6 7-14 15-18 above 18
Pre-school education
(kindergarten)
Primary education
Secondary education
Higher education (universities)
Turkish Education System with Numbers
in The Educational Year 2008/2009Level of
EducationNumber of
SchoolsNumber of
ClassroomsNumber of Students
Number of Teachers
Pre-primary education
3 525 39 481 804 765 12 553
Primary Education
33 769 10 709 920 320 393 453 318
Secondary Education
8 675 109 042 3 837 164 196 713
General total
45 969 468 916 15 351 849 662 584
each 23 students have one teacher, each school has 334 students, and each class has 33 in average.
These numbers tell us that
Pre-primary Education (0-6)
Pre-primary Education (0-6)
The purpose of this education is to ensure physical, mental and sensory development of children and the acquisition of good habits, to prepare children for primary education, to create a common atmosphere of growth for those living in inconvenient circumstances and to ensure that Turkish is spoken correct and
well.
Primary education (7-14)
Primary education (7-14)
Primary education is compulsory for all boys and girls at the age of 6, and is given free of charge in public schools.
In most of the primary schools, foreign language lessons start from 4th class.
Most elementary school students dress similarly in a type of uniform to avoid any social class differences between rich and poor students.
Primary education (7-14)
Primary education is compulsory for all boys and girls at the age of 7, and is given free of charge in public schools. In most of the primary schools, foreign language lessons start from 4th class. Most elementary school students dress similarly in a type of uniform to avoid any social
class differences between rich and poor students.
Primary Education (7-14)
The purpose of primary education is to ensure that every child acquires the basic knowledge, skills, behaviors, and habits to become a good citizen, is raised in line with the national moral concepts and is prepared for life and for the next education level
parallel to his/her interests and skills.
Secondary Education (15-18)
Secondary Education (15-18)
The purpose of secondary education is to give students a minimum
common culture, to identify individual and
social problems, to search for solutions, to raise awareness in order to
contribute to the socio-economic and cultural development of the country,
and to prepare the students for higher education, for profession, for life and for business in line with their interests and skills.
Secondary Education (15-18)
There are 4 main types of high-schools in Turkey.
Public High-Schools
Anatolian High-Schools
Science High-Schools
Vocational High-Schools
University Entrance Examination
Approximately 1,600,000 students enter the university examination per year in Turkey. 630,000 students get a chance to enroll any faculty, four or two-year college and open University according to their points. So this exam is very important for every student.
University Entrance Examination
The exam takes place on June every year and it has duration of 3 hours. Students have to solve the questions about mathematics, literature, geography, history, physics, chemistry, biology and language depends on departments they want