Education in Ukraine

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Schooling in Ukraine is free and compulsory. Most children begin their study at the age of 6 and finish it at the age of 17. After four years of primary school children go to a secondary school. Lower secondary (middle) school comprises grades 5—9. After finishing the 9th grade students receive a Certificate of Incomplete Secondary Education. It is required for entry by every type of secondary education institution. Three types of institutions offer a secondary school curriculum for 10—11: the general academic schools; the secondary vocational-technical schools and the specialised secondary schools. The core curriculum is similar in all the three, however, the present vocational education system covers both general secondary and vocational programmes. Many Ukrainian children attend gymnasia and lyceums. These schools major in humanities or science. The majority of the schools in Ukraine are financed by the state. Private schools are few in number.Upper secondary school comprises a З-year general school leading to the Matriculation Examination, giving successful students access to university and other higher education schools. The system is being reformed. Higher education institutions, that is institutes or universities, offer a 5-year programme of programme subjects for undergraduates in a variety of fields, as well as a graduate course, he or she writes a thesis receives a candidate’s degree or a doctoral degree. The system of higher and secondary education in Ukraine is going through a transitional period. The main objectives of the reforms are: to decentralize the higher education system, to develop a new financial mechanism, to give more academic freedom to faculties and students. All secondary schools, institutes and universities until recently have been funded by the state. Now there іs a quite a number of private fee-paying primary and secondary schools, some universities have fee-paying departments.

Schooling in Ukraine is free and _______ .

Most children begin their study at the age of 6 and finish it at the age of 17. After four years of ________ school children go to a secondary school.