School Education in Russia

School Education in Russia

Education in Russiais organized and coordinated by the state, which ensures that general education is free and available for everyone. Most schools are state schools but there are also private ones.

Education usually begins with pre-school at the age of six, although it is not compulsory. Children go to kindergartens or other pre-schools which focus on both intellectual development and physical activities.

General education is compulsory. The basic curriculum has some compulsory fields of study such as the Russian language, foreign languages, mathematics, history, social studies, science etc. Every school designs its own curriculum, which is based on state requirements, and there can be some extra or optional disciplines. Recently, new types of secondary schools have emerged called gymnasium and lyceum, which can be both state or private. The duration of studies can exceed that of secondary general schools, and the educational programmes can be more advanced.

The Russian school year includes 4 terms with holidays in between: 1 week in November, 2 weeks in January, 1 week in March and 3 months in summer. The academic year runs from 1 September to the beginning of June. School examinations are in June.

The school day normally starts at 8 a.m. and finishes at 2 p.m. Students generally attend classes 5 or 6 days a week.

A typical lesson lasts 45 minutes with a 5 -15 minute break in between. In primary school students have 4 classes a day. This increases to 5 or 6 classes a day in secondary school, and 6 or 7 at a senior high school.

A class consists of 20-30 students. In primary school, pupils have one teacher for all the subjects taught.

School education in Russia comprises three stages: primary education, which lasts for four years (primary school); basic general education lasting for five years (secondary school) and secondary education which lasts for two years (high school).

After completing basic general education (9^th form/grade), the students take final examinations. Then they are awarded a Certificate of Basic General Education which entitles the student to be admitted to high school or vocational school. At the age of 18 (11^th form/grade) students need to take the General State Examination, after which they will be awarded a Certificate of Secondary General Education. This school-leaving certificate will allow students to continue to higher education.
In total, general education takes 11 years to complete. Children go to school at the age of seven and usually leave school at the age of 18.

School education in England and Russia

England	Russia
School education is compulsory from 5 till 16 years old
There are free state schools and private schools
Primary school (children aged 5-11)
Secondary school (11-16)
The 6^th form at school/6^th form college (16-18)
At the age of 16 students take GCSEs
After GCSEs students go to college to do specialized courses or stay on at school for 2 more years
If they go to the 6^th form at school, most students study only 3 or 4 subjects for A-levels
At the age of 18 students take A-levels
After passing A-levels with good results students go to university
The English school year generally runs from early September to mid or late July
Schools have a three-term school year
Core school subjects are Maths, English, Science

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