Educational system in Poland

KOSZĘCIN

* 6-year-old - pre-school education

* 7 - 15 - primary school  ( ends with competence test )

*15 - 18 - high school ( ends with matura examination)

* 18> - university

or

*15 - 18 - vocational school ( you can continue education )

* 15 - 19 technical school ( you can take matutra examination and go to university)

*  Students are 7 when they start school.

* They are 6 when they start compulsory education

* The education is obligatory until  18 years old.

* Children start learning English in kinderkargarten. 

It is compulsory in pre-school.

* They start learning another foreign language when they are 12.

* In Poland students usually study English, German, French or Spanish. In Koszęcin they study English and German.

 The amount of  classes at school depends on the age of students:

 * 7 - 9  year-olds have 22 classes per week

* 10 - 12 year-olds  have 25 classes per week

* 13  -15 year-olds have  32 classes per week

* classes start at 07:55 in the morning and finish at 03: 05

 ( but it depends how many classes students have during the day, they can start later or finish earlier)

There is a canteen so you can have lunch there, but some students  bring their packed lunch .

The best celebration at my school

* The colourful week

* School Festival

* The Independence Day

What I like the most about my school

* The teachers at our school are very nice and friendly.

* The food in the school canteen is very tasty.

* We like school trips - they are cool.

* There is a School Festival every year and it is fantastic.

* The school choir is the best.

* There are interesting after-school classes.

* The school pitch is very modern.

The educational system in Portugal

Lagos, Algarve

Portugal

This is our school.

Escola Básica das Naus, Lagos

We start going to school at the age of 5 or 6 years old.

The Portuguese education system is divided into four sequential levels. It begins with Pre-school Education, an optional cycle for children from 3 to 6 year-olds. Basic Education comes next, comprising 3 sequential cycles:

- Upper Secondary Education is a 3 year cycle for 15 to 18 year-old

Yes, they are able, at the 7th grade.

 We usually study 2 languages: Portuguese and English. However, when we reach 7th grade, we have to choose another language to study and our options are Spanish, French and German.

Lessons start at 8:25 am. 

Students usually have lunch in the school canteen.