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Gymnasium (school)

January 09, 2023

For other uses, see Gymnasium (disambiguation).

Gymnasium (and variations of the word) is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university. It is comparable to the US English term preparatory high school. Before the 20th century, the gymnasium system was a widespread feature of educational systems throughout many European countries.

Stiftsgymnasium Melk, the oldest continuously operating school in Austria
Ålands Lyceum, a gymnasium in Mariehamn, Finland
Kuopio Lyceum (Kuopion Lyseo), a gymnasium in Kuopio, Finland

The word γυμνάσιον (gumnásion), from Greek γυμνός (gumnós) 'naked' or 'nude', was first used in Ancient Greece, in the sense of a place for both physical and intellectual education of young men. The latter meaning of a place of intellectual education persisted in many European languages (including Albanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Greek, German, Hungarian, the Scandinavian languages, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovak, Slovenian and Russian), whereas in other languages, like English (gymnasium, gym) and Spanish (gimnasio), the former meaning of a place for physical education was retained.

School structure

Because gymnasiums prepare students for university study, they are thus meant for the more academically minded students, who are sifted out between the ages of 10 and 13. In addition to the usual curriculum, students of a gymnasium often study Latin and Ancient Greek.

Some gymnasiums provide general education, while others have a specific focus. (This also differs from country to country.) The four traditional branches are:

Curricula differ from school to school but generally include literature, mathematics, informatics, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, art (as well as crafts and design), music, history, philosophy, civics/citizenship,[note 1] social sciences, and several foreign languages.

Schools concentrate not only on academic subjects, but also on producing well-rounded individuals, so physical education and religion or ethics are compulsory, even in non-denominational schools which are prevalent. For example, the German constitution guarantees the separation of church and state, so although religion or ethics classes are compulsory, students may choose to study a specific religion or none at all.

Today, a number of other areas of specialization exist, such as gymnasiums specializing in economics, technology or domestic sciences. In some countries, there is a notion of progymnasium, which is equivalent to beginning classes of the full gymnasium, with the rights to continue education in a gymnasium. Here, the prefix pro- is equivalent to pre-, indicating that this curriculum precedes normal gymnasium studies.

History

In Central European, Nordic, Benelux and Baltic countries, this meaning for "gymnasium" (that is a secondary school preparing the student for higher education at a university) has been the same at least since the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. The term was derived from the classical Greek word "γυμνάσιον" (gymnasion), which was originally applied to an exercising ground in ancient Athens. Here teachers gathered and gave instruction between the hours devoted to physical exercises and sports, and thus the term became associated with and came to mean an institution of learning.[1]

This use of the term did not prevail among the Romans, but was revived during the Renaissance in Italy, and from there passed into the Netherlands and Germany during the 15th century. In 1538, Johannes Sturm founded at Strasbourg the school which became the model of the modern German gymnasium.[2] In 1812, a Prussian regulation ordered all schools with the right to send their students to the university to bear the name of gymnasium. By the 20th century, this practice was followed in almost the entire Austrian-Hungarian, German, and Russian Empires.[1] In the modern era, many countries which have gymnasiums were once part of these three empires.

By country

Albania

In Albania, a gymnasium (Albanian: Gjimnaz) education takes three years following a compulsory nine-year elementary education and ending with a final aptitude test called Albanian: Matura Shtetërore. The final test is standardized at the state level and serves as an entrance qualification for universities.

These can be either public (state-run, tuition-free) or private (fee-paying). The subjects taught are mathematics, Albanian language, one to three foreign languages, history, geography, computer science, the natural sciences (biology, chemistry, physics), history of art, music, philosophy, logic, physical education, and the social sciences (sociology, ethics, psychology, politics and economy).

The gymnasium is generally viewed as a destination for the best-performing students and as the type of school that serves primarily to prepare students for university, while other students go to technical/vocational schools. Therefore, gymnasiums often base their admittance criteria on an entrance exam, elementary school grades, or some combination of the two.

Austria

In Austria the Gymnasium has two stages, from the age of 11 to 14, and from 15 to 18, concluding with Matura. Historically, three types existed. The Humanistisches Gymnasium focuses on Ancient Greek and Latin. The Neusprachliches Gymnasium puts its focus on actively spoken languages. The usual combination is English, French, and Latin; sometimes French can be swapped with another foreign language (like Italian, Spanish or Russian). The Realgymnasium emphasizes the sciences. In the last few decades, more autonomy has been granted to schools, and various types have been developed, focusing on sports, music, or economics, for example.

Belarus

In Belarus, gymnasium is the highest variant of secondary education, which provides advanced knowledge in various subjects. The number of years of instruction at a gymnasium is 12, which is different from usual secondary education (11 years). However, it is possible to cover all required credits in 11 years, by taking additional subjects each semester. In Belarus, gymnasium is generally viewed as a destination for the best-performing students and as the type of school that serves primarily to prepare students for university.

Czech Republic and Slovakia

See also: Education in Slovakia § Secondary education

In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, gymnázium (also spelled gymnasium) is a type of school that provides secondary education. Gymnázium leads to the maturita exam. There are different types of gymnázium distinguished by the length of study. In the Czech Republic there are eight-year, six-year, and four-year types, and in Slovakia there are eight-year and four-year types, of which the latter is more common. In both countries, there are also bilingual (Czech or Slovak with English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, or Russian; in Slovakia, bilingual gymnáziums are five-year) and private gymnáziums.

Germany

Main article: Gymnasium (Germany)
 
Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren – picture showing church and courtyard
 
Chemistry lesson, Bonn, 1988

German gymnasiums are selective schools. They offer the most academically promising youngsters a quality education[3] that is free in all state-run schools (and generally not above €50/month cost in Church-run schools, though there are some expensive private schools). Gymnasiums may expel students who academically under-perform their classmates or behave in a way that is often seen as undesirable and unacceptable.

Historically, the German Gymnasium also included in its overall accelerated curriculum post-secondary education at college level and the degree awarded substituted for the bachelor's degree (Baccalaureate)[4] previously awarded by a college or university so that universities in Germany became exclusively graduate schools. In the United States, the German Gymnasium curriculum was used at a number of prestigious universities, such as the University of Michigan, as a model for their undergraduate college programs.[5]

Pupils study subjects such as German, mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography, biology, arts, music, physical education, religion, history and civics/citizenship/social sciences[note 1] and computer science. They are also required to study at least two foreign languages. The usual combinations are English and French or English and Latin, although many schools make it possible to combine English with another language, most often Spanish, Ancient Greek, or Russian. Religious education classes are a part of the curricula of all German schools, yet not compulsory; a student or their parents or guardians can conscientiously object to taking them, in which case the student (along with those whose religion is not being taught in the school) is taught ethics or philosophy. In-state schools, a student who is not baptized into either the Catholic or Protestant faiths is allowed to choose which of these classes to take.[6] The only exception to this is in the state of Berlin, where the subject ethics is mandatory for all students and (Christian) religious studies can only be chosen additionally. A similar situation is found in Brandenburg where the subject life skills, ethics, and religious education (Lebensgestaltung, Ethik, Religionskunde, LER) is the primary subject but parents/guardians or students older than 13 can choose to replace it with (Christian) religious studies or take both. The intention behind LER is that students should get an objective insight on questions of personal development and ethics as well as on the major world religions.[7]

For younger students nearly the entire curriculum of a gymnasium is compulsory; in higher years additional subjects are available and some of the hitherto compulsory subjects can be dropped, but the choice is not as wide as in other school systems, such as US high schools.

Although some specialist Gymnasiums have English or French as the language of instruction, at most Gymnasiums lessons (apart from foreign language courses) are conducted in Standard German.[citation needed]

The number of years of instruction at a gymnasium differs between the states. It varies between six and seven years in Berlin and Brandenburg (primary school is six years in both as opposed to four years in the rest of Germany) and eight in Bavaria, Hesse and Baden-Württemberg among others. While in Saxony and Thuringia students have never been taught more than eight years in Gymnasium (by default), nearly all states now conduct the Abitur examinations, which complete the Gymnasium education, after 13 years of primary school and Gymnasium combined. In addition, some states offer a 12-year curriculum leading to the Abitur. These final examinations are now centrally drafted and controlled (Zentralabitur) in all German states except for Rhineland-Palatinate and provide a qualification to attend any German university.

Italy

In Italy originally the Ginnasio indicated a typology of five-year junior high school (age 11 to 16) and preparing to the three year Classical Lyceum (age 16 to 19), a high school focusing on classical studies and humanities. After the school reform that unified the junior high school system, the term Ginnasio stayed to indicate the first two year of Liceo Classico, now five years long. An Italian high school student who enrolls in Liceo Classico follows this study path: Quarta Ginnasio (gymnasium fourth year, age 14), Quinta Ginnasio (gymnasium fifth year, age 15), Prima Liceo (lyceum first year, age 16), Seconda Liceo (lyceum second year, age 17) and Terza Liceo (lyceum third year, age 18). Some

believe this still has some sense, since the two-year Ginnasio has a differently oriented curriculum from the Liceo. Ginnasio students spend the majority of their schooling studying Greek and Latin grammar, laying the bases for the "higher" and more in depth set of studies of the Liceo, such as Greek and Latin literature and Philosophy.

In July 1940 the Fascist Minister of National Education Giuseppe Bottai got a bill of law approved that abolished the first three years of the Gymnasium and instituted a unique path of studies for children aged from 12 to 14. The last two years of the Gymnasium kept the previous denomination and the related scholastic curriculum for the following decades.[8]

Netherlands

In the Netherlands, gymnasium is the highest variant of secondary education, offering the academically most promising youngsters (top 5%) a quality education that is in most cases free (and in other cases at low cost).[citation needed] It consists of six years, after 8 years (including kindergarten) of primary school, in which pupils study the same subjects as their German counterparts, with the addition of compulsory Ancient Greek, Latin and Klassieke Culturele Vorming (Classical Cultural Education), history of the Ancient Greek and Roman culture and literature. Schools have some freedom in choosing their specific curriculum, with for example Spanish, Philosophy and Technasium, a very technical and highly demanding course, being available as final exams. Usually, schools will have all classes mandatory in switching combinations for the first three or so years (with the exception of Technasium which is a free choice from the second year onward), after which students will choose their subjects in the directions of Economics and Society, Culture and Society, Nature and Health, Nature and Technology or Technology. The equivalent without classical languages is called Atheneum, and gives access to the same university studies (although some extra classes are needed when starting a degree in classical languages or theology). All are government-funded. See Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs (in English) for the full article on Dutch "preparatory scientific education".

Nordic and Baltic countries

 
Hartvig Nissen Skole, a gymnasium in Oslo, Norway
 
Tallinn Õismäe Gymnasium in Tallinn, Estonia.
 
The Askola Institute (Askola-Instituutti) in Monninkylä, Askola, Finland.

In Denmark, Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway and Sweden, gymnasium consists of three years, usually starting at the year the students turn 16 years old after nine or ten years of primary school. In Lithuania the gymnasium usually consists of four years of schooling starting at the age of 15–16, the last year roughly corresponding to the first year of college.

Most gymnasiums in the Nordic countries are free. Universal student grants are also available in certain countries for students over 18.

In Denmark (see also Gymnasium (Denmark)), there are four kinds of gymnasiums: STX (Regular Examination Programme), HHX (Higher Business Examination Programme), HTX (Higher Technical Examination Programme) and HF (Higher Preparatory Examination Programme). HF is only two years, instead of the three required for STX, HHX, and HTX. All four type of gymnasiums theoretically gives the same eligibility for university. However, because of the different subjects offered, students may be better qualified in an area of further study. E.g. HHX students have subjects that make them more eligible for studies such as business studies or economics at university, while HTX offer applied science and mathematics that benefit studies in Science or Engineering. There is also EUX, which takes four years and ends with both the STX exam and status as a journeyman of a craft.[9] Compared to the somewhat equivalent A-levels in the UK, Danish gymnasia have more mandatory subjects. The subjects are divided into levels, where A-levels run through all three years, B-levels two years and C-levels one year (apart from PE which exists as a C-level lasting tree years).

In Sweden, there are two different kinds of branches of studies: the first branch focuses on giving a vocational education while the second branch focuses on giving preparation for higher education. While students from both branches can go on to study at a university, students of the vocational branch graduate with a degree within their attended program. There are 18 national programs, 12 vocational and 6 preparatory.[10][11]

In the Faroe Islands, there are also four kinds of gymnasiums, which are the equivalents of the Danish programmes: Studentaskúli (equivalent to STX), Handilsskúli (HHX), Tekniski skúli (HTX) and HF (HF). Studentaskúli and HF are usually located at the same institutions as can be seen in the name of the institute in Eysturoy: Studentaskúlin og HF-skeiðið í Eysturoy.

In Greenland, there is a single kind of gymnasium, Den Gymnasiale Uddannelse (Ilinniarnertuunngorniarneq), that replaced the earlier Greenlandic Secondary Education Programme (GU), the Greenland Higher Commercial Examination Programme (HHX) and the Greenland education to Higher Technical Examination Programme (HTX), which were based on the Danish system. This program allows a more flexible Greenland gymnasium, where students based on a common foundation course can choose between different fields of study that meet the individual student's abilities and interests. The course is offered in Aasiaat, Nuuk, Sisimiut and Qaqortoq, with one in Ilulissat to be opened in 2015, latest in 2016 if approved by Inatsisartut.

In Finland, the admissions to gymnasiums are competitive, the accepted people comprising 51% of the age group.[12] The gymnasiums concludes with the matriculation examination, an exam whose grades are the main criteria for university admissions.

Switzerland

In Switzerland, gymnasia (Gymnasien, gymnases) are selective schools that provide a three- to six-year (depending on the canton) course of advanced secondary education intended to prepare students to attend university. They conclude with a nationally standardized exam, the maturité or Maturität, often shortened to "Matura or Matur", which if passed allows students to attend a Swiss university. The gymnasia are operated by the cantons of Switzerland, and accordingly in many cantons they are called Kantonsschule (cantonal school).

Former Yugoslav countries

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia, a gymnasium education takes four years following a compulsory eight or nine-year elementary education and ending with a final aptitude test called Matura. In these countries, the final test is standardized at the state level and can serve as an entrance qualification for universities.

There are either public (state-run and tuition-free), religious (church-run with secular curriculum and tuition-free) or private (fee-paying) gymnasium schools in these countries.

The subjects taught are mathematics, the native language, one to three foreign languages, history, geography, informatics (computers), the natural sciences (biology, chemistry, physics), history of art, music, philosophy, logic, physical education, and the social sciences (sociology, ethics or religious education, psychology, politics, and economy). Religious studies are optional. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia and North Macedonia, Latin is also a mandatory subject in all gymnasiums, just as Ancient Greek is, with Latin, in a certain type of gymnasiums called Classical Gymnasiums (klasična gimnazija).

In all of the countries, the gymnasium (Gimnazija/Gjimnazi) is generally viewed as a destination for best-performing students and as the type of school that serves primarily to prepare students for university studies, while other students go to technical/vocational schools. Therefore, gymnasiums often base their admittance criteria on an entrance exam, elementary school grades, or a combination of the two.

Countries with gymnasium systems

  • Albania: Gjimnazi 3 years, after 9 years (4 years primary school and 5 years lower high school) of education, ends with Matura Shtetërore at the age of 18.
  • Argentina: Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, 6 years; Rafael Hernández National College of La Plata, 5 years (formerly 6 years), after 7 years of primary school; and Gymnasium UNT 8 years, ends at the age of 18.
  • Austria: 8 years, after 4 years of primary school; or 4 years, after primary school and 4 years of Hauptschule; ending in matura at the age 18.
  • Belarus: 7 years, after 4 years of primary school.
  • Belgium: 6 years, starting at age 11/13, after 6 years of primary school, ends at the age of 18 where students progress to a university.
  • Bolivia: Deutsche Schule Mariscal Braun La Paz, 6 years, ends with Abitur.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4 years, starting at age 14/15 after 9 years in elementary school, ends with Matura
  • Brazil: Humboldt Schule of São Paulo is a German school in São Paulo. There are more Gymnasiums in the country and some of them receive resources[further explanation needed] from the German government.
  • Bulgaria: 5 years, after 7 years of primary school. Currently graduation after passing at least two Maturas.
  • Colombia: Gimnasio Moderno ( all-male, traditional Pre-K to 11th grade private school located in Bogotá, Colombia. Its founders were inspired by the original greek to name the first "Gimnasio" in Colombia).
  • Croatia: 4 years, starting at age 14/15 after 8 years in elementary school, five different educational tracks: opća gimnazija (general education), klasična gimnazija (focused on Latin and Ancient Greek), jezična gimnazija (focused on modern languages), prirodoslovna gimnazija (biology, chemistry, physics) and prirodoslovno-matematička gimnazija (mathematics, physics and computer science), ends with Matura. Students of all tracks have compulsory classes in Latin and English as well as in at least one additional foreign language (most commonly German, Italian, Spanish and French).
  • Cyprus: 3 years, starting at age 12 and following 6 years of elementary school. Compulsory for all students. Followed by the non-mandatory Lyceum (ages 15 to 18) for students with academic aspirations or Secondary Technical and Vocational Lyceum TVE for students who prefer vocational training. After successfully completing the program, students of TVE are awarded a School Leaving Certificate, which is recognized as equivalent to a Lyceum School Leaving Certificate (three-grade Senior Secondary School).
  • Czech Republic: 4 years, starting at age 15 or 16; 6 years, starting at age 13 or 14 (not usual); 8 years, starting at age 11 or 12; all ending in matura.
  • Denmark: 3 years, or 4 years for athletes who are part of the Team Danmark elite sports program, and musicians who have chosen MGK ("Musical Elementary Course"), usually starting after 10 or 11 years of primary school. This is more like a prep school or the first years of college than high school. Everyone is eligible to go to a US high school, but one needs to be deemed competent to get into a gymnasium. (For more information, see Gymnasium (Denmark).) Gymnasium is also available in an intensive 2-year program leading to the Højere Forberedelseseksamen ("Higher Preparatory Exam").
  • Estonia: 3 years, after 9 years of primary school.
  • Faroe Islands: 3 years, usually starting after 9 or 10 years of primary school. The system is similar to the Danish system. A gymnasium-level education is also available in an intensive 2-year programme leading to Hægri fyrireikingarpróvtøka ("Higher Preparatory Exam").
  • Finland: lukio (educational language is Finnish) or gymnasium (educational language is Swedish) takes 2–5 years (most students spend 3 years),[13] after 9 years of primary school (Finnish: peruskoulu, Swedish: grundskola); lukio starts usually in the autumn of the year when the student turns 16 and ends with abitur after passing the matriculation examination; lukio is not compulsory and its entrance is competitive.
  • France: the French equivalent of a gymnasium is called a lycée (3 years, after 5 years of primary school and 4 years of secondary school, age 15/18). The last year (called terminale) ends with passing the baccalauréat, an examination to enter university.
  • Germany: formerly 8–9 years depending on the state—now being changed to 8 years nationwide, starting at 5th (at age 11), Abitur in 12th or 13th grade; for more information, see Gymnasium (Germany).
  • Greece: 3 years, starting at age 12 after 6 years of primary school. Compulsory for all children, it is followed by the non-mandatory Geniko Lykeio (Γενικό Λύκειο), (Lyceum, ages 15–18), or the Vocational Lyceum (EPAL). The EPAL School Leaving Certificate is recognized equally as a Senior Secondary School Leaving Certificate (high school).
  • Hungary: 4/6/8 years, starting after 8/6/4 years of primary school, ends with Matura; see Education in Hungary
  • Iceland: usually 3–4 years, starting at age 15 or 16 after 10 years of elementary school.[14]
  • Israel: five schools termed "gymnasium" located in Tel Aviv, Rishon LeZion, Jerusalem, and Haifa.
  • Italy: ginnasio is the name of the two first years of Liceo Classico
  • Kyrgyzstan: 7 years, after 5 years of primary school
  • Latvia: 3 years, after 9 years of primary school
  • Liechtenstein: ends with Matura
  • Lithuania: gimnazija—usually 4 years: 2 years of basic school after 4 years of basic school and 2 years of secondary school, sometimes 8 years: 6 of basic school and 2 of secondary school, 12 years in rural areas or in art/music gymnasiums.
  • Luxembourg: usually 7 years, starting at age 12–13 after 6 years of primary school.
  • Montenegro: 4 years, starting at age 14/15 after 9 years in elementary school,ends with Matura.
  • Netherlands: 6 years, starting at age 11–13, after 8 years of primary school. Prepares for admission to university. Gymnasia in the Netherlands have compulsory classes in Ancient Greek and/or Latin; the same high level secondary school without the classical languages is called Atheneum. They are both variants of VWO.
  • Norway: the traditional but now discontinued gymnasium led to the completion of examen artium. This has now been succeeded by a 2-, 3-, or 4-year program (videregående skole), depending on course path taken, starting at the age of 15/16, culminating with an exam that qualifies for university matriculation (studiekompetanse).
  • Poland: gimnazjum was the name of the 3-year Polish compulsory middle school, starting at age of 12 or 13, following 6 years of primary school. Gimnazjum ended with a standardized test. Further education was encouraged but optional, consisting of either 3-year liceum, 4-year technikum, or 2 to 3 years of vocational school (potentially followed by a supplementary liceum or technikum). In 2017, Poland reverted to a compulsory 8-year primary school, optionally followed by a 4-year liceum, a 5-year technikum, or 2 to 3 years of vocational school.
  • Romania: 4 years, starting at age 10 ends with Diploma de Capacitate at the age of 14. Primary education lasts for four years. Secondary education consists of: 1) lower secondary school education organized in a gymnasium for grades 5 to 8 and lower cycle of high school or arts and trades schools (vocational) for grades 9 and 10; 2) upper secondary school education organized in Ciclul superior al liceului for grades 11, 12, and 13 followed, if necessary, by an additional high school year for those who want to move from vocational training (grade 10) to upper secondary school education. High school education (lower cycle of high school and upper secondary school education) offers three different orientations (academic, technological, specialization).
  • Russia
    • Imperial Russia: since 1726, 8 years since 1871. Women's gymnasiums since 1862; 7 years plus an optional 8th for specialisation in pedagogy. Progymnasiums: equivalent to 4 first years of gymnasium.
    • Russian Federation: full 11 or 6–7 years after primary school. Nowadays there are very few schools in Russia which in their teaching principles and curriculum resemble the prerevolutionalry tradition of Classical Gymnasium. The notable exception is the St Petersburg Classical Gymnasium where Latin, Ancient Greek, and mathematics are the three core subjects. In the majority of other cases, Russian Gymnasiums are schools specialised in a certain subject (or several subjects) in the humanities (e.g. Chelyabinsk School No. 1).
  • Serbia: 4 years, starting at age 14/15 after 8 years in elementary/primary school. There are three most common types of gymnasiums: 1) general gymnasium (општа гимназија) which offers broad education in all sciences; 2) natural sciences (природно-математички смер); and 3) social studies (друштвено-језички смер), available all over Serbia, and a few specialised ones, e.g. mathematics (математичка гимназија)—only one in all of Serbia, in Belgrade; sports (спортска гиманзија)—just two in Serbia; language (филолошка гимназија)—a total of four in Serbia; and military gymnasium (војна гимназија)—only one in all of Serbia. In the end, all students take a final exam—a Matura. Completion of the Gymnasium is a prerequisite for enrollment into a university. English and another foreign language (from the selection of German, French, Russian (most common languages), Italian or Spanish (far less common) or Chinese and Japanese (only philological gymnasiums have these two[15]) in addition to the mother tongue, and in case of minorities also Serbian) are compulsory throughout.
  • Slovakia: 4 years starting at age 15/16 after completing 9 years of elementary school (more common); 8 years starting at age 11/12 after completing 5 years of elementary school; both end with Maturita.
  • Slovenia: 4 years, starting at age 14/15; ends with Matura.
  • South Africa: Paul Roos Gymnasium is a well-known gymnasium for boys in the town of Stellenbosch. The school is a boarding school, based on the classic British boarding schools; however, it was more influenced by the Protestant faith, hence the German Gymnasium. Foreign languages such as French, German, Mandarin, and Latin are studied; Afrikaans and English are compulsory. School in South Africa: 5 years, starting at age 13/14, at a secondary institution, after 7 years of primary school, ends with Matric.
  • Sweden: Upper secondary school in Sweden lasts for three years (formerly four years on some programmes). "Gymnasium" is the word used to describe this stage of the education system in Sweden. The National Agency of Education has decided that gymnasium is equivalent to the international upper secondary school.[16] The gymnasium is optional and follows after nine years in elementary school. However, the Swedish term högskola ("high school") may cause some confusion. In Swedish it is used almost synonymously with "university," with the only difference being that universities have the right to issue doctoral examinations. In the case of technical universities, these could also be called högskola even when they have right to issue doctoral examinations (e.g., Chalmers tekniska högskola, officially named a "Technical University" in English; Lunds tekniska högskola, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University; and Kungliga tekniska högskolan, Royal Institute of Technology"). A högskola is often located in cities with lower population, except for the technical ones that can be found also in the largest cities.
  • Switzerland: usually 4 years after 9 years of compulsory schooling (primary and secondary I); it is also possible to attend a so-called Langzeitgymnasium which lasts 6 years, following a six-year primary schooling; the Gymnasium ends with Matura at the age of 18/19.
  • Ukraine: 8 years, starting after 4 years of primary school.
  • United Kingdom: historically, grammar schools have been the English equivalent of the gymnasium, selecting pupils on the basis of academic ability (usually through the 11+ entrance examination in year 6, at the age of 10 or 11) and educating them with the assumption that they would go on to study at a university; such schools were largely phased out from 1965 under the Wilson and Heath governments, and less than 5% of pupils now attend the remaining 146 grammar schools. The UK therefore no longer has a widespread equivalent of the gymnasium. The exception is Northern Ireland and some parts of England within the counties of Buckinghamshire, Lincolnshire, and Kent, which have retained the system. Grammar schools are also to be found in some London boroughs, North Yorkshire, Essex, Lancashire, Warwickshire, and Devon in varying degrees. Many private, fee-paying independent schools, including all those commonly referred to as "public" schools, seek to fulfill a similar role to the state grammar school if the scholar has the ability (and thus to the gymnasium in other countries) and, most importantly, the money to attend them.
  • United States
    • Public school: As school districts continue to experiment with educational styles, the magnet school has become a popular type of high school. Boston Latin School and Central High School in Philadelphia are the two oldest public schools in the country and the oldest magnet schools. As the concept has not become entrenched in the various American educational systems, due partly to the federal—rather than unitary—style of education in the United States, the term may vary among states.
    • Private school: The equivalent among private schools is the preparatory school.

Final degree

Depending on country, the final degree (if any) is called Abitur, Artium, Diploma, Matura, Maturita or Student and it usually opens the way to professional schools directly. However, these degrees are occasionally not fully accredited internationally, so students wanting to attend a foreign university often have to submit to further exams to be permitted access to them.

Relationship with other education facilities

In countries like Austria, most university faculties only accept students from secondary schools that last four years (rather than three). This includes all Gymnasium students but only a part of vocational high schools, in effect making Gymnasium the preferred choice for all pupils aiming for university diplomas.

In Germany, other types of secondary school are called Realschule, Hauptschule and Gesamtschule. These are attended by about two thirds of the students and the first two are practically unknown in other parts of the world.[citation needed] A Gesamtschule largely corresponds to a British or American comprehensive school. However, it offers the same school-leaving certificates as the other three types—the Hauptschulabschluss (school-leaving certificate of a Hauptschule after 9th grade or in Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia after 10th grade), the Realschulabschluss (also called Mittlere Reife, school-leaving certificate of a Realschule after 10th Grade) and Abitur (also called Hochschulreife, school-leaving certificate after 12th Grade). Students who graduate from Hauptschule or Realschule may continue their schooling at a vocational school until they have full job qualifications. It is also possible to get an erweiterter Realschulabschluss after 10th grade that allows the students to continue their education at the Oberstufe of a gymnasium and get an Abitur. There are two types of vocational school in Germany: the Berufsschule, a part-time vocational school and a part of Germany's dual education system, and the Berufsfachschule, a full-time vocational school outside the dual education system. Students who graduate from a vocational school and students who graduate with a good grade point average from a Realschule can continue their schooling at another type of German secondary school, the Fachhochschulreife, a vocational high school. The school leaving exam of this type of school, the Fachhochschulreife, enables the graduate to start studying at a Fachhochschule (polytechnic) and in Hesse also at a university within the state. Students who have graduated from vocational school and have been working in a job for at least three years can go to Berufsoberschule to get either a Fachabitur (meaning they may go to university, but they can only study the subjects belonging to the "branch" (economical, technical, social) they studied in at Berufschule) after one year, or the normal Abitur (after two years), which gives them complete access to universities.

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ a b This subject has different names in the different states of Germany. See de:Gemeinschaftskunde.

Citations

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For other uses see Gymnasium disambiguation Gymnasium and variations of the word is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university It is comparable to the US English term preparatory high school Before the 20th century the gymnasium system was a widespread feature of educational systems throughout many European countries Stiftsgymnasium Melk the oldest continuously operating school in Austria Alands Lyceum a gymnasium in Mariehamn Finland Kuopio Lyceum Kuopion Lyseo a gymnasium in Kuopio Finland The word gymnasion gumnasion from Greek gymnos gumnos naked or nude was first used in Ancient Greece in the sense of a place for both physical and intellectual education of young men The latter meaning of a place of intellectual education persisted in many European languages including Albanian Bulgarian Estonian Greek German Hungarian the Scandinavian languages Dutch Polish Czech Serbo Croatian Macedonian Slovak Slovenian and Russian whereas in other languages like English gymnasium gym and Spanish gimnasio the former meaning of a place for physical education was retained Contents 1 School structure 2 History 3 By country 3 1 Albania 3 2 Austria 3 3 Belarus 3 4 Czech Republic and Slovakia 3 5 Germany 3 6 Italy 3 7 Netherlands 3 8 Nordic and Baltic countries 3 9 Switzerland 3 10 Former Yugoslav countries 4 Countries with gymnasium systems 5 Final degree 6 Relationship with other education facilities 7 See also 8 Explanatory notes 9 Citations 10 External linksSchool structure EditBecause gymnasiums prepare students for university study they are thus meant for the more academically minded students who are sifted out between the ages of 10 and 13 In addition to the usual curriculum students of a gymnasium often study Latin and Ancient Greek Some gymnasiums provide general education while others have a specific focus This also differs from country to country The four traditional branches are humanities specialising in classical languages such as Latin and Greek modern languages students are required to study at least three languages mathematics and physical sciences economics and other social sciences students are required to study economics world history social studies or business informatics Curricula differ from school to school but generally include literature mathematics informatics physics chemistry biology geography art as well as crafts and design music history philosophy civics citizenship note 1 social sciences and several foreign languages Schools concentrate not only on academic subjects but also on producing well rounded individuals so physical education and religion or ethics are compulsory even in non denominational schools which are prevalent For example the German constitution guarantees the separation of church and state so although religion or ethics classes are compulsory students may choose to study a specific religion or none at all Today a number of other areas of specialization exist such as gymnasiums specializing in economics technology or domestic sciences In some countries there is a notion of progymnasium which is equivalent to beginning classes of the full gymnasium with the rights to continue education in a gymnasium Here the prefix pro is equivalent to pre indicating that this curriculum precedes normal gymnasium studies History EditIn Central European Nordic Benelux and Baltic countries this meaning for gymnasium that is a secondary school preparing the student for higher education at a university has been the same at least since the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century The term was derived from the classical Greek word gymnasion gymnasion which was originally applied to an exercising ground in ancient Athens Here teachers gathered and gave instruction between the hours devoted to physical exercises and sports and thus the term became associated with and came to mean an institution of learning 1 This use of the term did not prevail among the Romans but was revived during the Renaissance in Italy and from there passed into the Netherlands and Germany during the 15th century In 1538 Johannes Sturm founded at Strasbourg the school which became the model of the modern German gymnasium 2 In 1812 a Prussian regulation ordered all schools with the right to send their students to the university to bear the name of gymnasium By the 20th century this practice was followed in almost the entire Austrian Hungarian German and Russian Empires 1 In the modern era many countries which have gymnasiums were once part of these three empires By country EditAlbania Edit In Albania a gymnasium Albanian Gjimnaz education takes three years following a compulsory nine year elementary education and ending with a final aptitude test called Albanian Matura Shteterore The final test is standardized at the state level and serves as an entrance qualification for universities These can be either public state run tuition free or private fee paying The subjects taught are mathematics Albanian language one to three foreign languages history geography computer science the natural sciences biology chemistry physics history of art music philosophy logic physical education and the social sciences sociology ethics psychology politics and economy The gymnasium is generally viewed as a destination for the best performing students and as the type of school that serves primarily to prepare students for university while other students go to technical vocational schools Therefore gymnasiums often base their admittance criteria on an entrance exam elementary school grades or some combination of the two Austria Edit In Austria the Gymnasium has two stages from the age of 11 to 14 and from 15 to 18 concluding with Matura Historically three types existed The Humanistisches Gymnasium focuses on Ancient Greek and Latin The Neusprachliches Gymnasium puts its focus on actively spoken languages The usual combination is English French and Latin sometimes French can be swapped with another foreign language like Italian Spanish or Russian The Realgymnasium emphasizes the sciences In the last few decades more autonomy has been granted to schools and various types have been developed focusing on sports music or economics for example Belarus Edit In Belarus gymnasium is the highest variant of secondary education which provides advanced knowledge in various subjects The number of years of instruction at a gymnasium is 12 which is different from usual secondary education 11 years However it is possible to cover all required credits in 11 years by taking additional subjects each semester In Belarus gymnasium is generally viewed as a destination for the best performing students and as the type of school that serves primarily to prepare students for university Czech Republic and Slovakia Edit See also Education in Slovakia Secondary education In the Czech Republic and Slovakia gymnazium also spelled gymnasium is a type of school that provides secondary education Gymnazium leads to the maturita exam There are different types of gymnazium distinguished by the length of study In the Czech Republic there are eight year six year and four year types and in Slovakia there are eight year and four year types of which the latter is more common In both countries there are also bilingual Czech or Slovak with English French Spanish Italian German or Russian in Slovakia bilingual gymnaziums are five year and private gymnaziums Germany Edit Main article Gymnasium Germany Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren picture showing church and courtyard Chemistry lesson Bonn 1988 German gymnasiums are selective schools They offer the most academically promising youngsters a quality education 3 that is free in all state run schools and generally not above 50 month cost in Church run schools though there are some expensive private schools Gymnasiums may expel students who academically under perform their classmates or behave in a way that is often seen as undesirable and unacceptable Historically the German Gymnasium also included in its overall accelerated curriculum post secondary education at college level and the degree awarded substituted for the bachelor s degree Baccalaureate 4 previously awarded by a college or university so that universities in Germany became exclusively graduate schools In the United States the German Gymnasium curriculum was used at a number of prestigious universities such as the University of Michigan as a model for their undergraduate college programs 5 Pupils study subjects such as German mathematics physics chemistry geography biology arts music physical education religion history and civics citizenship social sciences note 1 and computer science They are also required to study at least two foreign languages The usual combinations are English and French or English and Latin although many schools make it possible to combine English with another language most often Spanish Ancient Greek or Russian Religious education classes are a part of the curricula of all German schools yet not compulsory a student or their parents or guardians can conscientiously object to taking them in which case the student along with those whose religion is not being taught in the school is taught ethics or philosophy In state schools a student who is not baptized into either the Catholic or Protestant faiths is allowed to choose which of these classes to take 6 The only exception to this is in the state of Berlin where the subject ethics is mandatory for all students and Christian religious studies can only be chosen additionally A similar situation is found in Brandenburg where the subject life skills ethics and religious education Lebensgestaltung Ethik Religionskunde LER is the primary subject but parents guardians or students older than 13 can choose to replace it with Christian religious studies or take both The intention behind LER is that students should get an objective insight on questions of personal development and ethics as well as on the major world religions 7 For younger students nearly the entire curriculum of a gymnasium is compulsory in higher years additional subjects are available and some of the hitherto compulsory subjects can be dropped but the choice is not as wide as in other school systems such as US high schools Although some specialist Gymnasiums have English or French as the language of instruction at most Gymnasiums lessons apart from foreign language courses are conducted in Standard German citation needed The number of years of instruction at a gymnasium differs between the states It varies between six and seven years in Berlin and Brandenburg primary school is six years in both as opposed to four years in the rest of Germany and eight in Bavaria Hesse and Baden Wurttemberg among others While in Saxony and Thuringia students have never been taught more than eight years in Gymnasium by default nearly all states now conduct the Abitur examinations which complete the Gymnasium education after 13 years of primary school and Gymnasium combined In addition some states offer a 12 year curriculum leading to the Abitur These final examinations are now centrally drafted and controlled Zentralabitur in all German states except for Rhineland Palatinate and provide a qualification to attend any German university Italy EditIn Italy originally the Ginnasio indicated a typology of five year junior high school age 11 to 16 and preparing to the three year Classical Lyceum age 16 to 19 a high school focusing on classical studies and humanities After the school reform that unified the junior high school system the term Ginnasio stayed to indicate the first two year of Liceo Classico now five years long An Italian high school student who enrolls in Liceo Classico follows this study path Quarta Ginnasio gymnasium fourth year age 14 Quinta Ginnasio gymnasium fifth year age 15 Prima Liceo lyceum first year age 16 Seconda Liceo lyceum second year age 17 and Terza Liceo lyceum third year age 18 SomeThis article contains weasel words vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information Such statements should be clarified or removed February 2019 believe this still has some sense since the two year Ginnasio has a differently oriented curriculum from the Liceo Ginnasio students spend the majority of their schooling studying Greek and Latin grammar laying the bases for the higher and more in depth set of studies of the Liceo such as Greek and Latin literature and Philosophy In July 1940 the Fascist Minister of National Education Giuseppe Bottai got a bill of law approved that abolished the first three years of the Gymnasium and instituted a unique path of studies for children aged from 12 to 14 The last two years of the Gymnasium kept the previous denomination and the related scholastic curriculum for the following decades 8 Netherlands Edit In the Netherlands gymnasium is the highest variant of secondary education offering the academically most promising youngsters top 5 a quality education that is in most cases free and in other cases at low cost citation needed It consists of six years after 8 years including kindergarten of primary school in which pupils study the same subjects as their German counterparts with the addition of compulsory Ancient Greek Latin and Klassieke Culturele Vorming Classical Cultural Education history of the Ancient Greek and Roman culture and literature Schools have some freedom in choosing their specific curriculum with for example Spanish Philosophy and Technasium a very technical and highly demanding course being available as final exams Usually schools will have all classes mandatory in switching combinations for the first three or so years with the exception of Technasium which is a free choice from the second year onward after which students will choose their subjects in the directions of Economics and Society Culture and Society Nature and Health Nature and Technology or Technology The equivalent without classical languages is called Atheneum and gives access to the same university studies although some extra classes are needed when starting a degree in classical languages or theology All are government funded See Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs in English for the full article on Dutch preparatory scientific education Nordic and Baltic countries Edit Hartvig Nissen Skole a gymnasium in Oslo Norway Tallinn Oismae Gymnasium in Tallinn Estonia The Askola Institute Askola Instituutti in Monninkyla Askola Finland In Denmark Estonia the Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Latvia Norway and Sweden gymnasium consists of three years usually starting at the year the students turn 16 years old after nine or ten years of primary school In Lithuania the gymnasium usually consists of four years of schooling starting at the age of 15 16 the last year roughly corresponding to the first year of college Most gymnasiums in the Nordic countries are free Universal student grants are also available in certain countries for students over 18 In Denmark see also Gymnasium Denmark there are four kinds of gymnasiums STX Regular Examination Programme HHX Higher Business Examination Programme HTX Higher Technical Examination Programme and HF Higher Preparatory Examination Programme HF is only two years instead of the three required for STX HHX and HTX All four type of gymnasiums theoretically gives the same eligibility for university However because of the different subjects offered students may be better qualified in an area of further study E g HHX students have subjects that make them more eligible for studies such as business studies or economics at university while HTX offer applied science and mathematics that benefit studies in Science or Engineering There is also EUX which takes four years and ends with both the STX exam and status as a journeyman of a craft 9 Compared to the somewhat equivalent A levels in the UK Danish gymnasia have more mandatory subjects The subjects are divided into levels where A levels run through all three years B levels two years and C levels one year apart from PE which exists as a C level lasting tree years In Sweden there are two different kinds of branches of studies the first branch focuses on giving a vocational education while the second branch focuses on giving preparation for higher education While students from both branches can go on to study at a university students of the vocational branch graduate with a degree within their attended program There are 18 national programs 12 vocational and 6 preparatory 10 11 In the Faroe Islands there are also four kinds of gymnasiums which are the equivalents of the Danish programmes Studentaskuli equivalent to STX Handilsskuli HHX Tekniski skuli HTX and HF HF Studentaskuli and HF are usually located at the same institutions as can be seen in the name of the institute in Eysturoy Studentaskulin og HF skeidid i Eysturoy In Greenland there is a single kind of gymnasium Den Gymnasiale Uddannelse Ilinniarnertuunngorniarneq that replaced the earlier Greenlandic Secondary Education Programme GU the Greenland Higher Commercial Examination Programme HHX and the Greenland education to Higher Technical Examination Programme HTX which were based on the Danish system This program allows a more flexible Greenland gymnasium where students based on a common foundation course can choose between different fields of study that meet the individual student s abilities and interests The course is offered in Aasiaat Nuuk Sisimiut and Qaqortoq with one in Ilulissat to be opened in 2015 latest in 2016 if approved by Inatsisartut In Finland the admissions to gymnasiums are competitive the accepted people comprising 51 of the age group 12 The gymnasiums concludes with the matriculation examination an exam whose grades are the main criteria for university admissions Switzerland Edit In Switzerland gymnasia Gymnasien gymnases are selective schools that provide a three to six year depending on the canton course of advanced secondary education intended to prepare students to attend university They conclude with a nationally standardized exam the maturite or Maturitat often shortened to Matura or Matur which if passed allows students to attend a Swiss university The gymnasia are operated by the cantons of Switzerland and accordingly in many cantons they are called Kantonsschule cantonal school Former Yugoslav countries Edit Gymnasium of Karlovci in Sremski Karlovci Serbia V Gymnasium in Zagreb Croatia In Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia and Slovenia a gymnasium education takes four years following a compulsory eight or nine year elementary education and ending with a final aptitude test called Matura In these countries the final test is standardized at the state level and can serve as an entrance qualification for universities There are either public state run and tuition free religious church run with secular curriculum and tuition free or private fee paying gymnasium schools in these countries The subjects taught are mathematics the native language one to three foreign languages history geography informatics computers the natural sciences biology chemistry physics history of art music philosophy logic physical education and the social sciences sociology ethics or religious education psychology politics and economy Religious studies are optional In Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Montenegro Slovenia Serbia and North Macedonia Latin is also a mandatory subject in all gymnasiums just as Ancient Greek is with Latin in a certain type of gymnasiums called Classical Gymnasiums klasicna gimnazija In all of the countries the gymnasium Gimnazija Gjimnazi is generally viewed as a destination for best performing students and as the type of school that serves primarily to prepare students for university studies while other students go to technical vocational schools Therefore gymnasiums often base their admittance criteria on an entrance exam elementary school grades or a combination of the two Countries with gymnasium systems EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Albania Gjimnazi 3 years after 9 years 4 years primary school and 5 years lower high school of education ends with Matura Shteterore at the age of 18 Argentina Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires 6 years Rafael Hernandez National College of La Plata 5 years formerly 6 years after 7 years of primary school and Gymnasium UNT 8 years ends at the age of 18 Austria 8 years after 4 years of primary school or 4 years after primary school and 4 years of Hauptschule ending in matura at the age 18 Belarus 7 years after 4 years of primary school Belgium 6 years starting at age 11 13 after 6 years of primary school ends at the age of 18 where students progress to a university Bolivia Deutsche Schule Mariscal Braun La Paz 6 years ends with Abitur Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 years starting at age 14 15 after 9 years in elementary school ends with Matura Brazil Humboldt Schule of Sao Paulo is a German school in Sao Paulo There are more Gymnasiums in the country and some of them receive resources further explanation needed from the German government Bulgaria 5 years after 7 years of primary school Currently graduation after passing at least two Maturas Colombia Gimnasio Moderno all male traditional Pre K to 11th grade private school located in Bogota Colombia Its founders were inspired by the original greek to name the first Gimnasio in Colombia Croatia 4 years starting at age 14 15 after 8 years in elementary school five different educational tracks opca gimnazija general education klasicna gimnazija focused on Latin and Ancient Greek jezicna gimnazija focused on modern languages prirodoslovna gimnazija biology chemistry physics and prirodoslovno matematicka gimnazija mathematics physics and computer science ends with Matura Students of all tracks have compulsory classes in Latin and English as well as in at least one additional foreign language most commonly German Italian Spanish and French Cyprus 3 years starting at age 12 and following 6 years of elementary school Compulsory for all students Followed by the non mandatory Lyceum ages 15 to 18 for students with academic aspirations or Secondary Technical and Vocational Lyceum TVE for students who prefer vocational training After successfully completing the program students of TVE are awarded a School Leaving Certificate which is recognized as equivalent to a Lyceum School Leaving Certificate three grade Senior Secondary School Czech Republic 4 years starting at age 15 or 16 6 years starting at age 13 or 14 not usual 8 years starting at age 11 or 12 all ending in matura Denmark 3 years or 4 years for athletes who are part of the Team Danmark elite sports program and musicians who have chosen MGK Musical Elementary Course usually starting after 10 or 11 years of primary school This is more like a prep school or the first years of college than high school Everyone is eligible to go to a US high school but one needs to be deemed competent to get into a gymnasium For more information see Gymnasium Denmark Gymnasium is also available in an intensive 2 year program leading to the Hojere Forberedelseseksamen Higher Preparatory Exam Estonia 3 years after 9 years of primary school Faroe Islands 3 years usually starting after 9 or 10 years of primary school The system is similar to the Danish system A gymnasium level education is also available in an intensive 2 year programme leading to Haegri fyrireikingarprovtoka Higher Preparatory Exam Finland lukio educational language is Finnish or gymnasium educational language is Swedish takes 2 5 years most students spend 3 years 13 after 9 years of primary school Finnish peruskoulu Swedish grundskola lukio starts usually in the autumn of the year when the student turns 16 and ends with abitur after passing the matriculation examination lukio is not compulsory and its entrance is competitive France the French equivalent of a gymnasium is called a lycee 3 years after 5 years of primary school and 4 years of secondary school age 15 18 The last year called terminale ends with passing the baccalaureat an examination to enter university Germany formerly 8 9 years depending on the state now being changed to 8 years nationwide starting at 5th at age 11 Abitur in 12th or 13th grade for more information see Gymnasium Germany Greece 3 years starting at age 12 after 6 years of primary school Compulsory for all children it is followed by the non mandatory Geniko Lykeio Geniko Lykeio Lyceum ages 15 18 or the Vocational Lyceum EPAL The EPAL School Leaving Certificate is recognized equally as a Senior Secondary School Leaving Certificate high school Hungary 4 6 8 years starting after 8 6 4 years of primary school ends with Matura see Education in Hungary Iceland usually 3 4 years starting at age 15 or 16 after 10 years of elementary school 14 Israel five schools termed gymnasium located in Tel Aviv Rishon LeZion Jerusalem and Haifa Italy ginnasio is the name of the two first years of Liceo Classico Kyrgyzstan 7 years after 5 years of primary school Latvia 3 years after 9 years of primary school Liechtenstein ends with Matura Lithuania gimnazija usually 4 years 2 years of basic school after 4 years of basic school and 2 years of secondary school sometimes 8 years 6 of basic school and 2 of secondary school 12 years in rural areas or in art music gymnasiums Luxembourg usually 7 years starting at age 12 13 after 6 years of primary school Montenegro 4 years starting at age 14 15 after 9 years in elementary school ends with Matura Netherlands 6 years starting at age 11 13 after 8 years of primary school Prepares for admission to university Gymnasia in the Netherlands have compulsory classes in Ancient Greek and or Latin the same high level secondary school without the classical languages is called Atheneum They are both variants of VWO Norway the traditional but now discontinued gymnasium led to the completion of examen artium This has now been succeeded by a 2 3 or 4 year program videregaende skole depending on course path taken starting at the age of 15 16 culminating with an exam that qualifies for university matriculation studiekompetanse Poland gimnazjum was the name of the 3 year Polish compulsory middle school starting at age of 12 or 13 following 6 years of primary school Gimnazjum ended with a standardized test Further education was encouraged but optional consisting of either 3 year liceum 4 year technikum or 2 to 3 years of vocational school potentially followed by a supplementary liceum or technikum In 2017 Poland reverted to a compulsory 8 year primary school optionally followed by a 4 year liceum a 5 year technikum or 2 to 3 years of vocational school Romania 4 years starting at age 10 ends with Diploma de Capacitate at the age of 14 Primary education lasts for four years Secondary education consists of 1 lower secondary school education organized in a gymnasium for grades 5 to 8 and lower cycle of high school or arts and trades schools vocational for grades 9 and 10 2 upper secondary school education organized in Ciclul superior al liceului for grades 11 12 and 13 followed if necessary by an additional high school year for those who want to move from vocational training grade 10 to upper secondary school education High school education lower cycle of high school and upper secondary school education offers three different orientations academic technological specialization Russia Imperial Russia since 1726 8 years since 1871 Women s gymnasiums since 1862 7 years plus an optional 8th for specialisation in pedagogy Progymnasiums equivalent to 4 first years of gymnasium Russian Federation full 11 or 6 7 years after primary school Nowadays there are very few schools in Russia which in their teaching principles and curriculum resemble the prerevolutionalry tradition of Classical Gymnasium The notable exception is the St Petersburg Classical Gymnasium where Latin Ancient Greek and mathematics are the three core subjects In the majority of other cases Russian Gymnasiums are schools specialised in a certain subject or several subjects in the humanities e g Chelyabinsk School No 1 Serbia 4 years starting at age 14 15 after 8 years in elementary primary school There are three most common types of gymnasiums 1 general gymnasium opshta gimnaziјa which offers broad education in all sciences 2 natural sciences prirodno matematichki smer and 3 social studies drushtveno јezichki smer available all over Serbia and a few specialised ones e g mathematics matematichka gimnaziјa only one in all of Serbia in Belgrade sports sportska gimanziјa just two in Serbia language filoloshka gimnaziјa a total of four in Serbia and military gymnasium voјna gimnaziјa only one in all of Serbia In the end all students take a final exam a Matura Completion of the Gymnasium is a prerequisite for enrollment into a university English and another foreign language from the selection of German French Russian most common languages Italian or Spanish far less common or Chinese and Japanese only philological gymnasiums have these two 15 in addition to the mother tongue and in case of minorities also Serbian are compulsory throughout Slovakia 4 years starting at age 15 16 after completing 9 years of elementary school more common 8 years starting at age 11 12 after completing 5 years of elementary school both end with Maturita Slovenia 4 years starting at age 14 15 ends with Matura South Africa Paul Roos Gymnasium is a well known gymnasium for boys in the town of Stellenbosch The school is a boarding school based on the classic British boarding schools however it was more influenced by the Protestant faith hence the German Gymnasium Foreign languages such as French German Mandarin and Latin are studied Afrikaans and English are compulsory School in South Africa 5 years starting at age 13 14 at a secondary institution after 7 years of primary school ends with Matric Sweden Upper secondary school in Sweden lasts for three years formerly four years on some programmes Gymnasium is the word used to describe this stage of the education system in Sweden The National Agency of Education has decided that gymnasium is equivalent to the international upper secondary school 16 The gymnasium is optional and follows after nine years in elementary school However the Swedish term hogskola high school may cause some confusion In Swedish it is used almost synonymously with university with the only difference being that universities have the right to issue doctoral examinations In the case of technical universities these could also be called hogskola even when they have right to issue doctoral examinations e g Chalmers tekniska hogskola officially named a Technical University in English Lunds tekniska hogskola Faculty of Engineering Lund University and Kungliga tekniska hogskolan Royal Institute of Technology A hogskola is often located in cities with lower population except for the technical ones that can be found also in the largest cities Switzerland usually 4 years after 9 years of compulsory schooling primary and secondary I it is also possible to attend a so called Langzeitgymnasium which lasts 6 years following a six year primary schooling the Gymnasium ends with Matura at the age of 18 19 Ukraine 8 years starting after 4 years of primary school United Kingdom historically grammar schools have been the English equivalent of the gymnasium selecting pupils on the basis of academic ability usually through the 11 entrance examination in year 6 at the age of 10 or 11 and educating them with the assumption that they would go on to study at a university such schools were largely phased out from 1965 under the Wilson and Heath governments and less than 5 of pupils now attend the remaining 146 grammar schools The UK therefore no longer has a widespread equivalent of the gymnasium The exception is Northern Ireland and some parts of England within the counties of Buckinghamshire Lincolnshire and Kent which have retained the system Grammar schools are also to be found in some London boroughs North Yorkshire Essex Lancashire Warwickshire and Devon in varying degrees Many private fee paying independent schools including all those commonly referred to as public schools seek to fulfill a similar role to the state grammar school if the scholar has the ability and thus to the gymnasium in other countries and most importantly the money to attend them United States Public school As school districts continue to experiment with educational styles the magnet school has become a popular type of high school Boston Latin School and Central High School in Philadelphia are the two oldest public schools in the country and the oldest magnet schools As the concept has not become entrenched in the various American educational systems due partly to the federal rather than unitary style of education in the United States the term may vary among states Private school The equivalent among private schools is the preparatory school Final degree EditDepending on country the final degree if any is called Abitur Artium Diploma Matura Maturita or Student and it usually opens the way to professional schools directly However these degrees are occasionally not fully accredited internationally so students wanting to attend a foreign university often have to submit to further exams to be permitted access to them Relationship with other education facilities EditIn countries like Austria most university faculties only accept students from secondary schools that last four years rather than three This includes all Gymnasium students but only a part of vocational high schools in effect making Gymnasium the preferred choice for all pupils aiming for university diplomas In Germany other types of secondary school are called Realschule Hauptschule and Gesamtschule These are attended by about two thirds of the students and the first two are practically unknown in other parts of the world citation needed A Gesamtschule largely corresponds to a British or American comprehensive school However it offers the same school leaving certificates as the other three types the Hauptschulabschluss school leaving certificate of a Hauptschule after 9th grade or in Berlin and North Rhine Westphalia after 10th grade the Realschulabschluss also called Mittlere Reife school leaving certificate of a Realschule after 10th Grade and Abitur also called Hochschulreife school leaving certificate after 12th Grade Students who graduate from Hauptschule or Realschule may continue their schooling at a vocational school until they have full job qualifications It is also possible to get an erweiterter Realschulabschluss after 10th grade that allows the students to continue their education at the Oberstufe of a gymnasium and get an Abitur There are two types of vocational school in Germany the Berufsschule a part time vocational school and a part of Germany s dual education system and the Berufsfachschule a full time vocational school outside the dual education system Students who graduate from a vocational school and students who graduate with a good grade point average from a Realschule can continue their schooling at another type of German secondary school the Fachhochschulreife a vocational high school The school leaving exam of this type of school the Fachhochschulreife enables the graduate to start studying at a Fachhochschule polytechnic and in Hesse also at a university within the state Students who have graduated from vocational school and have been working in a job for at least three years can go to Berufsoberschule to get either a Fachabitur meaning they may go to university but they can only study the subjects belonging to the branch economical technical social they studied in at Berufschule after one year or the normal Abitur after two years which gives them complete access to universities See also Edit Schools portal Europe portalComparison of US and UK Education Gymnasium ancient Greece Gymnasium Germany Lyceum classical Educational stage Realschule LyceumExplanatory notes Edit a b This subject has different names in the different states of Germany See de Gemeinschaftskunde Citations Edit a b Rines George Edwin ed 1920 Gymnasia and Real gymnasia Encyclopedia Americana Moore John C 2019 A Brief History of Universities Springer Nature p 45 doi 10 1007 978 3 030 01319 6 ISBN 978 3 030 01318 9 S2CID 189137386 PISA 2003 Der Bildungsstand der Jugendlichen in Deutschland Ergebnisse des 2 internationalen Vergleiches Ehmke et al 2004 In PISA Konsortium Deutschland Hrsg PISA 2003 Der Bildungsstand der Jugendlichen in Deutschland Ergebnisse des 2 internationalen Vergleiches Munster New York Waxmann S 244 de Bakkalaureat section Geschichte History accessed 3 14 2012 John Seiler Brubacher Willis Rudy Higher education in transition a history of American colleges and universities 4th Edition 1997 New Brunswick New Jersey pp 157 158 Die ersten Schritte am Gymnasium Ministry of Education Youth and Sports of the Federal State of Brandenburg Lebensgestaltung Ethik Religionskunde L E R Archived 2010 11 03 at the Wayback Machine 57 4 22 L 1 luglio 1940 n 899 Istituzione della scuola media in Italian 1 July 1940 Retrieved 12 May 2021 UddannelsesGuiden in Danish Om program pa gymansiet Gymnasium se Educations Media Group Retrieved 3 September 2018 Nationella program pa gymnasiet Gymnasium se Educations Media Group Retrieved 3 September 2018 1 250 opiskelijapaikan lisaaminen ammatillisen peruskoulutuksen jarjestamislupiin 1 1 2010 lukien PDF Archived from the original PDF on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 1 July 2011 General upper secondary education Archived from the original on 9 January 2012 Retrieved 31 October 2011 Hardardottir Halla Stytting framhaldsskola Enginn timi til ad anda Frettatiminn Archived from the original on 23 March 2017 Retrieved 23 March 2017 e g the Belgrade Philological Gymnasium q v http filoloska edu rs filoloska sites default files Usvojena 20Lista udzbenika za sk 2018 2019 godinu pdf Upper Secondary School 2011 Archived from the original on 9 June 2012 Retrieved 18 July 2012 External links EditGilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Gymnasia New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gymnasium school amp oldid 1119704701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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