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Ian Mark L.

Remanes

Comparative Report on three Countries

LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG PHILIPPINES


ADMINISTRATION

Jurgita Šiugždinienė, Minister on Claude Meisch,


Education Minister of Education, Leonor Briones,
Children and Youth Sec., Department of
Education

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Education is free of charge and All Luxembourgers receive Education in
compulsory from the age of 6 or 7 to primary education, which will the Philippines is provided
16 years (covering "primary" and be obligatory and free. by public and private
"basic" education), as stated in the schools, colleges, universiti
national Law on Education. es, and technical and
vocational institutions in
the country. Funding for
public education comes
from the national
government. Thus it is for
all and free. For the
academic year 2017–2018,
about 83% of K–12
students attended public
schools and about 17%
either attended private
schools or were home-
schooled.

AGE/CATEGORY
Education between the ages of 7 and Fundamental education By law, education
16 is compulsory and free of charge consists of preschool and is compulsory for thirteen
at all levels, as a result of the 1992 primary school. It is obligatory years (kindergarten and
Constitution. The three levels of from the age of 4 onwards and grades 1–12) and is
Lithuanian education include: is composed of 4 cycles grouped into three
comprehensive (from 7 to 16 years instead of school years: levels: elementary
of age), vocational and schools of 1st cycle: children aged 3–5 (at school (kindergarten–
further education (from 16 to 18), the beginning of the year) grade 6), junior high
and higher education. 2nd cycle: ages 6–7 school (grades 7–10),
3rd cycle: ages 8–9 and senior high
\ 4th cycle: ages 10–11 school (grades 11–12).
They may also be grouped
into four key stages: 1st
key stage (kindergarten–
grade 3), 2nd key stage
(grades 4–6), 3rd key stage
(grades 7–10) and 4th key
Secondary education is not stage (grades 11–12).
compulsory and is suspiciously Secondary: Emphasis more on Children usually enter
provided for two years (forms 11 vocational education. It may, kindergarten at age 5.
and 12 in secondary schools and however, also allow access to
forms 3 and 4 in gymnasiums). university studies. It is divided
Pupils study into 4 régimes: Lycée After senior High School,
individual education plans. The Ermesinde, an all-day school Students may proceed to
programme can include modules of Schengen Lycée, a bi-national Universities and Colleges
the vocational training programme school in Perl in Germany with their chosen course
Sportlycée, for pupils engaging or may enroll at vocational
in sport at a high levelÉcole de schools for skilled students
la 2e chance (School of the
second chance), for
adolescents or adults who
have left the school system
without a certification.

Following Lithuania's independence


from the Soviet Union, more than 67 The law on the organization of There are schools that
percent of Lithuanian students now Primary Education (Éducation offered religious
attend religious classes in general nationale 2009) stipulates that courses/subjects. For
schools. the subject of religious and public schools, The
moral education should churches tapped public
become a field of learning for schools to teach
second, third, and fourth cathechism.
years. It is obligatory and can
be assessed, and is offered as
an alternative to the subject of
Moral and Social Education. RE
is taught 2 hours a week in
keeping with the agreement
signed between the
government and the
archdioceses of Luxembourg.
The alternative subject is
taught in the same time slot.
The choice between the
religious option or the
alternative is made by parents.

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

In Lithuania, the official Tri-lingualism is a feature of Mother toungue for grade


national language is Lithuanian. In the state education system, 1-3
most schools, and of Luxembourgish society - Englich and
the language of instruction is Lithua in general. it uses English, Filipino (for the
nian, but there are a considerable French and German higher leve
number of schools in which depending on
the language of instruction is the what subject/area
mother tongue of the majority of is being taught.
the school's student population—
usually Russian or Polish.

ACADEMIC YEAR

The academic year runs for 10 Two semesters are being Academic year Starts From
months from September through followed. 1. Winter Semester June to November ( First
June. There is a summer break from ( September to February), 2. Semester) November to
July 1 to September 1.  Summer ( February to March ( second Smester)
September) . Vacation took Summer
inly 2-3 weeks Semester/vacation from
April to May.

BUDGET FOR EDUCATION

Lithuania spent 2.5% of its GDP on Luxembourg spends 3.9% of Philippines spends 2.7% of
educational institutions at these total GDP on education. its total GDP on education.
levels, one of the lowest rates in
countries

FACULTY REQUIREMENT

Bachelor's or Professional least 2 years of experience and Bachelors degree


Bachelor's teacher training studies must have a
Bachelor's Degree in
Education 
TEACHERS SALARY
1,400 US Dollar 124, 000 US Dollar 500 US Dollar

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