THE GREEK EDUCATIONAL

SYSTEM

FEBRUARY 2017
GENERAL
Formal education is characterized by a fixed
length of study, repetition and when finishing
a degree which is officially recognized by the
Greek State
The classification of educational institutions
include the need for proof of degree
(baccalaureate, diploma, etc.) of the previous
level of study in order to pursue to the next level
It is a grid of complicated, multilevel and diverse
educational services
EDUCATION IS :
Obligatory for all children among 6 15 years old (that
is the Primary School and the lower Secondary School)
Children s school life may begin at the age of 2,5
years old (pre primary education) in nursery schools
(public or private)
Post-compulsory Secondary Education, according to
the reform of 1997, including two school types: unified
upper secondary schools and the Technical Vocational
Schools. Attendance last three years at Lyceums and
two years (study) or three years (course) in the
Technical Vocational Education and travel are not
mutually exclusive from one school to another
STAGES/ TYPES

Special kindergartens, primary, lower

secondary and upper secondary classes for
pupils with special educational needs
Music, Sports and Religious High Schools
Vocational Training Institutes are also included
in post compulsory education and provide
formal but unclassified level of education ( the
reason of that is that they accept both high
school and lyceum graduates, depending on
the particular specialties they offer )
STAGES/ TYPES
Public higher education is divided into Higher
Educational Institutions and Technological
Educational Institutions. Students are
admitted in these institutions depends on their
performance in national examinations taken in
the second and third grade of lyceum
Hellenic Open University was founded in 1992
and its students are admitted from the age of
22 years old .
Private schools in all educational levels
STAGES/ TYPES
Minority schools (enter all students whose
parents are Muslims, residents of the area
where the school is located and want their
children to attend those schools )
Cross - cultural schools (for foreign,
repatriated, Roma and expatriate pupils )
Special Schools ( for people with special
educational needs, aged between 4 22
years old )
STAGES/ TYPES
Adult Education Centres ( their
educational programs address to all
adult citizens, 18 years and over )
Second Chance Schools ( for citizens
18 years and over who have not
completed compulsory lower
secondary education )
The following diagram outlines the structure of the
Greek Educational System as established by
institutions of formal, classified and unclassified
education.
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT &
LEARNING ATMOSPHERE
The last years there have been great efforts in
order to modernize the whole educational system
New material, new books and a whole new way for
teachers to teach and approach pupils
Emphasis and priority is given to the student
BUT:
It seems that from the first years of attending
students are being prepared for the exam
nationwide and membership in a senior or higher
education
AS A CONCLUSION
Children become especially
competing to one another
Getting used in chasing good
grades (sometimes with the cost of
losing the real meaning of learning)
If someone does not make it to the
end that may lead to another
excluded group called FAILED
Thank you