PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY

Pre-school education:
Nursery schools or kindergartens
Most parents take their children to nursery schools or kindergartens at the age of three.
The children usually spend all day long there.
At the age of 4-5 they are taught to count, read and write the letters. They also have the lessons of Drawing and Handicrafts. Sometimes they learn English too.
Pre-school education is not compulsory and is fee-paying.

GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION IN UKRAINE
The general secondary education in Ukraine begins at the age of 6 and
is free of charge in state schools and fee-paying in the private ones.

Stages of Secondary Education:
Primary (elementary) school
the 1st-4th grades Basic secondary school
the 5th-9th grades
Upper secondary school
10th – 11th grades

School Subjects
Primary School:
Ukrainian, Math, I and Ukraine, Russian,
Health and Body Care, Physical Education,
Music, Drawing and Handicrafts,
Foreign Language (English, German, French, etc.)
Children start learning a foreign language in the 2nd form
in all secondary schools.
Basic Secondary School:
Ukrainian Language and Literature, Foreign Literature,
Russian, English, German, Math, Health and Body Care,
History of Ukraine, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Art,
Physical Education, Physics, Music, Handicrafts, Civics
Upper Secondary School:
Ukrainian Language and Literature, World Literature,
Russian, English, German, Algebra, Geometry, Geography,
History of Ukraine, World History, Biology, Chemistry,
Physical Education, Physics, Economics, Civics,
Computer Science

NEW TYPES OF SCHOOLS:
Gymnasiums
Lyceums
Colleges
These are the schools where capable students develop their skills.
The curriculum in those types of schools include such new subjects as:
History of World Culture, History of Religion,
two foreign languages, and choreography
together with the traditional school subjects.