CROATIAN

EDUCATION SYSTEM
 Vocational School:
Secondary technical traffic school
 VOCATIONS

 MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER – 3 YEARS

 TECHNICIAN FOR ROAD TRAFFIC – 4 YEARS

 AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC MERCHANT – 4 YEARS

 TECHNICIAN FOR POSTAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES – 4 YEARS

* ADULT EDUCATION
MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER

AFTER COMPLETION OF EDUCATION THE STUDENT ACQUIRES A DRIVER’S LICENSE

 „AM” - „B” – „C1” – „C” – „F” – „G” CATEGORIES AT THE AGE OF 18

 IN OUR DRIVING SCHOOL, A STUDENT DRIVES A CAR AND A TRUCK FOR 45 HOURS

 CITIZENS CAN TAKE THE "C" CATEGORY ONLY IF THEY ARE 21 YEARS OLD

 ALL CATEGORIES ARE AVAILABLE COMPLETELY FREE

 THE BEST DRIVER FROM THE SCHOOL GOES TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION
MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND FURTHER EDUCATION

 TRUCK AND PASSENGER VEHICLE DRIVER, TAXI DRIVER

 GREAT DEMAND FOR DRIVERS IN EUROPE AND CROATIA

 POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AS A ROAD TRAFFIC

TECHNICIAN AT OUR SCHOOL

 AFTER THE THIRD GRADE, THE BEST STUDENTS CAN JOIN THE FOURTH
GRADE OF REGULAR EDUCATION.

 TWO JOBS IN 4 YEARS AND FREE VEHICLE CATEGORIES

TECHNICIAN FOR ROAD TRAFFIC
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

 SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE TECHNICAL CORRECTNESS OF

THE VEHICLE
 TRAFFIC AND TRADE IN AUTO ACTIVITIES
 BUS DEPARTMENT, VEHICLE PARK ...
 „CROATIAN ROADS”
 ORGANIZATION OF TRANSPORT IN PASSENGER AND CARGO TRAFFIC
 TECHNICIAN FOR POSTAL AND FINANCIAL
SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
 BANKS
 TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS – A1, TELE 2, ISKON, T-COM ...
 INSURANCE COMPANIES
 POST OFFICES
 CURRENCY EXCHANGE OFFICE

ADVANTAGES
 TWO LANGUAGES – ENGLISH / ITALIAN / GERMAN
 INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ON THE
COMPUTER
 POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
 AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC MERCHANT
POSSIBILITY OF EMPLOYMENT
AIRPORT:
 GROUND STEWARDESS
 AIRCRAFT BALANCER
 CARGO AGENT
 PARKER AND SIGNALIST
 ACCEPTANCE AND SHIPPING OF PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE
ADVANTAGES
ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE FOR OCCUPATIONS:
 AIRCRAFT STEWARDESSES
 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
 AIRCRAFT PILOTS

 THREE FOREIGN LANGUAGES – ENGLISH, GERMAN AND ITALIAN

 COMPUTER SCIENCE – 3 YEARS, PHYSICS – 4 YEARS ...
 Enrollment in Vocational School
The 1. The common element of evaluation for enrolling candidates in all
number of secondary education programs is the average of the final grades in all
Vocation students in subjects to two decimal places in the last four grades of primary education.
class 2. School subjects that score for enrollment (7th and 8th grade of
elementary school )
MOTOR VEHICLE
DRIVER
72 Croatian language, math, first foreign language

TECHNICIAN FOR 24 Croatian language, mathematics, first foreign language, physics,

ROAD TRAFFIC
technical culture, chemistry

TECHNICIAN FOR POSTAL 24 Croatian language, math, first foreign language, geography,
AND FINANCIAL SERVICES technical culture, physics

AIRCRAFT 24 Croatian language, math, first foreign language, geography,

TRAFFIC technical culture, physics
MERCHANT
Grading system in Croatia

Scale Grade Description

5 Excellent (odličan)
4 Very Good (vrlo dobar)
3 Good (dobar)
2 Sufficient (dovoljan)
1 Insufficient (nedovoljan)
Kindergarten

► Age: 6 months - 7 years

► Public and private

► 99% preschoolers attendance

► Not compulsory

► Three programmes: - 6 hour programme

- 8 hour programme
- 10 hour programme
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
► Compulsory
► Starts at the age of six and seven
► lasts eight years
► Two stages: „lower classes”: 1st through 4th grade
- one teacher per class that
teaches every subject
„upper classes”: 5th through 8th grade
- different teachers for each subject
►Up to 24 students in one class
SECONDARY SCHOOL
► Optional
► Three types of schools:
► Gymnasiums
● Mathematics, informatics and science
● Foreign languages
● Classics
● General education
►Vocational secondary schools
► Art schools
► lasts 3-4 years
► Enrollment in secondary school:
● through the website (application) formed by Ministry of Science and Education
● average of the final grades in all subjects in the last four grades of primary education
● school subjects 7th and 8th grade of elementary school
STATE GRADUATION EXAM
► after 4th grade of secondary school
► Mandatory and optional exams
► Mandatory: Croatian language, mathematics and a foreign language
► Optional: depends on the university a student desires to enroll in
► Two levels: A (higher) and B (basic)

► Enrollment in university:
points from state exam + average of the final grades in 4 years of
secondary school
HIGHER EDUCATION
► Three types:
► polytechnics (4 years)
► universities (4 years)
► private schools of professional higher education (3 years)

BOLOGNA DECLARATION
Bachelor's degree (prvostupnik)- 3 years
Master's degree (magistar)- 2 years
Doctorate (doktor)- 3 years
University of Split

► Faculty of Economics
► Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding
► Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy
► Faculty of Philosophy (social sciences, foreign languages ..)
► Catholic Faculty of Theology
► Faculty of Chemical Technology
► Faculty of Kinesiology
► Faculty of Medicine
► Maritime Studies
► Faculty of Law
► Faculty of Science and Mathematics
 University administration

University Campus
SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
Gifted students - there is yet no official strategy or legislation for gifted
students; just a framework

Students with disabilities (autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, emotional

problems, ADHD….) - Individualised and adapted program

INCLUSION:
Adjust the teaching to the individual needs of every student and create
opportunities for each and every student to achieve the outcomes.
Better motivation and higher self respect!
Adapting the methods, strategies, assessment, content

● Teaching assistant – provides direct support to a student during the educational

process in tasks that require communication, sensory and motor activity of the student,
according to the established functional abilities and needs of each individual student
GUIDELINES FOR WORKING WITH GIFTED CHILDREN AND
STUDENTS
• IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED CHILDREN AND STUDENTS
• CURRICULUM PLANNING FOR GIFTED CHILDREN AND STUDENTS
• EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR GIFTED CHILDREN AND STUDENTS
• SUPPORT FOR GIFTED CHILDREN IN EARLY AND PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
• SUPPORT FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL AND SECONDARY
EDUCATION
• Individualized curriculum
• EVALUATION AND REPORTING ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROGRESS OF
GIFTED CHILDREN AND STUDENTS
• THE ROLE OF THE CURRICULUM HOLDER IN WORKING WITH THE GIFTED
• COOPERATION WITH PARENTS/GUARDIANS
GUIDELINES FOR WORKING WITH STUDENTS WITH DIFFICULTIES
• THE ROLE OF *PARTICIPANTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AND TYPES OF SUPPORT
(* teachers, professional associates: pedagogue, psychologist.; parents - teaching assistant )
• PEDAGOGICAL - DIDACTIC BASICS IN WORKING WITH STUDENTS
• DEVELOPMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFICULTIES
• TYPES OF APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS/CURRICULUM AND FORM OF EDUCATION FOR THE STUDENTS WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFICULTIES
• INDIVIDUALIZATION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING PROCEDURE WITH REFERENCE TO STUDENTS' CAPABILITIES
• ADJUSTMENT OF THE LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND CONTENT TEACHINGS
• PLANNING OF INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULUM (IK) / EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULUM (IK)
• ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EVALUATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
ICT Competence Network for
Innovative Services for Persons with Complex Communication Needs
CURRICULAR REFORM – WHY?
Poor results on PISA tests

Changing the whole primary and secondary education

The last changes were made in 2005 for primary school , and in 1995
for secondary school

Focus: adjusting the educational system to the 21st century and

preparing our students for the living and working in the 21st century
„SCHOOL FOR LIFE”

 Creating student-centered lessons based on Bloom's taxonomy and the

outcomes
 Changing the assessment- Formative (Assessment for learning, assessment as
learning) and summative assessment
 Implementation of problem solving, critical thinking and interdisciplinarity
 The use of ICT
 Only learning outcomes and overall hourly rate are given. The rest is mostly
up to the teacher. Autonomous planning of the Annual Performance
curriculum aligned with the specific school and specific class
CURRICULAR REFORM (2017 - 2020)- the implementation

Writing the new curricula

Phases of implementation:
1. experimental schools (2018./2019.)
2. 1st, 5th grade primary school, 1st grade gymnasium (2019./2020.)
3. 2nd and 3rd, 6th and 7th grade primary school, 2nd and 3rd grade
gymnasium (2020./2021.)
4. 4th, 8th grade primary school, 4th grade gymnasium (2021./2022.)

* 3 years programs of secondary school – old curricula

 School year
 Two semesters : 1st semester – September to December
2nd semester – January to June
 School holidays:
 autumn holidays: end of October – 3 days
 the first part of the winter holidays: end of December and
beginning of January – 14 days
 the second part of winter holidays: in February – 7 days
 spring holidays: March and April - 9 days
Organisation of Lessons
Two shifts:
o Morning schift: 8:00 – 13:10
o Afternoon schift: 14:00 – 19:10
o School lesson lasts 45 minutes
o short break of 5 minutes after each lesson
o long break of 20 minutes after the third lesson
o Students change the classroom with regard to the school
subject
 Weekly schedule
(1st class secondary vocational school)

Lesson Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

0 Basics of transportation
and transmission
1 Mathematics Croatian language Informatics Italian lnguage III Physics
(optional)
2 Religious education Croatian language Informatics Italian lnguage III Geography
(optional) / Ethics (optional)
3 History Basics of German language II Mathematics History
transportation and
transmission
4 Chemistry Chemistry Biology Mathematics German language II

5 Physics English language I Croatian language English language I German language II

6 Class hour English language I Croatian language English language I Geography

e-Diary

 Web application intended for keeping a class book in electronic form

 First enrollment in 2011

 School principals, teachers and professional associates have access to the

application. Subject teachers have access only to data about their subject,

while class teachers have access to all data about students in their class.
e-Diary for students and parents
 Students can view grades, absence and notes, pedagogical measures, the

planned schedule of written assignments, and personal data entered by

teachers in the e-Diary system.

 Parents are able to view the same data that students see, but for

pedagogical reasons grades and absences are displayed with a 48 delay.

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