Edcucation system and schools?

[Ali_Djerrad]

Hi all,
In wich language courses are given in elementary school?
Could you give me informations about education system in Estonia and schools offers?
Best Regards

[Karina_Tommik]

Hi!,
Most school teach in Estonian and there are some schools that theach in Russian. Also a couple international schools that teach in English one of them being Tallinn European school. Children usually start school at 7 years old. The school education can be generally divaded into two parts 9 grades of mandatory middle school and 3 yearsvof high school (not mandatory). Education levels in Estonia is quite good based on pisa test results.

Best regards

[anytka]

Hi Ali!

Usually it is Estonian and English languages.
And also Russian, French, German, Hebrew ... Depends on the school.
In Estonia the primary school is divided into two stages: 1-3 and 4-5 class.
Then the main school is 6-9 class.
And gymnasium 10-12 class.
More information you can found here: http://www.tallinn.ee/eng/haridus/

[Juri_Siilivask]

Hi Ali
Under the links you'll find some answers https://www.hm.ee/en/activities/pre-school-basic-and-secondary-education
https://www.hm.ee/en/national-curricula-2014

[kukulind]

The national curriculum is taught in Estonian or Russian. In the latter case, Estonian is taught as a first foreign language from the first grade. However, there are schools that use the IB curriculum and teach in English and some private schools that teach in, say, Finnish. The first nine years of education are compulsory, after that one can go to high school, trade school, or work. State schools provide education for free, private schools, naturally, not.
More information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Estonia.

[jass_seljamaa]

Hi Ali!

Classes are taught in estonian and there are some russian schools as well. These are free of charge. Then there is also the international school of estonia (https://ise.edu.ee), where classes are taught in english, but i think there is a fee.