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GENERAL INFORMATION |ALGERIA
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM | SECONDARY
EDUCATION | HIGHER EDUCATION | FOREIGN
STUDENT ADMISSIONS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Elementary education is mandatory under the constitution. In
general, education is free of charge but private schools and
universities, authorised by law in 1988, are allowed to charge
fees for tuition.
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ALGERIA EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM
Duration of compulsory education:
Age of entry: 6
Age of exit: 15
Structure of school system:
Basic
Length of program in years: 9
Age level from: 6 to: 15
Secondary
Length of program in years: 3
Age level from: 15 to: 18
Certificate/diploma awarded: Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement
secondaire
Secondary
Length of program in years: 3
Age level from: 15 to: 17
Certificate/diploma awarded: Secondary
School Diploma
Vocational Secondary
Length of program in years:3
Certificate/diploma awarded: Certificat
d'aptitude professionnelle, etc..
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SECONDARY EDUCATION
Primary education lasts for nine years (Ecole fondamentale).
Secondary education is compulsory and consists of a three-year
cycle of study provided in secondary schools and technicums.
There are three branches of secondary education: general, specialized
and technical/vocational. Students in general secondary and
specialized secondary education study for three years and sit
for the Baccalauréat examination. Successful students
are awarded the Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement secondaire
in one of the various streams offered. The Baccalauréat
gives access to higher education but some institutions require
it to be of a certain type (science, arts, etc.). The objective
of technical and vocational secondary education is to prepare
students for active life and industry (technicians and qualified
workers). Studies last between one and four years, according
to the type of training undertaken and can also lead to higher
education.
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Higher education is provided by universities, specialized
institutes, national institutes of higher education, and teacher
training institutes, which fall under the responsibility of
the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, as
well as by institutes run by other ministries. The specific
degrees awarded are determined by the field of study, not the
institution. The Ministry of Higher Education approves the curriculum,
which is standardized for each field of study. Algerian institutions
also award graduate degrees (Diplômes de Postgraduation)
in most fields in which a Licence or DES is awarded.
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FORIEGN STUDENT ADMISSION
Admission requirements:
Students must hold the Baccalauréat or
an equivalent diploma.Students must have good knowledge
of Arabic. Arabic language courses are compulsory for specialized
studies
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(Sources:Algeria
- Education system )
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