Organisation of the education system in Slovenia 2008/09 SI European Commission EURYBASE SLOVENIA 1. Political, Social, and Economic Background and Trends....................................... 11 1.1. Historical Overview....................................................................................................................................... 11 1.2. Main Executive and Legislative Bodies.................................................................................................. 14 1.3. Religions............................................................................................................................................................ 18 1.4. Official and Minority Languages .............................................................................................................. 18 1.5. Demographic Situation............................................................................................................................... 18 1.6. Economic Situation....................................................................................................................................... 19 1.7. Statistics ............................................................................................................................................................ 20 2. General Organisation of the Education System and Administration of Education........................................................................................ 22 2.1. Historical Overview....................................................................................................................................... 22 2.2. Ongoing Debates and Future Developments..................................................................................... 24 2.3. Fundamental Principles and Basic Legislation.................................................................................... 24 2.4. General Structure and Defining Moments in Educational Guidance ......................................... 27 2.5. Compulsory Education ................................................................................................................................ 29 2.6. General Administration............................................................................................................................... 30 2.6.1. General Administration at National Level.....................................................................................................31 2.6.2. General Administration at the Regional Level.............................................................................................33 2.6.3. General Administration at the Local Level....................................................................................................33 2.6.4. Educational Institutions, Administration, Management..........................................................................35 2.7. Internal and External Consultation ......................................................................................................... 41 2.7.1. Internal Consultation............................................................................................................................................41 2.7.2. Consultation Involving Key Participants in Society as a Whole .............................................................42 2.8. Methods of Financing Education............................................................................................................. 46 2.8.1. Methods of Financing Pre-primary Education.............................................................................................47 2.8.2. Methods of Financing Compulsory Education............................................................................................47 2.8.3. Methods of Financing Upper Secondary Education..................................................................................48 2.8.4. Methods of Financing Adult Education.........................................................................................................48 2.8.5. Methods of Financing Higher Vocational Education.................................................................................49 2.8.6. Methods of Financing Higher Education.......................................................................................................49 2.8.7. Methods of Financing Private Education ......................................................................................................50 2.9. Statistics ............................................................................................................................................................ 51 1 EURYBASE SLOVENIA 3. Pre-primary Education ............................................................................................. 52 3.1. Historical overview........................................................................................................................................ 53 3.2. Ongoing Debates and Future Developments..................................................................................... 54 3.3. Specific legislative framework .................................................................................................................. 54 3.4. General Objectives........................................................................................................................................ 55 3.5. Geographical Accessibility ......................................................................................................................... 55 3.6. Admission Requirements and Choice of Institution ......................................................................... 55 3.7. Financial Support for Pupils’ Families .................................................................................................... 56 3.8. Age Levels and Grouping of Children.................................................................................................... 56 3.9. Organization of Time.................................................................................................................................... 57 3.9.1. Organization of the Year.....................................................................................................................................57 3.9.2. Weekly and Daily Timetable ..............................................................................................................................57 3.10. Curriculum, Types of Activity, Number of Hours ............................................................................. 57 3.11. Teaching Methods and Materials.......................................................................................................... 58 3.12. Evaluation of Children............................................................................................................................... 58 3.13. Support Facilities......................................................................................................................................... 59 3.14. Private Sector Provisions .......................................................................................................................... 59 3.15. Organisational Variations and Alternative Structures ................................................................... 59 3.16. Statistics.......................................................................................................................................................... 60 4. Single Structure Education ...................................................................................... 63 4.1. Historical overview of basic education.................................................................................................. 63 4.2. Ongoing Debates and Future Developments..................................................................................... 64 4.3. Specific legislative framework of basic education............................................................................. 65 4.4. General Objectives........................................................................................................................................ 65 4.5. Geographical Accessibility ......................................................................................................................... 66 4.6. Admission requirements and Choice of School ................................................................................. 66 4.7. Financial Support for Pupils' Families .................................................................................................... 66 4.8. Age Levels and Grouping of Pupils......................................................................................................... 67 4.9. Organisation of School Time..................................................................................................................... 67 4.9.1. Organisation of the School Year.......................................................................................................................67 4.9.2. Weekly and Daily Timetable ..............................................................................................................................67 2 EURYBASE SLOVENIA 4.10. Curriculum, Subjects, Number of Hours ............................................................................................. 68 4.11. Teaching Methods and Materials.........................................................................................................