Education in Iran

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Iran's educational system comprises many schools and universities scattered throughout the country.

Kindergarten in Iran, also not mandatory, begins at the age of 5 for 1-year duration. Grade school (dabestan) starts at the age of 6 for a duration of 5 years. Junior high school, also known as orientation cycle (dawra’i-rahnama’ii tahsili), goes from the sixth to the eighth grade. This orientation cycle aims at evaluating the student’s proficiency to pursue higher education or vocational/technical education during Senior high school (dabirestan), which last 3 years and is neither mandatory nor free. Senior High school is divided between theoretical, vocational/technical and manual, each program with its own specialties. Universities, institutes of technology, medical schools and community colleges, provide the higher education. The requirement to enter into higher education is to have a High school diploma, followed by a one-year preparation class, and finally pass the national University entrance exam. Higher education is sanctioned by different levels of diplomas: Fogh-Diplom or Kardani (equivalent to a Baccalaureate in technical engineering) after 2 years of higher education, Karshenasi (also known under the name “licence”) is delivered after 4 years of higher education (Bachelor degree). Fogh Licence is delivered after 2 more years of study (Master). After which, a new entrance exam allows the candidate to pursue a doctoral program (PhD).

1 History of Education in Iran
2 Higher education
3 Schools for Gifted Children
4 Prominent high schools in Iran: historical and current
5 Statistics
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] History of Education in Iran

The first Western-style public schools were established by Haj-Mirza Hassan Roshdieh. Preceding this, the only education was studying The Qur'an in Mosques.

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[edit] Higher education

Iranian universities churn out almost 750,000 skilled graduates annually.

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[edit] Schools for Gifted Children

Recent government policy has resulted in the creation of a series of schools for gifted children. Candidates are identified early through test results and school reports and then, given parental consent, transferred to special local schools. They are taught by university professors and have all their expenses paid for by the state. More often than not, they are also sent abroad to study subjects the government deems necessary. In exchange, they are expected to return to Iran and help the government through service for a set number of years.

[edit] Prominent high schools in Iran: historical and current

[edit] Statistics

According to the CIA World Factbook, from information collected in 2003, 85.6% of males and 73% of females over the age of 15 are literate, Thus 79.4% of the population is literate.

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