Czechia Education

Central

Central government is  responsible for overall legislation in the following areas:

  • Pre-school education
  • Basic Education
  • Tertiary Education and further education.

 

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for:

  • Secondary schools;
  • Tertiary professional schools;
  • Nursery, basic, and secondary schools and school facilities for disabled children and pupils;
  • Special educational needs schools;
  • Schools connected to health care facilities;
  • School educational and boarding facilities and school canteens for children, pupils, and students of schools established by the region;
  • Secondary schools teaching in the language of a national minority;
  • Language schools authorised to organise state language examinations;
  • Basic artistic schools; and
  • School facilities for developing personal interests.

 

Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

  • Basic Schools;
  • Nursery Schools;
  • Artistic basic schools;
  • School facilities for developing personal interests;
  • School facilities for special purposes, and
  • School transport.


 

Responsible ministries/bodies

 The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports


 

Sources

 Framework Education Programme

 

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