Ireland 's education system has many similarities with the United Kingdom and the United States, and it is a country with English as its official language. And like the UK, primary and secondary education are both 6 years, while secondary education in the US is 7 years; secondly, like the US, undergraduate education is 4 years, while UK is 3 years; but different from the UK and the US, Ireland's original transition year is the biggest highlight in the education system.
Kindergarten stage
How to choose your favorite kindergarten? First, check the qualifications and check whether the kindergarten you want to go to have the corresponding qualifications; second, be sure to make an appointment in advance to go to the on-site inspection, and only after checking will you know if you like the atmosphere; third, check the catering, check whether the kindergarten provides catering, and if it is provided, whether it meets your requirements;
primary and secondary schools
Ireland's education system ranks seventh in the world, and in 2019 Irish students' reading ability ranks eighth in the world. The people of Ireland advocate comprehensive education. In addition to learning ability, they pay special attention to children's social ability, athletic ability, music and artistic ability. Whether it is a public or private school, everyone will spend a lot of time on music. There are special piano teachers and violin teachers. After class, they will provide children with paid courses. In addition, many private schools will have ballet and dance classes. Also popular are science clubs. In terms of sports, I also want to focus on it. Starting from the age of 4-5, every child in an Irish family will accept at least one or two sports. The most popular among boys are rugby , love football and hockey . The most popular among girls are British hockey, hockey, love football, tennis, swimming, football, etc. It is recommended that parents choose public schools or schools closer to their homes in primary school. Because the quality of teachers in primary schools in Ireland is generally very good, there is really no need to go to private schools or go to school far away.
Junior high school stage
Irish middle school is a 6-year system, and junior high school and high school are collectively called middle schools. In the third year of high school, students need to take the high school entrance examination, but this does not affect anything, because students are studying continuously, so students are already studying in this school. Classes usually start at 9 o'clock in the middle school and end at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. There are two main types of middle schools: private and public. Most private schools are day school. The cost of day schools is relatively low, which is 1/3 of that of schools of the same quality in the UK.
boldly tried the transition year. After the three years of junior high school, you will enter the first year of high school and the transition year. Why is it called transition? This year, students can be very divergent and try as much as possible, and learn through short classes or internships, what they like, and whether some industries they used to like are really the same as they imagined. In the same year, students have enough opportunities to develop their personal hobbies. Some students will play golf or ride horses, and some will participate in school trips, traveling everywhere in the United States, South Africa, Japan, South Korea and other places. If it is an internship, most Irish students usually go to hotels, pharmacies, gas stations, and cafes to work. After this year, students will be relieved and enter the second and third year of high school entrance examinations.
university stage
Irish higher education institutions, with 8 universities, 11 universities of science and technology and 4 private/professional colleges. There is a common rule for some students to choose. 8 universities are more suitable for those who plan to continue their graduate studies or conduct theoretical research in the future; the School of Science and Technology aims to train and work after graduation, which focuses on skills training, such as middle-level management, business, games, machinery, tourism management, and accounting. Of course, this is just a common saying. You can work directly after finishing your undergraduate degree at the University of Science and Technology. Of course, you can continue to study after finishing your undergraduate degree at the University of Science and Technology.
first talk about 8 universities. Let me first class them in the first echelon. The tuition fees for the eight majors are from over 10,000 euros to 25,000 euros. The Holy Trinity University of Dublin may be a little more expensive, more than 20,000 euros; Polytechnic colleges and private institutions in one year are about 9,000 to 10,000 euros.In this way, if we study in a science and technology school or a private university, the annual tuition and living expenses will be about 150,000 yuan. Irish citizens are free to attend college, and tuition exemptions for immigrant families, undergraduate and postgraduate levels are subject to residence and tax payment.
To summarize the advantages of Ireland University, it is the only English-speaking country in EU and the euro zone, so students do not need to master the second foreign language anymore, and the school supports students very well. If you are not adapted to that, most schools provide free language courses in the first year; I said before that if you count as 150,000 undergraduate, it will be at least 1/3 cheaper than the UK; the first international student group in Ireland is American students, and the number of Chinese students is limited, so the language environment for communication with students will be very good, and there is no such thing as Chinese classes. In addition, it is well known that Ireland has world-class educational resources, all universities and colleges rank in the top 5% in the world, and the top 1% in the world. The proportion of national higher education ranks eighth in the world. Similarly, Ireland is also the safest and most friendly country in the world.
Ireland is also known as the European Silicon Valley . High-tech companies such as Google , Facebook , Microsoft , HP , IBM , all have their European headquarters in Ireland, which provides students who study computer software and hardware and communication with a steady stream of job opportunities. So the best disciplines in Ireland are basically computer-related. In addition, biopharmaceuticals is more recognized internationally, with more large pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical factories in the EU headquarters or R&D bases located in Ireland. At the same time, Ireland's economic growth rate has remained above 55% in the past three years. By 2020, its unemployment rate can drop to 4%, which means our broad sense of universal employment.
Entrepreneurship-filled university atmosphere. In the Irish university, the concept of entrepreneurship is very strong. Every university course will also be more or less permeated with the spirit of entrepreneurship. There will also be these infrastructures within the school, including incubators and innovation and entrepreneurship centers, which provide students with practical venues for entrepreneurship, so there are many opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship in Ireland.
