Anglų pasakojimas

Education is compulsory in our country.

Education in Lithuania is compulsory between the age of 7 and 16 for Lithuanian citizens and for children with permanent or temporary residence permits. Therefore, a child has to start attending Primary School the year when turning 7 years old during the same calendar year. The marking system in Lithuania starts with smiley faces, suns and stars up to grade 4. From grade 5, marking in form of numbers starts to take place. The marks range from 1 to 10 where 10 is the best mark. Lithuanian educational structure consists of: Primary School( from first to fourth class), basic school( from fifth to tenth class), secondary school( from fifth to twelve class), gymnasium( from ninth to twelve class) an higher school.