General part of the school curriculum
Main texts for subject areas
Syllabuses for basic and orientation courses
Syllabuses for optional courses
Module introductions
Conditions and procedures for student assessment
Guide to student research and practical work
School examination certificate
Specification of the maturity test
A brief introduction:
Teaching takes place in National curriculum for upper secondary schools (GRÕK) on the basis of.
According to the school’s curriculum, the minimum workload of a student during the upper secondary school is 96 courses (1 course consists of 21 hours (1 hour = 75min)).
Of these, 69 are compulsory courses, which are the same and compulsory for all Estonian upper secondary school students.
The compulsory supplementary courses prescribed by the school are: literature, foreign language at language level B2, foreign language and mathematics at language level B1, basics of research, national defence, informatics, Võru course and research and practical writing.
Modular courses are studied in G2 and G3. The elective module consists of three courses, three of which are taken throughout the year (one in each period).
The student can choose modules in one of the fields during the two years and consciously build a ‘field of study’.
A student who wants to explore his or her interests further can also choose a module from a different field (e.g. G2 from one field and G3 from another).
Each pupil will be supported by a mentor and, if necessary, by a tutor in the choice of module. Before choosing a module, teachers will give the student a module presentation.
The presentation and selection of modules will take place in the spring of G1 and G2.
The number of places on modules is limited. If a student is unable to study the first preferred module, he/she will have to study the second (or third) option.
The student can choose modules in one of the fields during the two years and consciously build a ‘field of study’.
A student who wants to explore his or her interests further can also choose a module from a different field (e.g. G2 from one field and G3 from another).
Each pupil will be supported by a mentor and, if necessary, by a tutor in the choice of module. Before choosing a module, teachers will give the student a module presentation.
The presentation and selection of modules will take place in the spring of G1 and G2.
The number of places on modules is limited. If a student is unable to study the first preferred module, he/she will have to study the second (or third) option.
Each student has to choose from six elective courses offered in Võru Gümnaasium: 2 elective courses in G1, 2 elective courses in G2 and 2 elective courses in G3.
The elective courses are generally inter-school and take place during the designated elective weeks.
During the week, the pupil will study one elective subject and no other subjects.
The electives are taught by the teachers of Võru Gümnaasium and by partners.
Enrolment for electives takes place at the beginning of each academic year.
For example, 2023/2024.
In the academic year of 20/2024, there will be about 60 different elective courses.
The elective courses are generally inter-school and take place during the designated elective weeks.
During the week, the pupil will study one elective subject and no other subjects.
The electives are taught by the teachers of Võru Gümnaasium and by partners.
Enrolment for electives takes place at the beginning of each academic year.
For example, 2023/2024.
In the academic year of 20/2024, there will be about 60 different elective courses.
On request, the school may consider the student’s participation in an extracurricular or other learning activity outside the school as part of his/her studies.
The school will count as part of the studies the participation of a pupil in an after-school club (e.g. music school, art school, etc.) or in other extracurricular activities if the representative of the after-school club submits a request to this effect at the beginning of the school year. 1.
oktoobriks , with details of the provider (name of the institution/organisation, name of the tutor and his/her contact details) and details of the studies (name of the course/subject/study, date of the course/subject/subject/subject, duration and brief description of the studies and the learning outcomes to be achieved).
The application will be assessed by the school and a decision will be taken by the Director by means of an order.
If the decision is positive, the representative of the school must submit a report/certificate/certificate of the student’s attendance/achievement by the end of May.
The school will count as part of the studies the participation of a pupil in an after-school club (e.g. music school, art school, etc.) or in other extracurricular activities if the representative of the after-school club submits a request to this effect at the beginning of the school year. 1.
oktoobriks , with details of the provider (name of the institution/organisation, name of the tutor and his/her contact details) and details of the studies (name of the course/subject/study, date of the course/subject/subject/subject, duration and brief description of the studies and the learning outcomes to be achieved).
The application will be assessed by the school and a decision will be taken by the Director by means of an order.
If the decision is positive, the representative of the school must submit a report/certificate/certificate of the student’s attendance/achievement by the end of May.
Good to know!
- At the end of each course (including electives), the student receives a course grade, and all the course grades in a subject are used to give a combined grade, or grade point average, which is entered on the final certificate;
- The assessment is based on a five-point system: 5 – “very good”, 4 – “good”, 3 – “satisfactory”, 2 – “poor”, 1 – “unsatisfactory”;
- In general, optional courses are graded as ‘pass’ or ‘fail’;
- A pupil is awarded a school leaving certificate if he/she has at least satisfactory grades (or satisfactory grades in the case of elective courses) and has passed three state examinations (Estonian language, mathematics, foreign language), a school examination with at least satisfactory results and a student research project or practical work;
- In upper secondary school, extra-curricular learning and activities, such as studying at a music school, participating in a science school, participating in sports, etc., are taken into account.
- At least two foreign languages are taught in primary school.
The learning of foreign language A (usually English) starts earlier and the learning of foreign language B (usually German or Russian) comes later.
At upper secondary school, at least two foreign languages must also be studied.
Within three years, both compulsory foreign languages must be mastered to a certain level of proficiency, both written and oral.
The levels of language proficiency at upper secondary level are called B1 or B2 and are common throughout Europe.
