School in Iran

In Iran there is an 8-year compulsory education, from 6 to 18 years.¹ Public schools and universities are free. Private schools and universities may charge fees.²
In Iran, there is the option to send their child to preschool, then primary school, the so-called "ebtedahi" begins, it lasts 6 years. Thereafter, the secondary is for 6 years. After secondary school you can decide on a university degree.^3,4 Different directions can be taken, there is the theoretical training and technical training.⁵ The theoretical training is to be equated with the German High School, while there is a great audit which is equally to the high school and qualifies for university. Craft training comes close to the high-school level. The education system in Iran has been reformed several times in recent years.⁶

Overview:

Preschool: Volunteering

Primary school: With the beginning of the 6th year of life, children must attend school. Elementary school lasts six years. Here are mainly mathematics, Geography, history, religion, language teaching.⁷

Secondary school: Depending on censorship and interest students choose different educational paths:

Theoretical training

• Mathematics and Technical Specialisation
• Natural Sciences Specialisation
• Literature and Social affairs

Technical and Craft Education

• Agricultural sciences
• Technical branch
• Engineering

Final exams (Concour): Used to qualify for university. Only the best graduates may be granted one of the limited study places (about 170,000).^8,9

Rating system:

In Iran can be achieved in each test between 0 and 20 points. Here 0 is the worst and 20 the best score. To pass you need to at least 10 points.^10,11

Conflict potential towards German school system:

• In teaching materials the woman conveys housewife, wife and mother and the man as breadwinner.¹²
• Segregation of gender in schools and universities. ¹³
• Lessons designed partially gendered, laundry & sewing classes for women and works & electrical classes for men.
• Sport is taught but largely neglected, your children can be easily exempted from physical education.
• Sex education is prohibited.
• State censorship of teaching materials.
• Strong religious assisted instruction, Koran classes from class 1.
• Concealment from the age of 9.
• Discrimination against other religions in schools, for example Sunnis.¹⁴

Common Knowledge

• Private universities are not highly regarded in the professional world, because there they go, "lazy", because parents pay for the training.
• In society there is resistance to the strict Islamic rules, especially at universities.¹⁵
• Face painting, nail painting, etc. is prohibited in school.

Paria - An Iranian pupil

When I was younger I thought there were only two professions in the world, namely, chemists and physicists. Since my father is a chemist, I wanted to be a physicist, so we differ somewhat, but I did not even know what is chemistry or physics. With the age of 10 I wanted to be a theater assistant, but soon after I came into contact with music and since I really want to work in the music industry, jazz or rock. Currently I'm working in a music high school in Tehran in the 11 class. I want to come to Germany to study for a couple for one year at the Institute of Music and Dance in Cologne.