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3. ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT ON
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12. The education system in Bangladesh is organized broadly in three levels:
primary, secondary and tertiary. However, pre-primary education, i.e. Early Childhood
Education (ECE), is also recognised by the government and exists in formal primary
schools as baby class. Moreover, kindergarten, nursery and pre-cadet schools which
are mostly located in urban areas managed by private entities, have pre-primary
classes, like play group, standard I, II, from which the children proceed to formal primary
classes. Duration of the ECE varies from one to three years and is generally aimed at
the 3 to 5 years age group. The statistical system of gathering information and
dissemination on ECE is very much lacking due to non-response from privately
managed schools. The present formal education system structure is described below:

I Primary Education : This level is of a five-year duration and is generally meant for
(Grades 1-5) children aged 6 to 10 years. There are ten types of institutions
offering primary education: government primary school,
registered non-government primary school, non-registered
non-government primary school, experimental school,
Ebtedayee Madrasah, kindergarten/nursery/pre-cadet school,
NGO (complete) school, community school, primary attached
secondary school and Ebtedayee attached high Madrasah
(Dakhil, Alim, Fazil and Kamil Madrasah).
II Secondary : This stage is of a seven-year duration with the following sub-
Education levels:

a. Junior Secondary : This level is of a three-year duration and meant for children
Education aged 11 to 13 years. There are two streams of education
institutions covering this level of education. In general
(Grades 6-8)
education, junior secondary schools (grades 6-8) and
secondary schools (grades 6-10) offer this level of education.
Parallel to the general education, Madrasah education
(Islamic education) institutions, e.g. Dakhil, Alim, Fazil and
Kamil Madrasah, also offer junior secondary education (lower
secondary).

Note: Junior secondary education corresponds to ISCED level 2 - lower
secondary education.

b. Secondary : This level is of a two-year duration and meant for the 14 to 15
Education years age group. There are three types of education
institutions covering this level of education: (1) general
(Grades 9-10)
education - secondary schools; (2) Madrasah education -
Dakhil, Alim, Fazil and Kamil Madrasah; and (3) technical-
vocational education - trade course of VTI, SSC (vocational)
schools which exist in secondary schools, colleges and
independent institutions.

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