EduOne moment, getting it ready…
The Greek system has more roads than the last year of school lets you see. Pick where you stand and see what opens ahead of you, one step at a time.
Pick your place. Tap a next step to carry on down the road.
Every place by stage, with what each next step asks of you.
The end of compulsory schooling. Three roads: general lyceum, vocational lyceum or SEK.
Three years of general education. In the 2nd year you choose an orientation group, in the 3rd a scientific field, which sets the departments you can enter.
Three years: a sector in the 2nd, a specialty in the 3rd. You leave with a school certificate and a level-4 specialty diploma.
Two years after the Gymnasio, without a Lykeio: a first specialty with hands-on training, run by DYPA.
The university entrance exams, from GEL or from EPAL with separate subjects, and the application form that decides where you get in.
Level 4. The exams are optional; the certificate opens other roads.
One year after EPAL, with paid work four days a week.
A level-6 degree, or level 7 for the 5-year diplomas. The main road to regulated professions.
Public vocational training, 4–5 semesters, no tuition. You get in with the certificate, the parallel application form or a placement into the 3rd semester.
Private IEK, college, private university or studies abroad. Tuition and admission by the institution; recognition goes through ATEEN or DOATAP.
Level 7. Specialisation in 1–2 years, with or without tuition. From there, a doctorate (level 8) for those drawn to research.
What people call an "IEK degree": a level-5 diploma from EOPPEP, after certification exams. You earn it through SAEK, a private IEK or the EPAL apprenticeship class.
Chamber, association or state licence, where the profession asks for it.
Where every road ends. And from here, the road back into education stays open.
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