Education in Iran is highly centralized and is divided into K-12 education and higher education. Ministry of Education supervises K-12 education, and higher education is under supervision of Ministry of Science and Technology.
Primary school starts at the age of six for a duration of 6 years. Middle school goes from the seventh to the ninth grade. High school is three years, which is divided between theoretical, vocational/technical and manual. Students need a high school diploma and passing result from the national university entrance examination (Concour) to enter university.
Here, Mrs. Narges Nik Khah Monfared, a Personal Tutor in South of Tehran explains "Technical Schools" in Iran:
Technical Schools in Iran:
In Iran, we have special technical schools for the students, who want to learn the technique of art and science in practice. The duration of these courses are two educational years, and then the students can enter the university. Technical schools have about 100 majors, including painting, computer science, chemistry and even cookery. These schools are more interesting than other schools and when the students graduate from the school, they can seamlessly enter the job market.