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Eritrea Education system can be categorized in two ways, primary education and secondary education. Children are sent to schools at the age of five. Initially education is imparted only through interaction and observation of the social behavior of the pupil.
Primary education in Eritrea includes 5 years of elementary school and 2 years of middle school. At the age of 6, children can enroll themselves for elementary education. Children are taught in their mother tongue language during this period. In the middle school the children are taught different subjects like English, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, geography, history and civics, music and dance. In this level, English is used as a medium of instruction.
All the students are required to qualify in the 7th grade national examination to enter into the secondary school level. Secondary schools are of two types, Commerce and science.
At the end of the fourth year the students are required to sit for the Eritrean school leaving certificate examination.
Students above 18 years of age need to participate in the summer work programs that are organized on an annual basis. These programs engage the students in different activities like construction of roads, maintenance and production of school furniture and operation of cables.
Eritrea Education aims at providing equal opportunities to one and all.
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