Education in Lemovicia

Education in Lemovicia is regulated by the Education Minister, who is based in the country's capital of Topagunea, per the Constitution of Lemovicia. While it is structurally similar to the West Miersan education system, since Lemovicia's independence in 1979, the Lemovician education has changed to reflect the socialist nature of the Lemovician State.

Overview

Until Lemovicia proclaimed its independence from West Miersa in 1979, Lemovicia used the West Miersan education system. During this period, a policy of Miersanization was followed, which led to the consequence of many Lemovicians assimilating into the Miersan identity, in order to secure a better future in Miersan society.

Upon its independence, while the basic structure of West Miersan education was maintained, the Lemovicians began introducing more socialist influence into the local curriculum, as well as promoting the use of the Lemovician language in schools and other areas of public life. Thus, although there are some differences between Lemovician and West Miersan education, they are still fundamentally similar.

Grading

As a consequence of West Miersan rule over Lemovicia from 1936 until 1979, to this day, Lemovicia continues to use the West Miersan grading system, albeit with different names.

Grade	Name	Translation	Percent
5	Bikaina	Excellent	90% and above
4	Ona	Good	80%-89%
3	Pozik	Satisfactory	70%-79%
2	Boŕokan	Struggling	60%-69%
1	Poŕota	Failure	59% and below
0	Ecanda	Dishonesty	only given for academic dishonesty
A	Aldatua	Modified	Special circumstances

Academic year

Like in West Miersa, the academic year is based off of the Soravian model. Thus, the school year begins on the first weekday of September, and ending on the first Friday of July, with final exams done throughout the rest of July.

School years in Lemovicia are organised into three terms (Lemovician: herenak), with the first term beginning on the first weekday of September, and ending on the last Friday of December, the second term starting on the second Monday of January and lasting until the last Friday of April, and then the third term starting on the second Monday of May, and going until the first Friday of July.

Educational stages

Age range	Category	Name	Mandatory?
0-3	Infant education	Acedenik
3-4		Haurcaindegija
5-6		Etoŕera
6-7	Primary education	Year One
7-8		Year Two
8-9		Year Three
9-10		Year Four
10-11		Year Five
11-12	Secondary school	Year Six
12-13		Year Seven
13-14		Year Eight
14-15		Year Nine
15-16		Year Ten
16-17	College	Beheko urtea
17-18		Gora urtea

Pre-school education

An etoŕera class, 2018

In Lemovicia, it is divided into three stages: acedenik, haurcaindegija, and etoŕera, of which etoŕera is mandatory.

Regardless of stage, children are taught basic skills, such as letters in the Solarian alphabet, basic vocabulary, and basic mathematics, as well as how to cooperate with other people. They are generally only taught in their "home language" (i.e. Lemovician, Miersan, Savader, or Slirnian), with very little instruction, if any other language.

As of 2019, 88% of students are enrolled in an acedenik or a haurcaindegija in Lemovicia, with rates being higher in cities (around 97%) compared to the countryside (around 79%). As attendance in an etoŕera is mandatory, enrolment is around 99%, with little variation among regions. In addition, 73% of teachers are female, with little variation.

Primary education

A primary school in Bailaŕa, 2009

At the age of 6, compulsory education begins, with all students entering Year One. In general, subjects are taught in Lemovician, and are taught literacy, national history, art, physical education, sciences, mathematics, and the basics of socialism. As well, for students who live in areas where Lemovician is not the dominant language, they learn Lemovician. In most classes, they are taught by a single teacher, with an average class size of between twenty and thirty students.

There are no standardised tests until Year Five (10-11), where at the end of the year, students take the Popular Assessments, with higher marks allowing students to go to more prestigious schools, and lower marks forcing students to go to less prestigious schools. 65% of teachers in primary schools are female, although this decreases the older one gets, with Year 5 averaging around 55% to 45% female to male teacher ratio.

Secondary education

Classes at a secondary school, 2013

When students enter secondary school at the age of 11, while students still have mandatory classes, such as languages (Lemovician, a foreign language (usually Miersan), and the local minority language, if applicable), mathematics (geometry, algebra, functions, pre-calculus, or calculus), science (chemistry, biology, physics), world history, physical education and the arts (drama, dance, fine arts, or applied arts), students can take elective courses. They are no longer taught by a single teacher, and instead, students have to go from class to class.

While many of them are offered at most schools in the country, such as home economics, mechanics classes, self-defense classes, debating classes, and financial literacy, some are only offered in specific regions (e.g. gardening classes in rural areas), while others are only offered at specific schools.

At the age of 16-17, students may enter college, with a two-year programme required in order for students to attend university or a technical college. However, college is optional, and students can choose to not enter the programme, and instead enter directly into the workforce. As of 2019, however, eighty-six percent of students attend college.

Post-secondary education

University

Popular University in Topagunea, 2017

While initially, Lemovicia used the same model of post-secondary education as in West Miersa, with the establishment of the Concordance eucléenne, the Lemovician government decided to adopt its model. Thus, students take three years to obtain a bachelor's degree (Lemovician: lizenciatura), and then may choose to take two more years to obtain a master's degree (Lemovician: magistura).

There is only one university in all of Lemovicia, the Popular University, situated in Topagunea. It offers degrees in archaeology, agriculture, biology, chemistry, education, fine arts, history, health science, linguistics, law, mathematics, medicine, music, natural science, nursing, political science, physics, psychology, and sociology.

As of the 2019-20 academic year, there are 6,744 students attending the Popular University.

Vocational education

While most vocational education is offered at secondary schools, there are a handful of technical colleges (Lemovicians: teknikum) in Lemovicia, particularly relating to engineering, applied sciences, management, and technology, but with various technical colleges having their own specialties only offered at that particular college. These programmes typically last for three years, before one gets a certificate (Lemovician: certifikat), which allows the graduate to work as a professional in the workforce.

As of the 2019-20 year, there are ten technical colleges in Lemovicia, being situated in Bailaŕa, Ecijehaŕa, Goikoecija Beŕija, Gotor, Heŕibeŕija, Topagunea, Sardeśkak, and Zubizarija, of which Topagunea is home to two technical colleges. That year, there were 21,406 students enrolled at a technical college.