New classes could be set up in high schools to help education facilities with a high number of applicants, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) announced on Thursday.
Fiala met with representatives of the association of Czechia’s regions and Education Minister Mikuláš Bek (STAN) on Thursday.
According to the government’s plans, institutions with sufficient capacities would set up classes that would, in turn, be focused on teaching the most in-demand subjects, the prime minister said, reported Czech Radio.
The meeting was held in light of ongoing problems related to Czech students finishing elementary school and not being able to secure a place in the country’s secondary education institutions, Czech Television reported.
The issue is partly caused by the current group of students entering secondary education who were born at a time with higher birth rates.
But the situation varies from region to region, Fiala added.
Especially in the biggest cities of Prague and Brno, as well as in the Central Bohemian Region, schools are currently unable to cope with the high numbers of applicants, which some have termed a systemic problem.
Long but also short-term solutions are needed, with the short-term one having to include filling classes to maximum capacity, he added.
Suggestions have also been made that the current admissions system for Czech high schools is digitised. However, Bek said that it may be risky to launch such a system too soon before it has been properly prepared and that the situation will become clearer around September.
The current problem is more of a logistical issue rather than a problem caused by a lack of financing, he added.
(Ondřej Plevák | EURACTIV.cz)
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