School in Turkey 

School year

September to June

School day

• Public schools: 4–5 hours either am or pm
• Private schools: 8.30am to 3.20pm Five days a week

School types

All schools are secular and similar in structure to the USA system

• Public and private schools (at no extra cost)
• Language of instruction is Turkish and English
• Regional choice available

School syllabus

Core curriculum of Turkish language and literature, religious culture and ethics (not compulsory), history, geography, maths, biology, physics, chemistry, hygiene, a foreign language and physical education. Options include branches of the compulsory subjects and the arts.

Holidays

• 15 days in February
• Official holidays

Uniforms

Uniforms required