Policy Document

Law 28 of 21 December 1978, the law of education

Year

1979

Country

Romania

Topic

Education

Subtopic

Compulsory Schooling

Main implications

The law made modifications to curriculum, and introduced a new level of tracking, after the end of the compulsory education.

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

All citizens (children or adults)

Age range

0 - 6

Duration (numbers of years of compulsory education stipulated by this document)

10

ISCED levels included in compulsory education

ISCED 1-2

Is educational tracking implemented or modified by this document?

Yes

If yes, age when students are tracked for the first time

14

Education and training required for a compulsory school teacher stipulated by this document

Teacher (primary school): ISCED 3 and Baccalaureate of a pedagogical highschool. Professor (gymnasium): ISCED 5 or higher (pedagogical institute) Highschool professor: ISCED 6 or higher (university degree)

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

B.Of. nr. 113/26.12.1978

Original full text web source in native language

http://www.cdep.ro/pls/legis/legis_pck.htp_act_text

Author

Cornelia Muresan, Paul-Teodor Haragus & Adina Rebeleanu
Babes-Bolyai University

Data collected in the framework of the Population Europe Research Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2014): Policy: "Law 28 of 21 December 1978, the law of education" (Information provided by Cornelia Muresan, Paul-Teodor Haragus & Adina Rebeleanu). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].