Appendix A
Figure 1: The Educational System of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Table 2: The subjects of the 3 year Guidance Cycle.
|
3-year schedule by number of hours per week
|
|
no
|
SUBJECTS
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
|
1
|
Arabic Language
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
2
|
Art
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
Foreign Language
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
4
|
History and Geography
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
5
|
Mathematics
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
|
6
|
Natural Sciences
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
|
7
|
Persian Language and Literature
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
|
8
|
Quran
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
9
|
Religion and Ethics
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
10
|
Social Studies
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
11
|
Sports
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
12
|
Vocation and Technical Studies
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
|
TOTAL
|
36
|
36
|
36
|
Table 3 : The Subjects of Academic Secondary Education
(Mathematics and Physics Branch)
|
4-year schedule by number of hours per week* in each grade
|
|
no
|
SUBJECTS
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
|
1
|
Algebra
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4***
|
|
2
|
Arabic Language
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
|
3
|
Biology and Hygiene
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
4
|
Chemistry
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|
5
|
Foreign Language
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
|
6
|
Geography
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
|
7
|
Geometry
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
|
8
|
History
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
|
9
|
Lab Work
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
10
|
Mechanics
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
11
|
Modern Mathematics
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
12
|
Persian Composition**
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
13
|
Persian Language and Literature
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
|
14
|
Physics
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|
15
|
Religion and Ethics
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
16
|
Social Studies
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
17
|
Sports
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
18
|
Trigonometry
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
|
|
Total ****
|
32
|
32
|
36
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* The schedule is six hours per day.
** Taught along with Persian Language and Literature.
*** Taught along with Analysis.
**** First and second year grade students work one day per week outside schools.
Table 4: The subjects of Academic Secondary Education
(Experimental Science Branch)
|
4-year schedule by number of hours per week in each grade
|
|
no
|
SUBJECTS
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
|
1
|
Algebra
|
3
|
2
|
3**
|
-
|
|
2
|
Arabic Language
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
|
3
|
Biology and Hygiene
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
|
4
|
Chemistry
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|
5
|
Foreign Language
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
|
6
|
Geography
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
|
7
|
Geology
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
|
8
|
Geometry
|
2
|
2***
|
1
|
-
|
|
9
|
History
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
|
10
|
Lab Work
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
|
11
|
Mathematics
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
|
12
|
Modern Mathematics
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
13
|
Persian Composition*
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
14
|
Persian Language and Literature
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
|
15
|
Physics
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|
16
|
Religion and Ethics
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
17
|
Social Sciences
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
18
|
Sports
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
TOTAL ****
|
32
|
32
|
36
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Taught along with Persian Language and Literature.
** Taught along with Trigonometry.
*** Taught along with Trigonometry.
**** First and second year grade students work one day per week outside schools.
Table 5 : The subjects of Academic Secondary Education
(Literature and Culture Branch)
|
4-year schedule by number of hours per week in each grade
|
|
no
|
SUBJECTS
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
|
1
|
Arabic Language
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
|
2
|
Economy
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
3
|
Foreign Language
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
|
4
|
Geography
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
|
5
|
History
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
6
|
History of Literature
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
|
7
|
Logic
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
8
|
Mathematics
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
9
|
Natural Sciences
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
10
|
Persian Composition
|
*
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
11
|
Persian Language and Literature
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
|
12
|
Persian Language Grammar
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
13
|
Philosophy
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
14
|
Psychology
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
|
15
|
Religion and Ethics
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
16
|
Social Sciences
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
17
|
Sociology
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
|
18
|
Sports
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
19
|
Statistics
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
TOTAL **
|
31
|
31
|
34
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Taught along with Persian Language and Literature.
** First and second year grade students work one day per week outside schools.
Table 6: The subjects of Academic Secondary Education
(Socio-economic Branch)
|
4-year schedule by number of hours per week in each grade
|
|
no
|
SUBJECTS
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
|
1
|
Arabic Language
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
|
2
|
Commercial Affairs
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
|
3
|
Economic Development
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
4
|
Economy
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
|
5
|
Foreign Language
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
|
6
|
Geography
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
|
7
|
History
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
8
|
Islamic Economy
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
9
|
Logic
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
10
|
Mathematics
|
3
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
|
11
|
Natural Sciences
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
12
|
Persian Composition *
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
13
|
Persian Language and Literature
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
|
14
|
Philosophy
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
15
|
Psychology
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
|
16
|
Religion and Ethics
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
17
|
Social Sciences
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
|
18
|
Sociology
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
19
|
Sports
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
20
|
Statistics
|
-
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
|
TOTAL **
|
31
|
31
|
32
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Taught along with Persian Language and Literature.
** First and second year grade students work one day per week outside schools.
Table 7: The General Courses of Secondary Education
(Vocational and Technical Branch)
|
no
|
SUBJECTS
|
|
1
|
Foreign Language
|
|
2
|
Mathematics
|
|
3
|
Persian Language and Literature
|
|
4
|
Physics and Chemistry
|
|
5
|
Religion and Ethics
|
|
6
|
Social Studies
|
|
7
|
Specialized Courses *
|
|
8
|
Sports
|
* In addition to the above mentioned general courses, there are various specialized courses which are taught at the three branches (Industrial, Agricultural, Business and Vocation) of technical and vocational secondary education.
