Appendix A

Figure 1: The Educational System of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Table 2: The subjects of the 3 year Guidance Cycle.
3-year schedule by number of hours per weekÚ Ú Ú Ú Ú Ú
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 gradeÚ Ú
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 Ú Ú
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 Ú Ú
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 Ú Ú
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.