Liberia Educational System
|
Level |
Grades |
Age |
Years |
Lib. Grading System |
Morocco Grading System |
US Grade |
|
Elementary |
1–6 |
6–12 |
6 |
90.00 – 100.00 |
15.00 – 20.00 |
A+ |
|
Junior High School |
7–9 |
12–15 |
3 |
80.00 – 89.00 |
13.00 – 14.99 |
A- |
|
Senior Secondary Education |
10–12 |
15–18 |
3 |
70.00 – 79.00 |
12.00 – 12.99 |
B+ |
|
Teacher Training |
3 |
60.00 – 69.00 |
11.00 – 11.99 |
B |
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|
Vocational or Technical School |
2 |
0.00 – 59.00 |
10.00 – 10.99 |
C |
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|
Undergraduate |
4 |
9.00 – 9.99 |
C- |
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|
Teacher Training |
4 |
8.00 – 8.99 |
D |
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|
Master |
1–2 |
0.00 – 7.99 |
F |
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|
Teacher Training |
2 |
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|
Doctorate |
3–7 |
The current school system of Liberia has five levels: The Kindergarten or Pre-Primary, the Primary School, Junior High School, Senior High School and College. The kindergarten level accepts enrollees from children aged 3 to 6 years old. At this level, kids learn how to identify letters and learn the basics of counting.
In the Primary School level, kids learn basic mathematics, science and English. Next to the Primary School level is Junior High School. In this level, students learn subjects like algebra, chemistry and geometry. The Senior High School level is the last stage before entering college. Here more advanced concepts of subjects from the Junior High School level are taken up. Religious organizations also put up their schools and give a high quality of education. The problem here however is that admission to the school is limited for their members.
Moroccan Educational System
In many ways, the two educational systems are similar by functions and categories, but the objectives, pedagogic and the implementation of those objectives are disparate. For international students pursuing studies in the kingdom, languages are key impediments; subjects studied in Moroccan primary schools include grammar, composition and reading, languages (Arabic, French, and Spanish), civics, and arithmetic. To fully take advantage of the training in Morocco, the mastery of or fluency in French or Arabic is therefore a key requirement. In disciplines such as natural and applied sciences and social sciences, most students will need more than a one-year study program in basic language skills to grasp fully, at least, 80-95% of classroom lectures, reading and understanding textbooks, and conducting scientific research or making student reports.
Known the impact of the barriers to communicate in class and do assignments like most classmates, some students sacrificed to simultaneously attend the government language program as well as the French Cultural Language School near Rabat. The impact of the two language programs helped students understand classmates and class lectures better. Continued reading and practicing the French language with French-speaking students effectively reduced the barriers to read, write, and speak the French language fluently.
Moreover, it takes about three years (four years, including a year of basic language study program for international students) to complete a master’s degree program or troisième cycle in Morocco. Whereas in Liberia it takes two years to complete a master’s degree program.
The government must gather facts, at least biannually, about the school systems where it’s sending Liberian students to learn. Unlike the Liberian School systems, Moroccan educational objectives are in flux, constantly changing and adapting to changing and competitive environments.
|
Level |
|
Grades |
Age |
Years |
Lib. Grading System |
Morocco Grading System |
US Grade |
|
Elementary |
|
1–6 |
6–12 |
6 |
90.00 – 100.00 |
15.00 – 20.00 |
A+ |
|
Junior High School |
|
7–9 |
12–15 |
3 |
80.00 – 89.00 |
13.00 – 14.99 |
A- |
|
Senior Secondary Education |
|
10–12 |
15–18 |
3 |
70.00 – 79.00 |
12.00 – 12.99 |
B+ |
|
Teacher Training |
|
3 |
60.00 – 69.00 |
11.00 – 11.99 |
B |
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|
Vocational or Technical School |
|
2 |
0.00 – 59.00 |
10.00 – 10.99 |
C |
||
|
Undergraduate |
|
4 |
9.00 – 9.99 |
C- |
|||
|
Teacher Training |
|
4 |
8.00 – 8.99 |
D |
|||
|
Master |
|
3-4 |
0.00 – 7.99 |
F |
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|
Teacher Training |
|
2 |
|||||
|
Doctorate |
|
3–7 |