Information sheet about El Ibrahimi Middle school
Algerian Educational system :
In Algeria , the educational system is the following:
1/ Primary school : ( 6 – 10 ) All school subjects are taught in Arabic ( maths / technology / history /
geography/ civil education / Islamic education . We start learning French in year 3 ( 7 years old )
2/ Middle school : ( 11 – 14 ) All school subjects are taught in Arabic . In addition , we learn physics /
art / English / biology / ICT ). We start learning English in year 1 ( 11 years old )
3/ Secondary school/ Lycee : ( 15 – 17 ) New subjects are taught : philosophy / foreign languages and
literature . School subjects are being taught according to the stream ; literature stream , science
stream , foreign languages, science stream and Mathematics stream.
Examinations :
Pupils in Algeria study 3 terms in a school year ( September to June ). During each term , they have
2 tests ,every month, and by the end of the term , they have exams .
to pass to the next year , every pupil must have a minimum average of 10, otherwise , he would be
obliged to be kept back down for a year .
to move from one level to a higher level , pupils have to pass a national exam .
CEP for primary school ( commonly called 5eme ).
BEM for middle schools
BAC for the secondary school ( Baccalaureate to be able to go to university )
In Algeria , Education is free even in universities . Besides , students at the universities are granted
scholarships )
EL Ibrahimi Middle school
Head Teacher:
Mr Ahmed Bouaicha
It is located in Timimoun , a small oasis in the South West of Algeria .1300 km far from the capital
city Algiers .
It was among the first schools built in the area .In 1976, it became a middle school , before it was a
primary school .
El Ibrahimi has an area of about 1437 sq km. It has 17 classrooms , 4 dormitories for boys ,
2 laboratories , 2 refectories , 2 school yards , 1 stadium , 1 library , 1 room staff , 3 staff lodgings , 1
sick bay and a wonderful museum that has pre – historic bones of animals , stones and tools .
El Ibrahimi can hold up to 600 pupils . It is a partial board and a boarding school at once .
Time Table:
Teachers time table : teachers teach up to 21 h/week ,apart from preparation time .
Pupils time table : pupils study up to 34 h/week . They always start school at 8 and finish at 4:30 or
5:30 pm with a break of an hour at lunch time.
teaching hours
maths
french
arabic
english
physics
history/geography
PE
biology
civil education
islamic education
art