The specialized type There is yet another type of secondary schools called specialized secondary schools. The art schools Students enter this type of schools after passing nationally held exams. The language school For the language schools these exams are in mathematics, literature and language proficiency. Students are enrolled according to the results from the exams and a certificate for primary education. For the English classes about 10 students compete for one place.
Students also study Bulgarian literature, second foreign language and mathematics.
After their first year the students from the language schools have to pass an exam to show their proficiency in the first language. The four years after that follow the educational program of the common type of secondary school with additional language lessons and extra lessons in science and humanities. The study of two additional foreign languages is included in the curriculum of the language school. The education program of the language schools is one of the most rigorous ones. Students are expected to study broadly and meet very high requirements.