Education in Inukpak

### Compulsory Subjects

Inuit, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Geography, Social Studies, History, Sex Education/Family Planning

## Attainment

### Post-secondary diploma

35%

The levels of **education in Inukpak** include pre-primary, primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. Most institutions are funded by the state, although there remain some private schools in the country. Education is compulsory for 10 years between the ages of 5 and 15. The Board recommends 18 years of formal education for all pupils.

Compulsory education consists of seven years of primary education, and two years of lower secondary education; it is public, free of charge, provided by the respective municipalities under the purview of the Board of Public Works. The Board of Public Works also provides optional preschool education, along with private preschools and kindergartens. Students that complete compulsory education are allowed to continue education in a vocational school, where they can have job-specific training and education. Since the IT, fishing, oil, mining, and manufacturing industries play an important part of country's economy, many labour unions help sponsor vocational institutions tailoring their particular demographics.

## Subjects

### Mandatory Subjects

Mandatory subjects covered in every educational institute include Inuit studies, Physical Education, and Mathematics - which is taught throughout the entire 10-year period to an extent corresponding to half of the minimum weekly teaching time. History is taught from the 3rd to the 9th year; science from the 1st to the 6th year; social studies from the 8th to the 9th year; and geography from the 7th to the 9th year. From the 9th year onwards, other obligatory topics are included in the curriculum, such as traffic safety, health education, sex education, family planning, as well as educational, vocational and labour market orientation.

The science subject is further divided into engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry, or biology; students are permitted to pick one of the three subjects once they reach their 5th year of studies. From the 10th year onwards, the BPW limits its involvement in academic affairs, allowing students to study whatever they want, be it in private or public schools.

### Teaching Guidelines

Students in public schools adhere to 8-hour long school days, where classes start at 0900 and end at 1700. Inuit studies, PhysEd, and Mathematics cumulatively take up 50% of weekly lesson times, with History, SexEd, Social Studies, Science, and Geography taking the remaining 50%. The BPW requires at least 50 hours of teaching time for each subject group, while this is cut down to 10 hours of teaching time for 10th year obligatory topics.

### Electives

Students may also choose to take electives from the 6th year onwards. They include foreign languages,  word processing, technology, media, art, photography, film, drama, music, needlework, wood- or metalwork, home economics, engine knowledge, other workshop subjects, and vocational studies.

## Examinations

Examinations are held at two levels: The senior examinations after the 10th year, and the final examinations at the 16th-18th years. Standard rules have been developed for all the examinations with a view to ensuring uniformity throughout the country. For the same reason, the written examination questions are set and marked at central level. Examinations are not compulsory, and pupils can decide whether or not to sit for examinations in a subject upon consultation with the school, their own teachers, or their parents.

## Tuition and Financial Aid

Almost all educational institutes in Inukpak are free. This tuition-fee-less system applies to all students who:

* have been born in Inukpak; or
* hold a permanent resident visa; or
* permanent residence permit; or
* special government dispensation by the Board of Public Works; or
* hold a humanitarian visa.

Not only are students charged no tuition fees, but all Inukpak citizens are offered optional monthly financial aid, known as "*SES*", meaning *State Educational Support.* Each student receives an allowance amounting to about 110 to 600 Króna monthly depending on the student's financial status and whether the student lives away from their parents or guardians. Students can supplement the SES with low-interest government loans amounting to 340 Króna per month, which must be paid back upon the completion of their education, or otherwise be repaid by labour within the civil service.

## Higher Education

The Inukpak higher education system differentiates between *universities* and *university colleges*. Universities are research-oriented and may award Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctor's degrees in many academic fields, whereas university colleges usually are more focused on certain fields and only have limited rights granting doctor's degrees.

## Public university colleges

A university college is an institution of higher education, similar to a university but typically smaller. Unlike a full university, a UC has limitations in awarding doctoral degrees (PhD), but otherwise are free to award bachelors and masters degrees. Some UCs have the right to award PhDs in some specific fields. Most of the UCs have agreements with bigger universities to conduct joint doctoral programs.

### Private institutions

There are 4 private institutions of higher education with the right to give post graduate degrees, namely the Delia University of Technology in Ethatoq, the Manitmik School of Engineering, Port Wallis Maritime School, and Arsenal City College.