Pupil/students assessment
For further information on assessment of learners in follow-up study (nástavbové studium) and shortened study (zkrácené studium) see in Pupil/students assessment in upper secondary education.
Progression of pupils/students
Information on progression of learners in follow-up study (nástavbové studium) and shortened study (zkrácené studium) see in Progression of pupils/students in upper secondary education.
Certification
The follow-up study is completed by the Maturita examination. The shortened study is completed by Maturita or VET final examination, depending on the type of study. The conditions of organisation of both examinations are specified in the Education Act, the Decree on the Maturita Examination in Upper Secondary Schools and the Decree on Completion of Education in Upper-secondary Schools in the Form of a VET Final Examination, and on Completion of Education in Conservatoires in the Form of a Graduate Examination.
Completion of the follow-up and shortened study
| Type of study | Examination | Level of education | ISCED level (2011) |
| Follow-up study (nástavbové studium) | Maturita examination (maturitní zkouška) | secondary education with Maturita examination (střední vzdělání s maturitní zkouškou) | ISCED 354 |
| Shortened study aimed at achieving secondary education with Maturita examination (zkrácené studium pro získání středního vzdělání s maturitní zkouškou) | Maturita examination | secondary education with Maturita examination | ISCED 354 |
| Shortened study aimed at achieving secondary education with VET certificate (zkrácené studium pro získání středního vzdělání s výučním listem) | VET final examination (závěrečná zkouška) | secondary education with VET certificate (střední vzdělání s výučním listem) | ISCED 353 |
The follow-up study is completed by the Maturita examination. The profile part of the Maturita examination consists of 2 or 3 compulsory examinations. Based on the framework education programme, the school head sets the offer of compulsory subjects in the profile part of the examination in such a way that the learner takes at least 2 compulsory examinations in the area of vocational education. One of the compulsory examinations must take the form of practical work or a thesis.
Participants who complete their studies at upper secondary schools in shortened study to acquire secondary education with the Maturita examination, i.e. those who have already acquired secondary education with the Maturita examination, do not sit for the common part of the Maturita examination.
The school head can recognize some of the partial examinations necessary for passing the VET final examination in the shortened study leading to the VET certificate if the content of this partial examination corresponds to the content of the partial examination which the learner has previously passed when terminating prior education.
For further details on completing education with the Maturita examination or the VET final examination with a VET certificate see Certification in upper secondary education.