sciences (biology) from the 6th year, physics from the 7th year and chemistry from the 8th year of the primary school. An hourly allocation for each subject is usually two hours in each year. 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1990/91 SOU 1992/93 1994/95 1996/97 Private SOS Church and private SOS 1998/99 Public G 2000/01 2002/03 2004/05 Church and private G Graph 2: Secondary schools in the Czech Republic (1990-2005) In 1990, 15.9% of pupils, who completed the primary schooling, continued their studies at grammar schools, 27.5% of pupils started to study vocational colleges, and 56.6% of pupils passed to various vocational schools [Statistická ročenka České a Slovenské federativní republiky 1990- 1992; Čtrnáctová, 2009]. Thus, in 1990, more than half of the pupils studied vocational schools while in 1995 a majority of students were mostly the students of grammar schools and vocational colleges. 18.0% of students studied grammar schools, 40.3% studied vocational colleges and only 41.7% of students attended vocational schools. This trend also continued in the following years. In 2000, only 26.1% of pupils continued their studies at grammar schools, 40.3% at vocational colleges and only 33.6% of pupils passed to various vocational schools. Similarly, also in 2005, grammar schools were attended by 26.2% of students, vocational colleges hosted 41.6% of students and vocational secondary schools were attended by only 32.2% of pupils [Statistická ročenka České republiky 1993-2005, Čtrnáctová, 2009]. Thus, a majority of students of secondary schools will come across some of the forms of teaching of physics, chemistry and biology. Secondary schools currently exist as public, private and church schools with various focus and conception of teaching. The scope of activity of six/eight-year grammar schools also covers the pupils aged from 10 to 15. Grammar schools are now four-year, six-year or eight-year schools, SOS lasts four years and SOU takes from two to five years. Physics, chemistry and biology are usually taught from six to eight years at six/eight-year grammar schools and from three to four years at four-year grammar schools. G 16 % G 26 % SOU 32% SOU 57% SOS 27% SOS 42% Graph 3: ... year 1990/91; Graph: Secondary school students in the school ... Graph 4: .... year 2004/05 In 1990, 41.3% of students, who completed their secondary education, continued their studies at universities focused on social sciences and arts, 35.4% of students studied engineering, 10.1% 22