The Northern Cyprus educational system aims to develop fully the abilities of all dividuals, young and old, both for their personal benefit as well as that of the society as a whole. The educational system in the TRNC can be broadly defined in three parts:

Pre-School
Education: Pre-School Education is provided by kindergartens
for children between the ages of 5 and 6.

Primary
Education: Primary school education is provided at as
elementary school and designed for the 7-11 age-group,
it lasts for 5 years and is free and compulsory.

Secondary
Education: Secondary Education is provided at two stages.
First Stage (Secondary-Junior) lasts for three years
is intended for children in the 12-14 age-group. It
is free and compulsory. Second stage is designed for
the 15-17 age-group and has a 3 year programme of instruction.
It is provided by high schools known as Lycee`s and
vocational schools. The technical and vocational schools
are comprised of commercial Lycee`s technical training
schools, the vocation of agriculture, the school of
nursing and mid-wifery.

High School Graduate students make a graduate to these universities.