Upper secondary education

Upper secondary education is not mandatory and lasts for two final years, the11th  and 12th forms. It is provided by gymnasiums, as well as vocational schools, in combination with vocational training programme.

Upper secondary education curriculum is approved by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. It includes 8 subject groups, at least one subject from each group is compulsory to pupils. School may also offer additional optional courses and modules. The implementation of National Curriculum is regulated by the General Education Plan approved by the Minister. It outlines the scope, time and main principles of curriculum implementation.

Lithuanian is the language of instruction in most schools except for national minority schools, where language of instruction is that of the national minority - Belarusian, Polish, Russian. In some national minority schools bilingual education is implemented.

All graduates who want to obtain a school-leaving certificate must take 2 state exams: one in Lithuanian language and literature and one freely chosen exam. The Mathematics state matriculation exam is required if the student plans to enter higher education with only exception of  Art studies.