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WORLD
PA~fTERNS
of Seventh-day Adventist Education
WORLD PA'ITERNS
of Seventh-day Adventist Education
Christian
EDUCAiiON
An Adventist Essential
Sixth Revision, 1993
Department of Education, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface ..................................................... 3
Placement Recommendations ..................................... 4
Abbreviations and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Categories of Seventh-day Adventist Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviated Symbols for Countries without SDA Schools ................. 7
Patterns of SDA Education
(Countries in Alphabetical Order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Index of Names and Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
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PREFACE
The General Conference Department of Education coordinates the educational work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church from
a global perspective. World Patterns of Seventh-day Adventist Education is the only description of the church educational
system by countries. A United Nations list of 218 countries has been used.
This sixth edition of World Patterns has grouped in each country secondary and tertiary schools, and uses the official name in
the language of the country, as it appears on all legal documents. (Non-English names can be traced to the SPA Yearbook by
using the latter's General Index at the back of the book. Sharp's QlossaJY should be used for translating unfamiliar non-English
educational terms). Curricula and credentials required for teaching in SDA schools are described as far as possible even where
these are not obtainable within the SPA system in the country. This document will be updated from time to time.
School entrance age is 6 unless otherwise indicated. An underlined initial means the program is government recognized. The
division of the General Conference to which a country belongs is indicated in parentheses according to the code given under
"Abbreviations and Symbols."
Staffing of colleges and complete secondary schools can be found in the SPA Yearbook. Statistical information about staff,
enrollments, library holdings, and graduates can be found in the current World Report. Specialization in complete secondary
schools is often indicated in the Remarks column as well as in the World Rtmort.
The department wishes to express appreciation to the division directors of education, the World Education series of AACRAO
(American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers), and publications of the US Department of Education
and embassies of the countries described. Many specializations in the countries are not found in this volume but are given in
full in some of latter sources which have been cited.
The reliability of the information supplied is conditioned not only by the sources but by constant changes in the educational
systems of the world. Readers are requested to supply needed corrections that come to their attention.
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PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
Generally speaking, students who qualify for university entrance in their own countries may be considered for
admission to universities in another country (e.g. college freshman in USA). However, the selection for qyality
as
pedormauce may be determined on the basis of better than average transcript grades. as well
reading/speaking/writing ability in the language used as medium of instruction in the new setting. and possible need to
make up laboratory experience in secondary school science subjects.
Some advanced standing may be granted in certain subjects to students transferring from a 13-year secondary
program into a system feeding on 11- and 12-year graduates. The 13-year graduate can normally attain the first
degree in three years in his own country. Transfer credit may be granted for Commonwealth GCE A-level passes
and for other European-type 13th-year specialized upper-secondary subjects designed to lead into three-year college
degrees.
On the other hand students coming from a lOth or 11th year primary/secondary program may find it difficult to
compete even if no question is raised about admission.
For this edition of World Patterns detailed placement recommendations from earlier AACRAO volumes have been
updated with simpler statements based on AACRAO's 1988 book. They are mostly limited to credentials required
for transfer to the USA from schools listed in this edition of World Patterns. For a broader list of credentials from
other types of schools in a given country, see the references listed at the foot. The NAFSA book indexed as 084
contains recommendations for placement of graduate students.
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ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
AACRAO American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
AID Africa-Indian Ocean Division
ACA Adventist Colleges Abroad
BR Board of Regents
CEFSC Council on the Evaluation of Foreign Student Credentials (AACRAO)
CI Qmntzy Index
DEGT Two-year Theology degree, EUD (See France)
DEST Four-year Theology degree, EUD (See France)
EAD Eastern Africa Division
ESD Euro-Asia Division
EUD Euro-Africa Division
FED Far Eastern Division
G Graduate
GC General Conference (Attached fields)
GCE General Certificate of Education (British Commonwealth Countries)
lAD Inter-American Division
m The Institute for Technical Interchange
NAD North American Division
NADOAR North American Division Officers and Registrars (Seventh-day Adventist)
p Primary
s
Secondary
SAD South American Division
SDA Seventh-day Adventist
SPD South Pacific Division
SUD Southern Asia Division
ss
Social Service
T Tertiary
TED Trans-European Division
No Adventist schooling at this level in curriculum indicated
ll Underlined- Government-recognized program
WT Worker Training Program
X Extension program or affiliated program; degree conferred by mother institution.
Exit point in a ladder-type curriculum
Comments under Remarks indicate that references on that line lead to an examination/certificate/diploma/degree earned at end of a
program. If more than one is listed following ladder-type curriculum, the first one is earned at the first exit point, indicated by a period.
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CATEGORIES OF SDA SCHOOLS
The categories of individual schools are given following their names. At times one school may be operating two or more levels
of education, and these are also indicated. These categories are based on national systems as they are related to their own
national post-secondary requirements for admission to higher education institutions either directly or by officially-recognized
examinations. Such terms as "college," "university," 11institute," or "seminary" have varying meanings in different countries.
Categozy Description of Schools
G-1 Operates 4 or more schools, offering graduate work leading to graduate degrees.
G-2 Offers limited graduate programs in its own name.
G-3 Offers affiliated graduate programs on the campus by another institution.
T-1 Operates 4 years of post-secondary offerings with 12 or more majors on undergraduate level.
T-2 Operates 4 years of post-secondary studies with 4-11 majors on undergraduate level, or studies leading to the first
degree.
T-3 Operates 4 years of post-secondary studies with 1 to 3 majors on undergraduate level, or studies leading to the
first degree.
T-4 Operates 1 to 3 years of post-secondary studies.
w Worker-training program based on incomplete secondary, the last portion of which parallels two years of
post-secondary studies.
S-1 Offers complete national secondary program, admitting to institutions of higher learning, and/or worker-training
courses on the upper secondary level.
S-2 Offers complete national secondary program, admitting to institutions of higher learning.
S-3 Operates national secondary programs for non-university students, and/or worker-training courses on lower
secondary level.
S-4 School operated for a special purpose or junior academies.
ws Worker-training program on upper secondary level.
Complete primary (elementary) school program, with worker-training courses on the elementary level.
Complete primary (elementary) school program, giving entrance to secondary schools directly or by official
examinations.
P-3 Incomplete primary (elementary) school programs, not giving admission to secondary schools.
H-A Hospital nursing schools with admission requirements equal to college/university requirements in the country.
H-B Hospital nursing schools at the secondary school level.
ABBREVIATED SYMBOLS FOR COUNTRIES WITHOUT SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOLS
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P =Primary S = Secondary T =Tertiary
Years in School: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Division
Afghanistan p - s - -. - T - lED
Albania p - s - - T lED
Algeria (P) p - s - - T BUD
Andorra p - s - - T BUD
Bahrein p - s - -. - -. T - GC
Belgium p - s - -. - T - EUD
Benin (F) p - s - -. -. T AID
·Bhutan p - s - -.
Brit. Ind. Ocn Ter p - s - -.
Brunei (UK) p - s - - T FED
Bulgaria p - - s - -.. - T - BUD
p - s -
Cape Verde Is. (S) AID
Cent. Afri. Repub. p - s 1. - - - T AID
Chad (F) p - s - - - - T AID
Channel Is. (UK) p - s - -. - T lED
China (P.Rep.) p - s - -. - T - GC
Christmas Is. (UK) P - s - -. SPD
Cocos Is. (Au) p - s - - SPD
Comoros (F) p s AID
Congo (Braza)(F) p - s - -. -. - T AID
Dem. Kampuchea p - s -. - T FED
Dem. Yemen p - s - -. - T - GC
Djibouti (F) p s -. - T BAD ..
Equat. Guinea(F) p - s - - -. - T AID
Faeroe Islands(D) p - s -. - T - TED
Falkland Is. p - s - -. SAD
(Malvinas )(UK)
Gabon (F) p - s - - - - T AID
Gambia (UK) p - s - -. - AID
Gibralter (UK) p - s - -. - T EUD
Greece p - s - -. - T - TED
Greenland (D) p - s - - T lED
Guinea (F) p - s - -. -. T AID
Guinea-Bissau (P) p - s - AID 8
Guyana (UK) p - s . -. - T lAD
Holy See ????? EUD
Iran p - s - -. T - GC
Iraq p s - T GC
Ireland, No. (UK) p - s . - - T TED
Isle of Man (UK) p - s - -. - - T TED
Israel p . s -. T - GC
Johnston Island
Kuweit p - -. M- -. s - T - GC
Laos (F) p - -. s - -. .. T FED
Libyan Arab Jab. p - s - -. T - GC
Liechtenstein p - s - T - EUD
Luxembourg p - s - -. - T EUD
Maldives p - s - T FED
Mali (F) p - -. s -. T AID
Malta p - s - -. T EUD
Mauritania p - s - -. - -. - T AID
Midway Is. (US) p s T SPD
Monaco p EUD
Mongolia GC
Montserrat lAD
Morocco p - s - -. -. T - EUD
Namibia p - s - -. T - GC
-
Nauru p ? SPD
Nepal p - M - s - T - FED
New Caledonia (F) P - s - -. -. - T SPD
Niger (F) p - s - - -. T AID
Nleu Island SPD
Norfolk Island SPD
Oman p - s - -. T - GC
Palestine GC
Qatar p - s - -. T - GC
San Marino p - s - -. - -. T EUD
Sao Tome & Prine. P - s - -. - T - AID
Saudi Arabia p - s - -. T - GC
Scotland p - s - -. - T TED
Seychelles p s -. - T AID
Somalia p - s - - - T BAD 9
St. Helena (UK) p - s - -. - T GC
St.Kitts/Nevis/Anguilla - s - -. - - T lAD
- s - -. - -. -
St. Pierre/Miquelon P T NAD
Syrian Arab Rep. p - s - -. T - GC
Tokelau Is.(NZ) p - s - -. -. T SPD
Tunisia (F) p - s - - T - EUD
Turkey p - M - s - - T - GC
Turks/Caicos Is. p - lAD
Tuvalu p - SPD
United Arab Rep. p - s - - T - GC
Vietnam (F) p - -. s - -. - - - T T FED
Wake Island (US) p - s - -. T - SPD
Wallis/Futuna Is. p - SPD
Western Sahara p - EUD
Yemen (Arab Rep) P - s - -. T - GC