Auto Mechanics a Hit, Gymnasiums Left Empty in Međimurje
Technical School Čakovec Enrolls Most Students, 231, While Josip Slavenski Gymnasium Had to Reduce Quota for General Program Due to Lack of Interest.
Technical School Čakovec Enrolls Most Students, 231, While Josip Slavenski Gymnasium Had to Reduce Quota for General Program Due to Lack of Interest.
The summer enrollment period for secondary schools in Međimurje County sent a clear signal: vocational programs, especially technical ones, are attracting more students, while traditional gymnasiums are seeing a decline in interest. A total of 986 students were enrolled during the summer period, with 138 spots remaining for the fall enrollment period, as reported by eMeđimurje.
The greatest interest was for the Technical School Čakovec, which enrolled 231 students. In four-year programs such as computer technician, robotics and automation, internet technology, mechatronics, and mechanical engineering, all spots were filled, with 116 students enrolled.
Three-year programs were equally popular. For electricians and auto mechanics, 44 students were enrolled, and no spots remain. Due to high demand for auto mechanics, the initial plan for 24 students was increased to 32 enrolled.
A contrasting picture comes from the Josip Slavenski Gymnasium in Čakovec. In the general gymnasium program, spots were only filled after the enrollment quota was reduced by one class. Of the planned 130 students, 83 were enrolled. This trend of underenrollment in this school first appeared a few years ago.
In the science and mathematics gymnasium at the same school, 23 of the planned 28 spots were filled. In total, the Josip Slavenski Gymnasium had 186 spots during the summer period and enrolled 119 students.
At the Čakovec Secondary School, programs filled included the general gymnasium with 52 students, pharmaceutical technicians with 26 students, and nurses or general care technicians with 26 students. At the Čakovec School of Economics, spots were filled in programs for agricultural technician, florist, hairdresser and beautician, fashion tailor, and motor vehicle driver. The Prelog Secondary School filled its programs for baker-pastry chef and assistant cook.
For the fall enrollment period, the most available spots are in the tourism technician for destinations program at the Čakovec School of Economics and Trade, with 18 spots, and one spot for commercialists. The Prelog Secondary School has 17 spots in its gymnasium program and 11 for hospitality technicians.
The Čakovec School of Economics enrolled 130 students across seven classes, with 18 spots remaining for the fall period. The Technical School Čakovec has only 15 spots left: one for electromechanics and 14 for machine processing operators. The Čakovec Construction School enrolled 203 students and has 15 spots left.
At the Čakovec Secondary School, two spots remain in each of the artistic programs for guitarists, violinists, flutists, and trumpeters, one spot for a saxophonist, and five spots in the assistant caregiver program for students with developmental disabilities.
