Abstract
The contribution discusses the situation of computer science (CS) education on high school level (secondary education). At fi rst some order in terms needs to be made so we can distinguish di erent meanings hidden in "informatics on high school".
Then the current situation of CS education in Czech Republic is discussed. The most important recent phenomenon influencing our high schools is the curricular reform.
The fundamental changes of view are introduced briefly, however our main aim is to discuss ICT and CS related education in the new setup. In the second part of the contribution a few foreign countries are picked and their inspiring approach to CS in high schools is described, headed by Israel.