The spanish Education system

2. 1. INTRODUCTION
2. TYPES OF SCHOOLS
3. SCHOOL TIMINGS
4. PRE-SCHOOL
5. PRIMARY EDUCATION
6. COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION (ESO)
7. POST-COMPULSORY SCHOOLING (BACHILLERATO)
8. VOCATIONAL TRAINING (CICLOS FORMATIVOS)

3. DIAGRAM OF THE SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

4.  In Spain, schooling is compulsory between the ages
of 6 and 16 years.
 The system consists of four levels:
PRE-SCHOOL
• 3 TO 6 YEARS
(NON-
COMPULSORY)
PRIMARY EDUCATION
• 6 TO 12 YEARS
(COMPULSORY)
COMPULSORY
SECONDARY
EDUCATION (ESO)
• 12 TO 16 YEARS
(COMPULSORY)
POST-COMPULSORY
SCHOOLING
(BACHILLERATO)
• 16 TO 18 YEARS
• (NON-COMPULSORY

5.  STATE SCHOOLS
 SEMI-PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Privately run but funded by the state.
 PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
Parents must pay a monthly/termly/yearly fee.

6. First term: September to
December
Second term: January to Easter
Third term: After Easter to late
June
The school year is divided into THREE TERMS with a
long summer holiday break of almost three months.months:

7.  The school day for primary schools can vary
but is normally from
09.00 – 14.00 or
9.00-12.30 and 14.30-16.30
 For ESO or Bachillerato, the school day is
usually from 08.00 – 14.00.

8.  Children who are 3 to 6 years old have the
option of attending the Pre-school stage, which
is non-compulsory and free. It is considered as
an integral part of the education system and
there are preschool classes at almost every
primary school.
 Children enter pre-school in the autumn of the
calendar year in which they turn three years old.

9.  It is structured as three 2-year cycles:
First cycle
(6 to 8 years)
• First year
• Second year
Second cycle
(8 to 10 years)
• Third year
• Fourth year
Third cycle
(10 to 12 years)
• Fifth year
• Sixth year

10.  At this stage, students get the essential and
basic knowledge and skills for their learning
life.
 The main subjects they learn are:
Maths, Spanish Language, Science, Music,
English, Art and Physical Education.
In some regions: Catalan, Gallego, Euskera.

11.  This secondary stage of education is compulsory and
also free.
 Students are usually between 12 and 16 years.
 Secondary education consists of four years.
First cycle
• First year
• Second year
• Third year
Second cycle
• Fourth year

12. There are approximately 30 students in every classroom

13. FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH
NATURAL SCIENCES 3 - - -
SOCIAL SCIENCES 3 3 3 3
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 2 2 2
PROJECTS 2 2 2 --
VISUAL ARTS 2* 3* - 3*
CLASSIC CULTURE - - 3* 3*
SPANISH LANGUAGE 3 3 3.5 3.5
ENGLISH 3 3 3 3
MATHS 4 4 3 4
MUSIC 3 - - 3*
TECHNOLOGY 2* 3 2 3*
RELIGION 1 1 1 1
TUTORIAL 1 1 1 1
COOFFICIAL LANGUAGE 3 3 3.5 3.5
BIOLOGY AND GEOLOGY - - 2 3*
PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY - 3 1 3*
LATIN - - - 3*
2nd FOREIGN LANGUAGE - 3* 3* 3*

14. If students achieve their Certificate of Secondary Education, then
they can decide to:
• Continue their education by studying for the
BACHILLERATO (necessary for University)
• Continue their education by taking a
VOCATIONAL COURSE (Ciclo Formativo)
• Leave school

15.  Students are usually between 16 and 18 years.
 It consists of two years:
 First Bachillerato.
 Second Bachillerato.
 It is comparable to the A Levels.

16. There are three kinds of Bachillerato:
 Humanities and Social Sciences
 Nature and Health Sciences
 Arts

17. The students who get their Certificate and want
to go to University have to take a University
entrance exam (Selectividad).
It is the same exam for the whole region. They
are tested on the compulsory subjects of their
Bachillerato (English, Spanish Language, History
or Philosophy) and the subjects of their field of
specialization.

18. is another possibility
The vocational
training
after ESO or
Bachillerato.
There are two different types of programmes:
1) MIDDLE GRADE TRAINING CYCLE (2 years),
which have the certificate of Secondary
Education as a requirement. Students get a
certificate as a Technician.
2) SUPERIOR GRADE TRAINING CYCLE (2 years)
for the students who finish Bachillerato. After
its completion, students are entitled to direct
entrance to several related University degrees.

19. NURSING
ELECTRICITY
 After Secondary Compulsory Education, students can choose
to contoinue their schooling on the vocational training
schools.
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