1. IES PRAIA
BARRAÑA
Boiro (Galicia) Spain
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2. We come from Boiro a town in
Galicia
We come from Boiro, a town
in Galicia

3. Galicia is located in the northwest
of Spain

4. Boiro
Spain

5. Galicia is at the end of
Saint James’ Way

6. Boiro is located in
the South-West of
A Coruña
province

7. Boiro is located
in Galicia’s
biggest
peninsula, the
Peninsula of
Barbanza

8. The BARBANZA RANGE is a granite
massif that occupies most of the
Peninsula of Barbanza.

9. THE BARBANZA
RANGE

10. Boiro geographic coordinates
Latitude: 42.65 º North
Longitude: 8.90 º West
Height above sea level: 65 m

11. Our school, IES PRAIA BARRAÑA, is
located opposite Barraña beach, next to a
marsh at the mouth of Boiro’s largest river, the
Coroño.

12. Boiro Town Hall
Boiro has around 20000 inhabitants with middle economical
and sociocultural level, 50 Km away from Santiago de
Compostela

13. The population
makes their
living off the
fishing industry
and tourism

15. OUR SCHOOL

16. SPANISH EDUCATION
SYSTEM
It is organised into mainstream
and specialised education
Our education system

17. MAINSTREAM EDUCATION
It covers:
• Pre-primary education (Infant
education)
• Primary education
• Compulsory secondary education
• A-level education
• Vocational training
• Adult education
• University education

18. SPECIALISED EDUCATION
It includes:
• Artistic
education
• Sports education
• Language education

19. SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM
In Spain Basic education is compulsory and
free for everyone. It is made up of:
• Primary education
• Compulsory secondary education
• Between the ages of 6 and 16
• However the students have the
right to continue their basic
education until the year they turn 18

20. SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM
In Spain Basic education takes place
between the ages of 6 and 16 :
• However the students have the
right to continue their basic
education until the year they turn 18

21. OUR SCHOOL
The main features of our school
We have approximately 400 students aged
12 up to 18 years old.
We offer three different levels of education:
• Compulsory Secondary Education
• Advanced Level (A-Level) Education
• Introductory Vocational Education

22. OUR SCHOOL
Compulsory Secondary Education
It covers four school years, from 12 to 16
years of age, and must be completed after
finishing primary education.
Students that meet all the standards set for
this stage of education are awarded a
certificate: Graduate in Secondary education,
wich provides them acces to further
education.

23. OUR SCHOOL
Initial Vocational Qualification
Programmes
They are organised for students who don’t
achieve the objectives of compulsory
secondary education.
Its aim is to provide all students with
professional skills equivalent to level one of
the National Catalogue of Vocational
Qualifications.

24. OUR SCHOOL
A-Level education is divided
into three curriculum strands
Humanities and social sciences
Arts
Science and technology

25. OUR SCHOOL
The A-Level lasts two academic
years from age 16 -18
At the end of this stage, students
who receive a pass mark in all the
subjects in any of the strands
receive a A- Level Diploma.

26. OUR SCHOOL
The A-Level Diploma enables
students to access higher education
Apart from this qualification,
those students who want to gain
access to University Education must
pass an entrance examination.

27. IES Praia
Barraña