1. EDUCATION IN ITALY Saioa Barandiaran Garazi Aizpeolea HiartAizpurua

2. INTRODUCTION Thebasicprinciples In Italy, as in many places, there are twotypes of school: Private and Public

3. PUBLIC EDUCATION Itisfoundedbythestate Theschoolcouncil decides ontheplenary TheSchoolSecretaryisresponsibleforschool´saccounts and is a member of ExecutiveBoard.

4. PRIVATE EDUCATION There are privateinstitutionsadministeredbyprivatecorporations. There are twolevels Curriculum

5. PRE-SCHOOL ECUCATION Aproximate % 50 attendprivateschools and %50 stateschools Structuredinto 3 sectionsfromthesameage, in mixedgroups Schoolactivitiesnormallylast 7 hours a day, MondaytoSaturday Schoolyearstart in September and ends in June

6. COMPULSORY EDUCATIONBeginsat 6 years and end at 14 years PRIMARY EDUCATION Isfor 5 years. Isprovided in state and officiallyrecognizedschools Classesget no more than 25 pupils Primaryeducationisdividedinto 2 stages Foraccestolowersecondaryschoolschildrenhavetopasstheprimaryschoolleavingcertificateexamination

7. LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION Isforpupilsaged 11 to 14. Provideeducationtoallchildren, regardless of theoriginor social status Schoolshave 24 pupilsmaximum per class Theschoolyearstarts in midSeptember and endson June.

8. POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION There are peoplebetweentheages 14 and 19 Aftercompletingcompulsotyeducationthey can followcourseslast in three, fourorfiveyears

9. Categories: Clasical and scientific Artistic Technical Vocational

10. UNIVERSITIES Admission Fees/ Studentfinance

11. Schooleducation Schoolusedtohave a sixdayschoolweek (MondaytoSaturday) and nowhavefivedays. Teaching in Italyconsists of 5 grades.

12. 1. Kindergarten/pre-school 3-5 yearsold Everychildisentitledto a place Itisnotobligatory In Italyis free except in privateschool

13. 2. Primaryschool 6-10 yearsold Childrenlearntoread and write Theystudymathematics, geography, Italian, English, science, music, computerstudies, religion (optional) and social studies Classeshavebetween 10 and 25 pupils

14. 3.Lower secondary 11-14 yearsold Students are requiredtoattend 30 hours of classes per week

15. 4. Uppersecondaryschool. A) 14-16 yearsold Students do obligatory 2 years and thenoptional 3 years of specialisededucation B) 16-18 yearsold There are 2 categoriesofuppersecondaryschool: theliceo and anistituto.

16. 5. Differentuppersecondaryschool ClassicalHighschool ScientificHighschool Fine ArtsHighSchool Teacher Training School ArtisticSchools TechnicalInstitutes Professional Institutes