A brief description of Spanish Educational System. Made by students from IES El Batán, Mieres, Spain.

1. Comenius Project First Meeting I.E.S. El Batán 2-6 November 2009 Spanish Educational system

2. Spanish Educational System 0 yr Kindergarten 5 yr 11 yr Primary school 16 yr Secondary Education (E.S.O.) PCPI F.P. G.M. Baccalaureate F.P. G.S. UNIVERSITY 18 yr 20yr Job Market

3. Kindergarten Nursery or Kindergarten covers the ages since 0-2 years. There are only a few state schools, but lots of private schools. State schools depend of the town halls Private schools

4. Preschool Preschool covers the ages since 3-5 years old. State schools, depend of the regional government . “ Concertada” school (private school that are helped with public funds). Private schools

5. Primary School Primary school is structured as three 2-year cycles. First cycle (6-7 years of age). Second cycle (8-9 years of age). Third cycle (10-11 years of age). Public school “ Concertada” school Private school

6. Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) Compulsory Secondary Education is structured as two cycles of two academic years each (total 4 years) 1 st cycle (12-13 years of age) 2 nd cycle (14 -15 years) Public school “ Concertada” school Private school

7. Spanish Baccalaureate The post-compulsory is the Spanish Baccalaureate, or “Bachillerato”. Is the normal option for those wishing to go on the university. It entitles the student to enter to university, or to follow some kind of higher vocational training.

9. Nature and Health sciences

10. Sciences & Engineering

11. Social Sciences

12. Humanities Three common subjects: Spanish, Philosophy and Foreign Language. The specialist part has up to four subjects (depending on the branch taken). Public school Private school

14. Superior-level Training Cycles, which have the Spanish Baccalaureate as the principal requirement.

15. Vocational Education 2 The two levels of the vocational education are directed to job market, but after completion of the superior-level Training Cycle, students are entitled to direct entrance to several related University degrees. Public school Private school “ Concertada” school

16. Spanish Educational System Compulsory 0 yr Kindergarten 5 yr 11 yr Primary school 16 yr Secondary Education (E.S.O.) PCPI F.P. G.M. Baccalaureate F.P. G.S. UNIVERSITY 18 yr 20yr Job Market