The school year in Spain typically runs from September 10th to the third week of June. There are three types of schools: public, public-funded private, and private. Schooling is compulsory between ages 5-16 and is divided into four stages - nursery school, primary school, secondary school, and leaving years/vocational school. Subjects taught vary between primary and secondary school but generally include core subjects like Spanish, math, science, physical education, and more specialized subjects in later years. Leaving years are pre-university studies across various fields that must be completed along with a national exam before applying to university.