Spain’s educational system is more popularly known in Spain as Ley Organica de Educacion. In English, that is translated into Fundamental Law on Education. There are three different schools to attend in Spain. There are the public schools, the state-funded private schools and the purely private schools. Public schools educate the vast majority of Spanish children while private schools educate the minority. Most purely private schools are exclusive schools that are run by religious orders. This type of school is also most likely to have a same sex order.

Education in Spain, like most countries, is deemed important. That is why they have made education compulsory for children aged 6-16 years old. Although young children can start schooling by the age of 3 years old, it is not made compulsory by Spain’s educational system.

Children aged 3 years old are permitted to start an early education program or pre-school. And even if pre-school is not compulsory, it is free. Since pre-school is the foundation to child’s education, Spain’s educational system makes it easy for parents to train their children and prepare them for the further educational years of their lives.

From ages 6 to 16 years old, they are required to attend primary and secondary school. Primary school is for children aged 6-12 years old while Secondary school is for children aged 12-16. Once a child has finished the compulsory education, he/she has three options.

The options would be to achieve a post-compulsory degree, undergo vocational training or to start working.

A post-compulsory degree is very much like the A-levels in Britain. This course is separated into two parts; the core curriculum and the specialist curriculum. The core curriculum focuses mostly on languages (Spanish, English and an optional 3rd language). However, History, Psychology, Philosophy and Physical Education are also included. For the specialist curriculum, this would vary per student. The specialist curriculum tackles 3-4 subjects that depend on the branch chosen. There are 5 branches to choose from. Art, Nature and Health Sciences, Engineering and Science, Social Science and Humanities are among these branches.

A vocational training still takes part in Spain’s educational system. It consists of two different kinds. They are the middle grade and superior level training cycles. A middle grade training cycle is open for Secondary school graduates while superior level training cycles are open for post-compulsory course graduates. After completing a superior level training cycle, a child may directly enter University.

The next level of Spain’s educational system is University. University studies usually take 4 years to complete; however, there are a few which may require a few more years. After University, a student may go after a Doctor’s degree or Master’s Degree.

Spain’s educational system is very well integrated because they want to ensure the educational needs of their citizens. Whether it’s from pre-school to a vocational training or pre-school to University, education can pave the way to a country’s progress. And this is one fact Spain’s educational system recognizes and responds to.

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