Education system: Sistema educativo.

PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) report: Informe PISA. Finland scored first
in science and second in reading and math on the standardized test administered by the
Programme for International Student Assessment.
The high drop out rate: La elevada tasa de abandono escolar.
To fight against school failure: Luchar contra el fracaso escolar.
There are several factors that can lead to school failure, among them depression, anxiety,
problems in the family, and learning disabilities.
Academic freedom: Libertad de ctedra.
Curriculum: Plan general de estudios. A curriculum is a complete course of study offered by a
school; a syllabus is the outline of a single course.
Syllabus: Programa especfico de un curso. The syllabus is a course-planning tool. The form and
content of a syllabus vary widely by discipline, department, course, and instructor.
Pre-school or nursery education: Educacin infantil.
Nursery school: Guardera.
Teaching staff: Profesorado.
Nursery assistant: Cuidador/a.
Principal: Director/a.
Primary education: Educacin primaria
Compulsory education: Educacin obligatoria.
Primary or elementary school: Colegio de primaria.
Head teacher: Director/a.
Year 1 to year 6: Primero hasta sexto.
School council: Consejo escolar.
School calendar: Calendario escolar.
Class schedule: Horario de clases.
School enrolment: Matriculacin escolar.
Extra-curricular classes: Clases extraescolares.
Extra-curricular activities: Actividades extraescolares.
State-run / Government-run schools: Escuelas pblicas.
Private / Public schools: Escuelas privadas (ojo, las public schools no son escuelas pblicas en el
sentido que entendemos aqu, son incluso ms elitistas que las private schools).
Secondary education: Educacin secundaria
High school / Secondary school /Comprehensive school: Instituto de enseanza secundaria.
Core subjects: Asignaturas troncales.
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education ) exams: En el sistema educativo britnico, los
exmenes de fin de la secundaria. Similar a nuestra selectividad aunque no es equivalente ya que sta es la
prueba pre-ingreso a la universidad (college entrance exam) que se hace con 17 aos, mientras que los
exmenes de GCSE con 15.
Head of faculty / Head of Studies / Director of Studies: Jefe/a de Estudios.
Head teacher or principal: Director/a.
Secondary education in the EU
Tertiary / Higher education: Educacin superior
Undergraduate and postgraduate education: Educacin universitaria y post-universitaria.
Colleges, universities, faculties.
University course: Carrera universitaria. (Career: profesin)
Academic year: Curso acadmico.

Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor: Rector/a, vicerrector/a.

Grants, scholarships: Becas. He got a scholarship to Eton.
Student loans: Prstamos a estudiantes.
Tuition fees: Tasas de matrcula.
College application: Solicitud de ingreso a la universidad.
Entrance requirements: Requisitos de ingreso.
Lecture: Clase en la universidad.
Lecturer: Profesor/a universitario/a.
Faculty (in American English, college teachers): Profesorado universitario.
Examination diet: Convocatoria de exmenes.
Undergraduate degree: Carrera universitaria, ttulo universitario.
Bachelor's degree: Licenciatura.
Master's degree: Mster. In Finland, teachers have to complete a Master's degree.
Graduates, non-graduates: Licenciad@s, universitari@s que an no se han graduado.
Final year project: Proyecto fin de carrera.
PhD (Philosophy Doctor) Thesis: Tesis doctoral.
BA (Bachelor of Arts) / BSc (Bachelor of Science): Licenciad@.
Ejemplo: BSc in Business Administration, licenciad@ en Empresariales; BA in Modern Languages,
licenciad@ en Lenguas Modernas.
A veces, se dice que BA es para carreras de Humanidades o Letras y BSc para las de Ciencias, pero no es del
todo exacto ya que podemos encontrar titulaciones tales como BA in Business Studies o BA in
Engineering. La Universidad de Cambridge, por ejemplo, llama a todas sus titulaciones de licenciatura
BA, independientemente de que sean de Ciencias o de Letras. Se dira que la denominacin vara
dependiendo de la universidad. Lo mismo se aplica a las titulaciones de Mster: MA (Master of Arts)
y MSc (Master of Science).
I have / hold a BA in Business Administration from the University of Granada: Soy licenciad@
en Empresariales por la Universidad de Granada.
I have a BA degree in Law: Soy licenciad@ en Derecho.