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SPAIN
OMPARATIVE EDUCATION
WITZERLAND SPAIN
VS.
SWITZERLAND
Geograph
ical
Location
Landlocke
d Country
Surrounded by:
Divided by theCANTON
WITZERLAND 8 MILLION
Switzerland
a largely
decentralised education
system. Most decisions on
the running of primary and
secondary schools are taken
It
also thelevel.
cantons which
atiscantonal
provide the bulk of the
financing.
has
not
Switzerland does
have a
federal
minister
of
education.
Nevertheless, some organisational
aspects of the education system
apply
across
the
country. These include the
duration of the school year,
and the number of years of
compulsory schooling.
Educational system
state-run schools.
ost-compulsory:
At the age of 16,
students
who
wish to continue
their education
move
into
Secondary
II,
which generally
lasts 3-4 years.
ost-compulsory:
Secondary II
either provides
vocational
training for
direct entry into
the labour
market, or
prepares
ertiary education
Switzerland offers students a broad choice
of third-level education opportunities.
However, the options open to schoolleavers depend on the type of secondary
education they received. Access to
university,
Federal
Institutes
of
Technology,
Universities
of
Applied
Sciences and teacher training college is
open to holders of a Matura (high-school
diploma).
Subjects
aim
The
of the education
provided is not only to ensure that
pupils possess the necessary
knowledge, but that they are able
new
circumstances in a rapidly
to adapt to
changing world.
This includes improving reading and
writing in the mother tongue.
n primary school.
The promotion of a
Non-Swiss
language threatens
national unity.
Children in the
second year of
schooling are too
young to start a
new language.
An additional problem is
the lack of primary school
teachers qualified in
English.
SPAIN
from 6 to 16 years
of age, supported by the
and free
24,181.54 pesos
Cataln.
a concertada might cost 250
euros/month with 70% of the classes
in Cataln.
2 cycles in 6 years
1st cycle
0 to 3
years old
2nd cycle
3 to 6
years old
primer ciclo)
(tercer ciclo)
(segundo ciclo)
Basic
Educati
on
TheSpanish high
schoolBaccalaure
ate
is
noncompulsory
but
free
education
that consists of one
cycle
in
two
academic years for
students age 1618.
Pruebas de Acceso
a la Universidad
School Terms
Three Terms similar to
Christmas
English terms. But
Easter
shorter holidays.
Summer
End