SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

AIMS

• The full development of students’ personality and capacities.

• Education in the respect for basic rights and liberties

• Education in the practice of tolerance and freedom

• Education in individual responsibility and personal merit and effort.

• Education for peace, respect for human rights.• Education in the respect for and recognition of

Spain’s linguistic and cultural .• The acquisition of intellectual habits, study

strategies and healthy habits. • Preparation for the exercise of professional

activities. • The capacity to communicate in the official

and in one or more foreign languages. • Preparation for the exercise of citizenship.

Primary Education

( 6 - 12)

AcademiesINEM courses

………

Without secondary education degree

Vocational training (medium degree)

Compulsory Secondary

Education (12-16)

Infant School (3 -6)

Vocational training (superior degree)

Professional initiation

Bachillerato

With secondary educationdegree

University

COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION

• To acquire the basic cultural elements especially humanistic, artistic, scientific and technological

• To develop and consolidate study and work habits

• To prepare for the incorporation into higher education or the labour market

• To educate in the exercise of the rights and obligations in the life as citizens.

geography and history

Physical education

Social science

Foreign language

Plastic and visual arts

TechnologyMusic.

Mathematics

Castilian language and literature

Natural Science

ICT

The subjects in the first to third years

Biology and geology

Second foreign language

Plastic and visual arts

Technology

Music.

Physics and chemistry

Latin

ICT

The elective subjects in the fourth year

POST-COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION: BACHILLERATO

• Two years• To provide students with the education,

intellectual and human maturity, knowledge and skills to allow them to develop social functions and take an active part in life responsibly and competently.

• It will prepare students to proceed to higher education.

BACHILLERATO MODALITIES

Arts

Science and Technology

Humanities and Social Science

core subjects of bachillerato

Science for the contemporary world

Philosophy and citizenship

History of Spain

Foreign language.Castilian language and literature

History of philosophy

Physical education.

Modality subjects

Maths

Industrial Technology

Latin

Geography

Business Studies Art

Greek

Biology and Geology

Physics and Chemistry

Optional subjects

Technical Design

French

Chemistry

Industrial technologyPsicology

Oral Practice in English

ICT