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44-616: EGB may refer to: Educación General Básica , the first phase of Education in Spain EGB Forces , a special operations force of the German Bundeswehr Erzgebirgsbahn , a German railway European Green Belt Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title EGB . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

88-399: A core curriculum with the compulsory subjects (" fase de acceso ") and a specialist part (" fase de admisión ") with a number of pre-selected branches to choose from. The latter of these is technically optional, however reaching the necessary grade is significantly harder or impossible to achieve. In Spanish (and Hispano-American) education from the 13th century up to the 17th or 18th century,

132-512: A dialect of Occitan , is guaranteed in Article 3.4 of Catalonia's 1979 Statute of Autonomy . Subsequently, Law 7/1983, on linguistic normalization, declares Aranese the language of Aran, proclaims certain linguistic rights of the Aranese and directs public service to guarantee its usage and teaching. Aranese is taught on all levels of compulsory education and has been the medium of instruction in

176-472: A final examination ( Reválida ). Students who had remained in primary education up to the age of 14, on passing the first-stage Reválida , could still enter the Bachillerato Superior , in which there were two branches: Sciences and Arts. Following this, students could take a one-year stage of pre-university studies ( Preuniversitario , or " Preu " for short). Reforms during the 1970s absorbed

220-494: A mixture of the last two years of middle school and the first two years of high school in the United States . As of 2020–21, Spain has 9,909,886 students. The largest group corresponds to primary education, with 4,654,727 students followed by secondary education with 2,730,036 and university students with 1,633,358. The smallest group is those in vocational education, with 887,710 students. The Spanish education system

264-791: A school in a country where English is one of the official languages, offers an English-medium curriculum other than the country's national curriculum and is international in its orientation." This definition is used by publications including The Economist . In 1977 the International Baccalaureate authorized the first school in Spain to teach the Diploma Programme. There are now 86 IB World Schools in Spain, of which 71 deliver an international education but in Spanish. Spanish Baccalaureate There are two parts,

308-487: Is at 27.4%, while female youth unemployment is at 25.3%. The Spanish Constitution of 1978 establishes that the national government as well as the autonomous communities have competences in the Education. The articles that are about that fact are the 148th and the 149th. The national government has the power to decide the academic and professional certificates and the requirements for their acquisition. It also establishes

352-414: Is expected for all compulsory years. School uniform is not normally worn in state schools but is usually worn in private schools. There is a largely uniform admissions process for state funded schools, both colegios públicos and colegios concertados . The main admissions procedures for pupils wishing to join a school in the autumn are carried out in the spring of the year in question. Parents can choose

396-586: Is free for all pupils enrolled in public schools that offer Educación Infantil (early childhood education), and is often held in Centro de Educación Infantil y Primaria , colloquially Colegio . The second cycle of preschool in public schools focus in on emotional development, movement and control of body habits, communication and language, and positive body image. The documents required for public registration include proof of residence, passport or residence card, or child's birth certificate, and, in some areas, proof of

440-451: Is no serious investigation that proves that academic results are worse for bilingual students. Also proficiency in Spanish amongst Catalan students is the same as the Spanish average. In Galicia , Galician is used as tuition language in 50% of classes, except in preschool education which uses the majority mother tongue. This model approved by the People's Party has received criticism from

484-663: Is not official or used in education in the Autonomous community of Castile and León, and Extramaduran is not recognised or official in Extramadura. The 1997 Aragonese law of languages stipulated that Aragonese (and Catalan) speakers had a right to the teaching of and in their own language. Following this, Aragonese lessons started in schools in the 1997–1998 academic year. It was originally taught as an extra-curricular, non-evaluable voluntary subject in four schools. However, whilst legally schools can choose to use Aragonese as

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528-607: Is regulated by the Ley Orgánica 8/2013, de 9 de diciembre, para la mejora de la calidad educativa (LOMCE, Organic Law for the improvement of educational quality) that expands upon Article 27 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 . Spain is working towards reforming vocational education and modernizing education to halt and reverse the rising unemployment rates. As of April 2024, the youth unemployment in Spain stands at 26.5% . By gender, male youth unemployment

572-402: Is supported by the national government together with the governments of each of the country's 17 autonomous communities . In Spain , primary school and secondary school are considered basic (obligatory) education. These are Primaria (6–12 years old), which is the Spanish equivalent of elementary school and the first year of middle school, and Secundaria (12–16 years old), which would be

616-418: Is until students are 16 years old), required if the student wants to attend university. Once students have finished Bachillerato, they can take their University Entrance Exam, Pruebas de Acceso a la Universidad (PAU), popularly called Selectividad . Selectividad is composed of two parts: the "general" section, which is mandatory for everyone, and the "specific" section, which consists of focus topics based on

660-775: The Aran Valley since 1984. Fala is not recognised or official regionally in Extramadura , and not used in education. As of January 2015, the International Schools Consultancy (ISC) listed Spain as having 210 international schools. ISC defines an 'international school' in the following terms "ISC includes an international school if the school delivers a curriculum to any combination of pre-school, primary or secondary students, wholly or partly in English outside an English-speaking country, or if

704-705: The Bachillerato Elemental into the upper stages of the basic education system for 6- to 14-year-olds, and replaced the Bachillerato Superior with a three-year Bachillerato Unificado Polivalente (BUP). At the age of 14 a student could now opt to enter the BUP without having to pass a specific test, or could go into vocational training. The " Preu " was replaced by a Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU). The introduction under " LOGSE  [ es ] " of compulsory secondary education up to age 16 ( Educación Secundaria Obligatoria , ESO) took place during

748-608: The European Council . Although Spanish is the official language of all schools in the Principality of Asturias , in many schools children are allowed to take Asturian-language classes from age 6 to 16. Elective classes are also offered from 16 to 19. Asturian is not co-official in the principality, but is protected by law ( Ley 1/1998, de 23 de marzo, de uso y promoción del bable/asturiano — "Law 1/1998, of 23 March, of Use and Promotion of Bable/Asturian") Leonese

792-677: The 1970s, when Spain became a democracy, Catalonia was given rights over its own education system. A law passed in 1983, "Llei de Normalització Lingüística", defined the language immersion system of Catalonia. By 1986 the entire region had already switched to it. The Balearic Islands took more time to make language immersion effective. A decree enacted in 1997 established that Catalan must be used in at least 50% of lessons. Schools have freedom to add more lessons, and usually they do. Valencian Community offers different levels of immersion in Catalan (also known as Valencian in this territory), with

836-529: The 1990s. The Bachillerato now became a two-year course following the completion of compulsory education, with middle-grade vocational training as an alternative. It had five branches: Arts, Technology, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, and Humanities. Further reforms were made under the " LOE  [ es ] " of 2006, and under the " LOMCE  [ es ] " of 2013. As established under LOE (the Spanish Educational Law) of 2006,

880-522: The Baccalaureate is studied over two years, usually upon the completion of compulsory secondary education (ESO). Following the enactment of LOMCE, there are three distinct branches: Arts (two paths), Sciences and Technology, and Humanities and Social Sciences, with two "itineraries" for the Humanities and Social Sciences branch. As in the compulsory primary and secondary stages of education, in

924-547: The Baccalaureate there is a distinction between "core subjects", "specialist subjects" and "subjects chosen by the Autonomous Community " — this last category denotes the language and literature of the regional co-official language ( Catalan , Valencian , Basque or Galician ), if any. The national Government determines a set of core subjects, while the educational administrations of the autonomous communities may specify additional core subjects and will decide upon

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968-703: The FPB, 62 in CFGM and 90 in CFGS. Schools in Spain can be divided into 3 categories: According to summary data for the year 2008-2009 from the ministry, state schools educated 67.4%, private but state funded schools 26.0%, and purely private schools 6.6% of pupils the preceding year. Usually, primaria is studied in a colegio and ESO and bachillerato are studied in an instituto . However, some schools only teach elementary school (K-6). K-12 schools also exist, although they are private schools or privately run schools funded by

1012-569: The G model, with education entirely in Spanish, without a Basque language subject option. Model A offers Spanish as tuition language and Basque is learnt as a language subject. Model B offers 50% of the classes in Spanish and Basque. The Basque Country approved its bilingual model in a decree of 1983. Navarre enacted its corresponding decree in 1988. Catalonia and the Balearic Islands employ language immersion in Catalan . After

1056-765: The State (colegios concertados) . There are private schools for all the range of compulsory education. At them, parents must pay a monthly/termly/yearly fee. Most of these schools are run by religious orders, and also include single-sex schools. All non-university state education is free in Spain , but parents have to buy (or make a contribution towards) their children's books and materials. (Subsidies, loans or second hand book sales are offered by Spain's Autonomous Regions (Comunidades), in some schools and by some local councils.) This, nominally at least, also applies to colegios concertados . Many schools are concertados , state funded up to

1100-571: The US or UK. Private schools tend to be more costly especially in Barcelona or Madrid. Fees include tuition as well as school supplies and uniform. Broadly similar to the British three-term system, but with slightly shorter holidays at Christmas (22 December – 7 January) and Easter (one week - 40 days after Ash Wednesday ), and longer in the summer (normally from 23 June to 15 September). In 2005,

1144-440: The ages of 10 and 17. On completion, students took a State Examination ( Examen de Estado ). From 1949 there was also a vocational or technical version ( Bachillerato Laboral ). In 1953 the bachillerato was divided into two parts: Bachillerato Elemental (elementary) and Bachillerato Superior (higher). The first was taken over four years, at ages 10–14, and the second over two years at 15 and 16; each stage terminated with

1188-447: The child's vaccinations and a medical certificate of health. Primaria or Educación Primaria , consists of six years, structured as three cycles, from first grade through sixth grade. Secundaria or Educación Secundaria (ESO) consists of four years, structured as two cycles, from seventh to tenth grade: Spanish Baccalaureate or Bachillerato consists of two optional additional final years in high school (mandatory education

1232-444: The education centre: In the second year, "general" core subjects (brown background in the table) are taught, together with "optional" core subjects (white background), of which two are chosen in each modality. Specialist subjects, of which between two and four are to be chosen, depending on provision at the education centre: Other means of study are especially designed for adults who wish to re-take their studies. These form part of

1276-454: The end of Primaria but purely private for the high school years. This drop in the proportion of pupils in educación concertada is matched by increases of approximately equal size in the proportion in both state and purely private education for ESO and Bachillerato. Schools supply a list of what is required at the start of each school year and which will include art and craft materials as well as text and exercise books. From 2009, this figure

1320-527: The family's financial status), parents may be required to supply consumables such as textbooks and school uniforms as well as contributing to after school activities . Primaria public schools (6–12 years old) are called centro de educación infantil y primaria (CEIP), colloquially colegio or cole , and secundaria public schools (12–16 years old) are called instituto de enseñanza secundaria (IES), colloquially instituto . Public (state) schools in Spain are free. Private schools in Spain vary:some of

1364-556: The highest level having the widest adoption. Before implementing that model, the community offered two paths. One path taught Catalan in the Catalan language subject and used it as tuition language in either Social or Natural Science. The other path provided immersion in Catalan, approaching the level of the newer advanced immersion. The immersion models have faced strong opposition by Spanish nationalists . They allege that schools are used as indoctrination centres and that this imposes barriers which worsens academic performance. There

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1408-488: The language of instruction, as of the 2013–2014 academic year, there are no recorded instances of this option being taken in primary or secondary education. In fact, the only current scenario in which Aragonese is used as the language of instruction is in the Aragonese philology university course, which is optional, taught over the summer and in which only some of the lectures are in Aragonese. The protection of Aranese ,

1452-521: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EGB&oldid=1171551432 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Education in Spain Education in Spain is compulsory and free for all children aged between 6 and 16 years and

1496-556: The list of non-core subjects. Admission to the Baccalaureate is subject to a certificate of completion of compulsory secondary education ( Graduado en Educación Secundaria Obligatoria ), or certain technical qualifications. In the first year, "general" core subjects (brown background in the table) are taught, together with "optional" core subjects (white background), of which two are chosen in each modality, and specified subjects (green background). Specialist subjects, of which either two or three are to be chosen, depending on provision at

1540-513: The medium of instruction. Aranese (Aranés) is official in a small area of Catalonia and primary education is offered in this language. The linguistic model chosen by the regions with their own language varies per community. Basque Country historically provided three teaching models: A, B or D. Model D, with education entirely in Basque , and Spanish as a compulsory subject, is the most widely chosen model by parents. In addition, Navarre offers

1584-540: The school to which they wish to send their child. It is not uncommon for there to be insufficient places in a popular school for all the children for whom places are requested. In such cases, places are allocated according to rather strictly defined admissions criteria as defined in Annex IX to the order establishing the process. Schools run directly by the public authorities or privately with public assistance ( concertada ) provide education free of charge, but (depending on

1628-431: The schools teach entirely in Spanish; some are run as Catholic schools; some are private and bilingual or trilingual and some are international schools which place emphasis on a second language, generally English. Private schools that are state subsidized ( educación concertada ) are required to follow the Spanish syllabus, while international schools are free to follow other curriculums typically from other countries such as

1672-449: The standard educational provision of some institutes, and are also offered in separate adult education centres. The "nocturnal" version is provided on a timetable of evening classes. The details may vary according to location, but normally there are four teaching periods of 50 minutes with a 30-minute break in the middle, between 4pm and 10pm. To cater for working adults with less time to study, individual subjects are assessed annually; thus

1716-561: The students' academic interests and is theoretically optional. Selectividad is scored out of 14 points and students grade average and this score is then used to calculate students overall grade point average. In fact, 60% of this overall score is composed based on the students' GPA in Bachillerato and 40% of the score is based on the Selectividad grade. There are three levels of education for professional skills acquisition besides

1760-533: The subjects that are taught, the assessment criteria and its expression. Preescolar or Educación Infantil is encouraged for children under the age of six. There are two cycles of preschool which are divided by age; 0–3 years old and 3–6 years old. The first cycle is often held in daycare centers or preschools, escuela infantil colloquially guardería , and most of the time it is not free for pupils, although some city councils offer scholarships for their public preschool centers with limited places. The second cycle

1804-430: The summer holiday ran from 22 June until 1–15 September, depending on the regions. The British half-term holiday does not exist, but there are frequent odd days and long weekends relating mainly to religious holidays and regional and national holidays. Schools use the trimester system (September to December, January to March/April, March/April to June). In Spain, Spanish coexists with Basque , Catalan and Galician as

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1848-417: The term Bachiller referred to the lower grade of university studies, enabling entry to a profession without reaching the higher grades of licenciado or doctorado . Before 1953 in Spain, the term bachillerato covered all of secondary education , which was taken after passing an entrance examination by those students expected to go to university. It consisted of seven yearly stages, normally taken between

1892-564: The university education. These levels are Formación Profesional Básica or FPB (basic vocational education); Ciclo Formativo de Grado Medio or CFGM (medium level vocational education), which can be studied after the secondary education; and the Ciclo Formativo de Grado Superior or CFGS (higher level vocational education), which can be studied after the post-16 education. There are 26 groups for these degrees and they include them by professional areas. 18 courses can be studied in

1936-405: Was around £300 and in 2011 was nearer £500; as of 2011, the cost of books averaged 170 euros for preschool and 300 euros for elementary school students. In some regions, the autonomous government is giving tokens to exchange them in bookshops for free. This was adapted in 2006 in regions such as Andalusia , where pupils from 3 to 10 years old will get the books for free, and in subsequent years it

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