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In 1990 the education law LOGSE established a new education system in Spain. It started in 1991-1992. Since then basic education in Spain became free of charge and compulsory. 16 is the legal age to start working. There is general and special education, it made the education be suitable for those who have special needs. In secondary education every pupil gets basic vocational education. At the end of compulsory education pupils in secondary schools attend vocational courses of the first level. The second level is at ‘Baccalaureate’. A lot of improvements are achieved due to the renewal of human and material resources. Religious instruction is available and voluntary for every pupil. Language learning courses and artistic education are among the special education systems.

The organization of the general education in Spain is the following: children at the age under 6 get nursery infant education; 6-12-year-old children get primary education; 12-16-year-olds get compulsory secondary education; than together with the baccalaureate goes vocational training (middle grade) – it is post-compulsory secondary education; then upper grade vocational training; and after passing the obligatory entrance exam students get university education.

Before 1990 secondary education in Spain lasted 3 years only. Then Formacion Profesional (FP) or Educacion General Basica (EGB) followed – pupils studied for 8 years. After it there was the Bachillerato Unificado y Polivalente (BUP). And at last a one-year Curso de Orientacion Universitaria (COU), where pupils were preparing for studying at the university. Also COU was a pre-requisite for university entrance.

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