Education in Spain
Aug 7th, 2008 by admin
The current system of education, which reigns in Spain, is called LOGSE (Ley de Ordenación General del Sistema Educativo). Education in Spain (a state one) is free of charge and compulsory from 6 till 16.
From the age of 3 till 5 years, children may attend pre-schools; however, it is not compulsory at all. All the pre-schools are provided to the children free of charge, if not taking into account private pre-schools, where the education may cost quite expensive. If speaking about the compulsory education, students go into primary schools and secondary ones, Colegio and Instituto in reference. These institutions are also free of charge and are opened to anyone.
After finishing secondary school, successful students earn Secondary Education Certificate, without it, is impossible to enter any of higher educational institutions. When the students have earned the degree of Bachelor (Bachillerato), they have an option to take the University enrolling exams, which are famous as Selectividad. The rules and conditions of these exams are different in each country.
The most famous universities in Spain are University of Barcelona, the Complutense University, the Technical University of Madrid, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Pompeu Fabra University, and the Carlos III University, University of Salamanca.