AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM VS. SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM.

SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM Pre-School

Primary School

Secondary School

Bachillerato Vocational training

University studies

Postgraduate

SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM Pre-school (0-6 years of age)

- First Cycle: (0-3 years)- Second Cycle: (3-6 years) Non- compulsory and free

Primary school (6-12 years of age)

- First Cycle: (6-9 years)- Second Cycle: (9-12 years) Compulsory and free

Secondary education (12-16 years of age)- Compulsory and free

(Bachillerato)(16-18 years of age)- Arts- Nature and Health Sciences- Sciences & Engineering- Social Sciences- Humanities- Non-compulsory and free

Vocational Training- Middle Grade Training Cycles

Secondary diploma as a requirement

- Superior-level Training CyclesSchool level as the principle requirement

CATEGORIES OF SPANISH SCHOOLS

Private schools State schools Private run schools funded by the State

AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM Elementary School

Middle School High School

College Postgraduated education

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFrom 4 until 11 years old

Preschool: 4-5 years old Kindergarten: 5-6 years old Spanish pre-

school Grades:

1st: 6-7 years old 2nd: 7-8 years old 3rd: 8-9 years old Compulsory and free 4th: 9-10 years old 5th: 10-11 years old

MIDDLE SCHOOLFrom 11 until 14

6th Grade: 11-12 years old 7th Grade: 12-13 years old

Compulsory and free 8th Grade: 13-14 years old

HIGH SCHOOLFrom 14 until 18 years old

9th: Freshman: 14-15 years old Compulsory

10th: Sophomore: 15-16 years old and free

11th: Junior: 16-17 years old Non-compulsory

12th: Senior: 17-18 years old but generally expected

and still free

DIPLOMA

MAIN DIFFERENCESSpanishAmerican

School years: Courses School years: Grades Diploma: Diploma:After Secondary Education. After Senior High School

(16 years old) (18 years old) Teachers: Students:switch classes switch classes Bachiller: Junior/Senior High School:Focused on what you You study a little bit of want to specialized in. Everything.

Spanish American Marks: Numbers Marks:

Letters

FUNDING (PUBLIC SCHOOLS) Spanish AmericanRegional governments Regional governments & property taxes in the community.

ADMINISTRATIONIn the United States public schools are divided into districts.

Every district has a Superintendent who is chosen by local elections and is the director of school districts.The Principal has more power than here in Spain. He is the person in charge of recruiting teachers and managing the schools.