THE ITALIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM

EDUCATION IN ITALY

Education in Italy is compulsory from 6- 16 years of age, and is divided into these stages:

Nursery Pre-school Primary school Lower Secondary school Upper secondary school University

NURSERY

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Age: from 6 months to 3 years old

Length: 3 years (not compulsory)

Age: from 3 years to 5 years old

Length: 3 years (not compulsory) PRE - SCHOOL

Age: from 6 years to 10 years old

Length: 5 years (compulsory)

LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL Age: from 11 years to 13 years old

Length: 3 years (compulsory)

UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL Age: from 14 years to 18 years old

Length: 5 years (compulsory until 16)

SECONDARY SCHOOL

The upper secondary school

system is structured in:

CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL

TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

classical education scientific education linguistic education artistic education musical education human sciences education

CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL

Economic education:

Administration, finance and marketing

Technological education

Mechanics (mechatronics and energy)

Electronics & Electric engineering

Computer science and Telecommunications

Agriculture, and agro-industry

Agriculture and rural development;

TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

Compulsory until 16 years old FIRST TWO YEARS: GENERAL COMMON AREA

THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH YEAR: AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Compulsory until 16 years old

FIRST TWO YEARS: GENERAL COMMON AREA

FOURTH AND FIFTH YEAR: more professionalising

Internship or apprenticeship training

Agriculture and rural development;

Hospitality & Culinary Arts

Trade

Fashion system

Social health

UNIVERSITY

At the end of the HIGH SCHOOL:

After completing the higher secondary school, students must pass another exam in order to receive their Diploma di Maturità. Once they have their diplomas, they either begin their careers in their professions or move on to the University.

Sicily

Erice-TrapaniOUR SCHOOL

NEW BRANCH on top of Mount Erice

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