ITALIAN EDUCATION SYSTEMITALIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

BASIC PRINCIPLES

Subsidiarity Principles Autonomy of Schools

INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED

State Regions Private schools

with different competences

ITALIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMITALIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM

ITALIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMITALIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMPRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL (from 3 to 6)

FIRST CICLE OF EDUCATION 8 years• Primary Education from 6 to 11• Lower Secondary School from 11 to 14

SECOND CICLE OF EDUCATION• State Upper Secondary School (5 years)• Licei Technical Institutes Vocational Institutes• Vocational training courses (3/4 years)

POST SECONDARY EDUCATION• Post-qualification Higher technical education

HIGHER EDUCATION• Universities• High Level Arts and Music Education

EDUCATION IS COMPULSORYEDUCATION IS COMPULSORYfor 10 years, from 6 to 16 years of age

and covers the eight-year First Cycle of Education

from 14 to 16 years of age can be accomplished in

State Upper Secondary SchoolsVocational Education and Training Courses

ALL HAVE THEALL HAVE THERIGHT/DUTY (diritto/dovere)RIGHT/DUTY (diritto/dovere)

to education and training forat least 12 years in the education system

oruntil they have obtained a

three-year Vocational Qualificationwithin 18 years of age

(law 53/2003).

CERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATION

• Access to University is reserved for students who passed the State Exam at the end of the Upper Secondary School

• Pupils who don’t prosecute their studies receive a Certification attesting education fulfillment and competencies acquired