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Primary and secondary education in Spain
Primary education Spanish education law stipulates that primary schools are? Free compulsory basic education? /kloc-Children aged 0/2 must receive compulsory education. Primary school is a six-year program with a duration of two years. The primary school curriculum includes environmental knowledge, art, physical education, Spanish and literature, mathematics, religion and entertainment, and foreign language courses are offered from the third grade. All courses are 25 hours a week.

The maximum number of students in each class in primary schools is 25. Teachers of physical education, music and foreign languages must be specialized teachers with professional education.

secondary education

Spanish education law stipulates that teenagers aged 12- 16 must receive secondary education. Free compulsory education? . This stage is equivalent to junior high school in China, with a four-year system and a stage every two years. The study life of middle school students is quite rich, and the teaching and curriculum arrangements are flexible and diverse. Courses are divided into public courses and elective courses. Public courses include: Spanish and literature, foreign languages, mathematics, social sciences, geography, history, natural sciences, physical education and audio-visual education, music and religion. Fourth-grade students can offer ethics, or they can choose two courses from physics, chemistry, biology, science and technology and music. Elective courses in Senior One and Senior Two are: Second Foreign Language, Communication, Mathematics and Handicraft. Elective courses for the third and fourth grades include: second foreign language, primary vocational courses of classical culture, astronomy, images and expressions, chorus, transitional courses for adults, protection and restoration of cultural heritage, renewable energy and environment, social roles of women and men, information, and other courses offered by our school.

After graduation, middle school students can go to pre-university (that is, ordinary high school), art, natural science and health, humanities and sociology, technical secondary specialized schools or secondary vocational schools for further study, or they can get employment. Primary and secondary schools have a holiday in June and start school in September every year. The summer vacation lasts three months, and the winter vacation is shorter.

Primary and secondary schools are compulsory, so public and private schools are free to study, and the school also provides students with free transportation and canteen services.