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School in Italy Compulsory school Primary school from 6 to 11 Not compulsory school Secondary school from 11 to 16 Secondary school from 16 to 19 Examinations University

Compulsory school Education is compulsory between the age of 6 to 16

Not compulsory school • After the age of 16 students may choose whether to continue their studies. If they wish they can attend the high school for years.

Primary education • Primary education is from 6 to 11. Students take part in play activities and also begin to learn the skills of reading, writing and arithmetics • Later students begin to study more specific subjects (history and geography, art, music, physical education…).

Secondary education • The secondary education is from 11 to 16. • you generally find students of mixed habilities. • At this point students have more subjects and lots of sports activities. We also have religion and may decide whether to attend these lessons or not.

Not compulsory school • When students are 16, they can decide to go on studying or not.

University • After school students may go to university but they know that there is a fixed number of places, in some of them.

Examinations • Every year there is an internal school examination but there are national examination school stages at 13, sometimes at 16 and at 19 (Maturità).

School time • • • Children go to school from Monday to Saturday, from 8. 00 to 13. 00 or 14. 00. The school year is devided into 2 terms. We have: 1) summer holiday from the middle of June to the end of August; 2) Christmas holiday; 3) Easter holiday for one week