Education system in Catalonia

1. PARE MANYANET SCHOOL
Reus

2. University
Post-Compulsory
Schooling
16-18 years old
Compulsory
Secondary Education
12-16 years old
Primary school
6-12 years old
Pre-school
3-6 years old
Vocational
training
16-20 years old

3. Pre-school
Not compulsory
25 hours a
week
P3 – P5
(3 to 6 years of
age)
Primary school
Compulsory
25 hours a
week
Year 1 – Year 6
(6 to 12 years
of age)
Compulsory
Secondary
Education (ESO)
Compulsory
30 hours a
week
Year 1 – Year 4
(12 to 16 years
of age)
Post-Compulsory
Schooling
(Bachillerato)
Not compulsory
30 hours a
week
Year 1 – Year 2
(16 to 18 years
of age)

4. School terms
 The course is divided into three terms:
First term: from 15th September to 23rd
December (Christmas holidays).
Second term: from 8th January to Easter (Easter
holidays).
Third term: from Easter to 20th June (summer
holidays).

5. Qualifications
 The Spanish School Leaving Certificate
(ESO) is equivalent to a number of General
Certificate of Secondary Education
(England).
 The Bachillerato is equivalent to Advanced
Level (UK).

6. Types of school
 State schools
 Privately run schools funded by the
State (Pare Manyanet School)
 Purely private schools

7. Post-Compulsory Schooling branches
 Plastic Arts, Image and Design
 Performing Arts, Music and Dance
 Nature and Health Sciences
 Sciences and Engineering
 Social Sciences
 Humanities

8. It is the capital of the
comarca of Baix Camp, in
the province of Tarragona,
in Catalonia.

Reus’s emblem

9. Pare
Manyanet
school
State-
assisted
private
school
Nursery
school
Primary
school
Secundary
school

10. It’s a three
lines school
from P3 to
4th ESO
It’s located
in the
southwest
of Reus
It’s a
Catholic
Christian
and Catalan
school

11.  Comenius corner

12.  Main door

13.  Hall

14.  Playground

15.  Lab

16.  Theatre

17.  Chapel

18.  Sports hall

19.  La Castanyada
We eat “panellets”
and baked chestnuts.

20.  Christmas
One of the most curious tradition in Catalonia is
“El Caga Tió”, a trunk of wood which gives us little
presents. We also perform a theatre play called
“Els Pastorets”.

21.  Easter
We prepare an Easter cake that we called “La Mona”.

22.  La Sardana
It is a
traditional
Catalan
dance. We
dance it
during the
Cultural
Week.

23. We are looking
forward to
starting this
exciting
experience!
Are you
ready?

24. THE END
Gemma Vallès
Patricia Sánchez