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1. ITALIAN EDUCATION SYSTEMITALIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
BASIC PRINCIPLES
Subsidiarity Principles Autonomy of Schools
INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED
State Regions Private schools
with different competences

2. ITALIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMITALIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM

3. ITALIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMITALIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM
PRE-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

4. EDUCATION IS COMPULSORYEDUCATION IS COMPULSORY
for 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 Schools
Vocational Education and Training Courses

5. ALL HAVE THEALL HAVE THE
RIGHT/DUTY (diritto/dovere)RIGHT/DUTY (diritto/dovere)
to education and training for
at least 12 years in the education system
or
until they have obtained a
three-year Vocational Qualification
within 18 years of age
(law 53/2003).

6. 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

7. 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