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3. Education structure (ages 3-19)


Last updated: 25-Jul-2005

3.1 Compulsory education

  • Duration of compulsory education, both full-time and part-time; starting and finishing ages.
  • May children be educated at home?

3.2 Educational phases (ages 4-19)

An educational phase is a defined school or stage in the child's education, which is normally defined by legislation or regulation and which is characterised by the age of pupils, school type and curriculum and assessment arrangements. Examples include:

  • pre-school/nursery/kindergarten

  • primary

  • compulsory secondary, lower secondary

  • post-compulsory secondary, upper secondary

Some countries (e.g. the Nordic countries, have a single compulsory phase catering for age 7-16).

  • How many phases are there in the educational structure?

3.2.1 First phase (e.g. pre-compulsory education)

  • Name of phase

  • Age range of pupils catered for

  • Types of school

  • Are there separate schools for different groups of pupils, e.g.

    • pupils with different levels of ability

    • girls/boys

    • denominations

    • different curriculum e.g. general, artistic, technical, vocational?

3.2.1.1 Admissions criteria

3.2.1.2 Length of school year (in days) and day (in hours)

3.2.2 Second phase (e.g. basic education, primary)

3.2.2.1 Admissions criteria

3.2.2.2 Length of school year (in days) and day (in hours)

3.2.3 Third phase (e.g. compulsory secondary education)

3.2.3.1 Admissions criteria

3.2.3.2 Length of school year (in days) and day (in hours)

3.2.4 Fourth phase (e.g. post-compulsory secondary education)

3.2.4.1 Admissions criteria

3.2.4.2 Length of school year (in days) and day (in hours)

3.2.5 SPECIAL PUBLICLY FUNDED PROVISION WITHIN OR OUTSIDE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION

THAT IS, PROVISION FOR STUDENTS WITH PARTICULAR NEEDS SUCH AS THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, HIGH ABILITY, BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES, OR THOSE FROM PARTICULAR ETHNIC GROUPS OR TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES

  • TYPE OF STUDENT NEED PROVIDED FOR
  • NUMBER CATERED FOR
  • TYPES OF PROVISION (EG, SEPARATE CLASSES, UNITS OR SCHOOLS, INTEGRATED OR INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS, DAY SCHOOLS OR BOARDING SCHOOLS)
  • AGE RANGE OF STUDENTS CATERED FOR

3.2.5.1 CRITERIA FOR ACCESS TO PROVISION ARE CRITERIA NATIONALLY OR LOCALLY DEFINED?

  • ARE CRITERIA NATIONALLY OR LOCALLY DEFINED?

3.2.5.2 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR (IN DAYS) AND DAY (IN HOURS) FOR DAY SCHOOL AND BOARDING SCHOOL PROVISION

  • FOR DAY SCHOOL AND BOARDING SCHOOL PROVISION
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