Italy+Educational+System


 * __School System__**

Master's degree.
 * Free education for eight years; Age of entering school: 6. Age of exiting: 14.
 * Primary school lasts 5 years.
 * Medie Inferiori, middle school, lasts 3 three. Medie Superiori, secondary school, which is equivelant to high school is also 5 years long.
 * Italy's university concentrate on one subject, like as in America. They also have degrees similiar to our Bachelor's degree and
 * Italy's Educational Enrollment Rate: Primary: 101%. Secondary: 95%. Higher education: 47%. Literacy Rate: 98%.
 * Italy has a drop-out rate of 64%.

__**Student Lifestyle**__ - Nursery school hours: 8am - 4pm - Primary and lower secondary school hours: 8am - 1pm - Upper secondary school hours: 8am - 1:30 pm
 * Schools in Italy start a while after the U.S., they usually start anywhere from September 18-25 and end June 8-15.
 * Students days start off different depending upon age:
 * Students in Italy go to school 200 out 265 days of the year.
 * Their school year is slit up into three terms called a trimestri.
 * if students miss school they have to have a booklet signed by their parents and a teacher explaining why they missed.
 * Transportation is not provided for students who live in outlying areas.
 * School buses are provided for primary and secondary schools only if the school is furtherthan 2 miles away; but there is a fee of 15-30 dollars each month for busing.

__**Student Curriculum**__ These school help the students prepare for their future careers.
 * Scuola elementare/ primary school - mathematics, geography, Italian, English, science, music, computer studies, social studies, and religion is optional.
 * Lower Secondary students go to school anywhere from 30-40 hours per week and follow the same curriculum as primary school but also have the priviledge of taking classes such as computer classes, foreign language, sports, music lessons, chess club.
 * Upper Secondary school students attend 3-5 years.
 * In Upper secondary the curriculum is literature, science, mathematics, foreign language, religion, geography, history, social studies and physical education for the first two years. They are also required by the state to take Italian.
 * After the first two years students begin in special studies. The different types of high school/ upper secondary schools are
 * 1) Classical High School (//Liceo Classico)//
 * 2) Scientific High School (//Liceo Scientifico//)
 * 3) Fine Arts High School (//Liceo Artistico//)
 * 4) Teacher Training School (//Istituto Magistrale//)
 * 5) Artistic Schools (//Istituto d'Arte//)
 * 6) Technical Institutes (//Istituti Tecnici//)
 * 7) Professional Institutes (//Istituti Professionali)//

__**Italian University**__
 * Students are only allowed to go to a university if they completed five years of secondary school and received their upper secondary school diploma, like the U.S.
 * Italy has 94 public universites, and 77 private universities.
 * Italy schools are not competitve, but are closed people who do not live or were born there due to language and students not being able to speak italian.

Click these links for more information:

[|__http://www.justlanded.com/english/Italy/Articles/Education/State-Schools-in-Italy__] [|__http://rome.angloinfo.com/countries/italy/schooling.asp__] [|__http://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesandFellowships/AcademicCareersObservatory/AcademicCareersbyCountry/Italy.aspx__]

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Questions by Megan
 * 1) how is the school system funded? They are constitutionally provided, making the funds provided by their government.
 * 2) what grading system is used? They grade on a scale of 1-10.
 * 3) how is there 101% enrollment rate in primary schools? According to UNICEF the primaray enrollment rate is 99%.
 * 4) is after age 14, when the students are in high school, no longer free? No, they have to pay because after secondary school it is considered higher education which begin at age 15.
 * 5) what is the student lifestyle? The students generally walk and ride bikes often. The have a diet rich in whole grains. Italy, like the US, has many activities and foods to offer depending on the location and students participate in different activities.