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THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ITALY2005/2006
OverviewOverview
Organization of the education system in Italy
Allocation of responsibilities
Ongoing debate on the recent reform
Adalgisa Stabilito, Italy
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ITALY2005/2006
PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION
► Age: from 2 and ½ to 5 and ½Age: from 2 and ½ to 5 and ½► Not compulsory► Designed to foster the education and the
emotional, psychomotor, cognitive, moral, religious and social development of children and to guarantee educational continuity with the childcare services and with compulsory schools.
► Co-educational: pre-primary school are always located with a primary school
PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION
STATISTICSSTATISTICSSchool year 2004/05 – State schools (*)
► Number of pupils per teacher 11.60► Number of pupils per section 23.40► Pupils 972,250► Teachers 84,056► Schools 13,572► Sections 41,487
(2 Teachers per section)
► Time: from 8,00 to 16,00
(*) There are also a lot of private schools
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Primary education► Duration: 5 years ► First year serves as a transition from pre-primary
school and two successive periods of two years are scheduled
► The municipality provides all pupils with textbooks and sometime bus and school meals free of charge
► The task of organising the school timetable is left to the autonomous discretion of individual schools
► National Guidelines for Personalised Study Plans do not mention subjects but rather disciplines and education courses (specific learning targets for each discipline that correspond to levels of knowledge and ability that pupils should reach by the end of the course)
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Primary education
STATISTICSSTATISTICSSchool year 2004/05 – Primary State schools (*)
► Number of pupils per teacher: 10.1► Number of pupils per class: 18.4► Pupils 2,523,240► Teachers 250,296► Schools 16,174► Classes 137,462► Time: from 27 to 40 h/week
(*) There are also many private schools
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Secondary Education – I level► Duration: 3 years ► Has a first two-year period
and a third year for guidanceand the transition to the second cycle of education
► Enrolment and attendance arefree of charge, but the familiesare required to pay for the textbooks.
► The compulsory annual timetable is 891 hours, subdivided into 30 weeks of teaching (approximately 30 hours a week)
► In addition to the compulsory weekly hours, there are 198 hours (approximately 6 hours a week) that are optional for families
MY SCHOOLMY SCHOOL
MY SCHOOLMY SCHOOL
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Secondary Education – I levelSTATISTICSSTATISTICSSchool year 2004/05 –
Secondary State schools (*)
► Number of pupils per teacher: 9.8
► Number of pupils per class: 21.1
► Pupils 1,708,599► Teachers 175,111► Schools 7,025► Classes 80,875► Time: 30 h/week + 6 optional
hours
(*) There are also a few private schools
POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION/TRAINING
Secondary Education – II level
►Duration: 3-4-5 years
Second Channel (Regional trainingRegional training)
POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION/TRAINING
Secondary Education – II levelSTATISTICSSTATISTICSSchool year 2004/05 – Secondary State schools (*)
Type of school Type of school Pupils attending Classes
Classical 237.367 10.539
Scientific 494.488 21.422
Tecnic 908.235 42.463
Artistic 66.853 4.807
Vocational 545.966 26.301
Total 2.252.909 105.532(*) There are also some private schools
Allocation of responsibilities
USR Regional School Offices
CSA
Administrative Services Centre
Schoolswith
Autonomy
The Ministryof Education
Allocation of responsibilities(in schools)
DSHead of School
VicarioVice head of school
Line StaffDA
Director of general andadministrative services
CdICouncil of School
CdDTeachers’ Committee
Ongoing debateon the recent reform
Law 53 of 2003 for the reform of the education and training system has progressively extended compulsory compulsory educationeducation from 8 to 10 years. However, it aims at widening and redefining the concept of compulsory education and training to ensure the diritto-doverediritto-dovere (*) to education and training within the education system for at least 12 years or up to the attainment of a qualification (within the vocational education and training system) within 18 years of age. The diritto-dovere will be gradually introduced starting from school year 2005/2006 and in accordance with the new sistema susistema su due canalidue canali (two channelstwo channels) of the second cycle of the education system.
(*) Term introduced by Reform Law no. 53 of 2003. It means that education is not only compulsory, but also guaranteed to all students for at least 12 years or, anyhow, as long as they have obtained a certificate within 18 years of age.
Ongoing debateon the recent reform
Law 53 of 2003 – “Reform of school”
9/10 April 2006 - Political elections:
new majority of government
To repeal or not to repeal
the Law 53 of 2003 ?Adalgisa Stabilito,
Italy
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