Program Dates for a Student Exchange Program to Spain:
2011: |
January:3 month program:Start Date: January 1, 2011 End Date: March 31, 2011 5 month program: Start Date: January 1, 2011 End Date: June 30, 2011 September:3 month program:Start Date: September 1, 2011 End Date: November 30, 2011 5 month program: Start Date: September 1, 2011 End Date: January 31, 2012 10 month program: Start Date: September 1, 2011 End Date: June 30, 2012 |
Application deadlines for the Student Exchange Program to Spain each year are:
September (5 or 10 month) – April 1
January – October 1
Information about the Student Exchange to Spain:
While on an International Exchange Program students have the opportunity to learn at an international school and the "school of life" while they experience another culture, immerse themselves in the language and become a member of the host family. Begin your international experience now! Participate in an International Exchange program with YES Canada!
Information about Spain:
State education in Spain is compulsory from age 6 to 16. It begins with pre-school (Educacion Infantil), for ages 3 to 5. From age 6 to 11, students enter primary school (Educacion Primaria). Compulsory Secondary education (Educacion Secundaria Obligatoria) is four years of study from age 12 to 16. Post-Compulsory Schooling (Bachillerato) is two more years of education, ending around age 18, and is a pre-requisite for university.
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School System
State education in Spain is free and compulsory education lasts from ages 6 to 16 years of age.
Below Higher Education the system can be seen as consisting of four levels:
- Pre-school (Educación Infantil, segundo ciclo) - 3 to 5 years of age
- Primary School (Educación Primaria) six years of schooling - 6 to 11 years of age
- Compulsory Secondary Education (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria) four years of schooling - 12 to 15 years of age
- Post-Compulsory Schooling (Bachillerato) two years of schooling - 16 to 17 years of age
Children from 3 to 5 years old in Spain have the option of attending the Pre-school stage (infantil or popularly known as preescolar), which is non-compulsory and free for all students. It is regarded as an integral part of the education system with infants' classes at almost every primary school. There are some separate nursery schools (Colegios Infantiles).
Children (whose parents chose that they should) enter pre-school (Educación Infantil) in the autumn of the calendar year in which they turn three years old. Following this pattern, the ages given here as corresponding to the different phases are the ages turned by children in the calendar year in which the academic year begins. Age ranges are inclusive: 3 to 5 years of age is 3 academic years.
Spanish students aged 6 to 15 undergo primary (colegio) and secondary school (instituto) education, which are compulsory and (like the preceding preschool from age 3) free of charge. Successful students are awarded a Secondary Education Certificate, which is necessary to enter the post-compulsory stage of Schooling (principally the Bachillerato) for their University or Vocational (Formacion Professional) Studies. Once students have finished their Bachillerato, they can take their University Entrance Exam (Pruebas de Acceso a la Universidad, popularly called Selectividad) which differs greatly from region to region. The compulsory stage of secondary education is normally referred to by its initials: ESO (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria).
The post-compulsory programme offered by Spanish schools is the Bachillerato. It encompasses grades 11 and 12, and is the preferred continuing education option for many, particularly those wishing to go on to university.
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