Art. 2. Nursery School 1.The Nursery school accepts children aged between three and five years old (by December 31st of the school year). 2. At the request of families children who turn three years of age by April 30 of the school year can also be enrolled in Kindergarten. To ensure educational quality, flexibility and specificity of educational offer in line with the age group concerned, the admission of children to the anticipated frequency is subject to the following conditions: a) Availability of places; b) Assessment of the exhaustion of the all eventual waiting lists; c) availability of the suitable premises and equipment in terms of practicability and functionality to meet the diverse needs of children under three years; d) Pedagogical and teaching evaluation by the Teachers Body, of the time and conditions of reception. Decree of the President of the Republic nr. 89 of 20 march 2009

5. The operating hours for kindergartens is established at an amount of 40 hours per week, with the possibility of extension up to 50 hours. There remains the possibility, under the present legislation, for the families to request a limited programme only in the morning, with a total of 25 hours per week.

Art. 3. The First cycle of education 1.The establishment and operation of the first cycle public schools must meet the criteria of quality and efficiency of their services, concerning their formative offer and fruitful collaborations between the school administration and the concerned municipalities. Art. 4. Primary school 1. The children of 6 years of age (by 31 December of that school year) can be enrolled in the primary school. 2. At the request of their families, the children that will be 6 years of age by 30 April of that school year can also be enrolled. 3. The activity in the primary school in accordance with the art.4 of the decree-law of 1 September 2008, nr.137, ratified with amendments by the law 169 of 30 October 2008, is organized according to the model of the unique teacher and of the different weekly time schedule of 24,27 or 30 hours within the limits of the resources allocated to the staff; the model of 40 hours is also provided which corresponds to full-time attendance.

Art. 5. First degree Secondary School 1.The annual mandatory schedule for the first degree secondary school is of about 990 hours, which corresponds to 29 hours per week, plus 33 annual hours dedicated to advanced courses for the literary courses. The school programme has about 36 hours per week, which can be prolonged up to 40 hours, including the time spent in class and in break time. These school schedules encompass also the amount of hours dedicated to the Regions, to school authonomy and to the teaching of the catholic religion. 2. The study plans, accordingly to the general objectives of the educational process of the first degree secondary school, are fundamental to the acquisition of the knowledge and skills by the students regarding individual diversity.

5. The framework of the weekly and annual number of hours for the various subjects of the first degree secondary school, with a normal schedule, are as follows, as provided by the art.4, paragraph 2 of the Presidential Decree nr. 275 of 8 th march 1999 weeklyannual Italian, History, Geography9297 Advanced studies for literature subjects133 Mathematics and science6198 Technology266 English399 Second European language266 Art and image266 Gym266 Music266 Catholic religion The teaching of “Citizenship and Constitution” provided by the art.1 of the Decree-law nr.137 of 2008, modified by the Law nr 169 of 2008, has been encompassed in the history-geography subject area.

8. The framework of the weekly and annual number of hours for the various subjects of the first degree secondary school, with a prolonged schedule, is as follows, as provided by art.4, paragraph 2 of the Presidential Decree nr. 275 of 8th march 1999: weeklyannual Italian, History, Geography15495 Mathematics and science9297 Technology266 English399 Second European language266 Art and image266 Gym266 Music266 Catholic religion133 Advanced studies in one of the subjects present in the school’s schedule (at the choice of the school) 1 o 233/66 9. The teaching of “Citizenship and Constitution” provided by the art.1 of the Decree-law nr.137 of 2008, modified by the Law nr 169 of 2008, has been encompassed in the history-geography subject area.