1. American Education System Vs. Spanish Education System.

2. Spanish Education System
Pre-School
Primary School
Secondary School
Bachillerato Vocational training
University studies
Postgraduate

3. Spanish Education system
Pre-school (0-6 years of age) - First Cycle: (0-3 years)
- Second Cycle: (3-6 years) Non- compulsory and free
Primary school (6-12 years of age)
- First Cycle: (6-9 years)
- Second Cycle: (9-12 years) Compulsory and free

4. Secondary education (12-16 years of age)
- Compulsory and free
(Bachillerato)(16-18 years of age)
Arts
Nature and Health Sciences
Sciences & Engineering
Social Sciences
Humanities
Non-compulsory and free

5. School level as the principle requirement
Vocational Training
- Middle Grade Training Cycles Secondary diploma as a requirement
- Superior-level Training Cycles
School level as the principle requirement

6. Categories of Spanish schools
Private schools
State schools
Private run schools funded by the State

7. American Education System
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
College
Postgraduated education

8. Elementary School From 4 until 11 years old Preschool: 4-5 years old
Kindergarten: 5-6 years old Spanish pre-school
Grades:
1st: 6-7 years old
2nd: 7-8 years old
3rd: 8-9 years old Compulsory and free
4th: 9-10 years old
5th: years old

9. Middle School From 11 until 14 6th Grade: 11-12 years old
7th Grade: years old Compulsory and free
8th Grade: years old

10. High School From 14 until 18 years old
9th: Freshman: years old Compulsory
10th: Sophomore: years old and free
11th: Junior: years old Non-compulsory
12th: Senior: years old but generally expected
and still free
DIPLOMA

11. Main differences Spanish American
School years: Courses School years: Grades
Diploma: Diploma:
After Secondary Education. After Senior High School
(16 years old) (18 years old)
Teachers: Students:
switch classes switch classes
Bachiller: Junior/Senior High School:
Focused on what you You study a little bit of
want to specialized in. Everything.

12. Spanish American
Marks: Numbers Marks: Letters

13. Funding (Public Schools)
Spanish American
Regional governments Regional governments & property taxes in the community.

14. Administration
In the United States public schools are divided into districts. Every district has a Superintendent who is chosen by local elections and is the director of school districts. The Principal has more power here than in Spain. He is the person in charge of recruiting teachers and managing the schools.