EDUCATION IN ARGENTINA

	NURSERY SCHOOL	PRIMARY SCHOOLS	SECONDARY SCHOOLS	COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY
Ages	3 – 5 years old From 4 years old onwards  is compulsory.	6 – 12 years old Depending on the jurisdiction, primary schools can last 7 years or 6 years.	13 – 18 years old	The ages depend on the type of secondary school they have chosen and the jurisdiction where it is.
Subjects	Personal, social and emotional development         Communication, language and literacy         Mathematical development         Knowledge and understanding of the world         Physical development         Creative development	Language         Natural and social sciences         Mathematics          Ethics and civics         Physical education         Technology         Artistic education	The subjects vary depending on the orientation of the school. The basic ones are:         Language         Mathematics         Natural and social Sciences         Physical education         Ethics and civics         Artistic education         Technology The orientated cycles are:         Art         Communication         Natural sciences         Economy and administration         Physical education         Language         Social sciences         Tourism	The subjects vary depending on the career.
Timetable	It depends on the school. They usually have 3 or 4 hours a day.	It varies depending on the school. It’s common for the three first years to have classes in the afternoon and the rest in the morning. But there are some schools where everybody has the same timetable.	It depends on the school. Almost always classes are in the morning, but usually the orientated schools have double shift.	It varies according to the career.
Sports	Physical and Artistic Education	Sports aren´t practised in schools. They only have PE, where sometimes practise football, handball, volleyball, etc.	Sports aren´t practised in schools. They only have PE, where sometimes practise football, handball, volleyball, athletics, etc.	Students don’t practise sports. Some universities offer free sport centres, but as an option.
Meals/food	Children have breakfast or a snack and they are usually given tea or milk with biscuits, cereals.	Students have a break where they can buy a snack in the school kiosk. Some schools offer free snacks for poor children and others have dining halls.	Students have a break where they can buy a snack in the school kiosk. Double shift schools usually give breakfast, lunch and dinner for boarding students.	Students have a break where they can buy a snack in the kiosk.
Uniforms	They usually wear coloured overalls.	In most schools, students have to wear white overalls and others have specific uniforms, which vary depending on the school.	It´s common that students wear specific uniforms, like skirts and shirts, for women, and trousers and shirts, for men. They also wear school ties and shoes. Some schools make students wear white overalls.	Students don’t have to use uniform.
Nº of students in class	About 15 students	About 30 students	About 20 students	About 50 students
Type of school	State schools Independent schools
Qualifications	Kindergarten graduate	Primary school graduate	High school graduate This qualification varies depending on the orientation of the school; it might be “technical”, for example.	University degree Bachelor’s Degree Teaching profession Doctor’s degree