Education in the
Basque Autonomous Community
The Basque Country (; eu, Euskadi ; es, País Vasco ), also called Basque Autonomous Community ( eu, Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa, links=no, EAE; es, Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco, links=no, CAPV), is an autonomous community of Spain. It ...
is entirely free from the age of 3, and compulsory between 6 and 16 years. The majority of students are educated in the
Basque language.
Levels of schooling
*Infant education
For children aged 3 years, and is available at a subsidised cost.
*Infant education
For children aged 3–6 years, and is both free and optional.
*Primary education
For children aged 6–12 years, and is compulsory and free.
*Secondary education
For children aged 12–16 years, it is compulsory. Upon completion of this level of schooling, students with satisfactory grades have the option to continue their education for two additional years. Students will either pursue academic study in preparation for university entrance examinations, or follow a professional training course. Those who fall short of the satisfactory grades may attend professional initiation programmes as a precursor to entering the job market.
Higher education
In addition to many institutions which specialise in vocational training, the Basque country boasts 4 universities. The public
University of the Basque Country
The University of the Basque Country ( eu, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, ''EHU''; es, Universidad del País Vasco, ''UPV''; UPV/EHU) is a Spanish public university of the Basque Autonomous Community. Heir of the University of Bilbao, initiall ...
and the
Jesuit-owned private
University of Deusto
The University of Deusto ( es, Universidad de Deusto; eu, Deustuko Unibertsitatea) is a Spanish private university owned by the Society of Jesus, with campuses in Bilbao and San Sebastián, and the Deusto Business School branch in Madrid. The Un ...
are two of Spain's most prestigious.
The
Opus Dei-governed
University of Navarre
, image = UNAV.svg
, latin_name = Universitas Studiorum Navarrensis
, established = 17 October 1952
, type = Private, Roman Catholic
, chancellor = Fernando Ocáriz Braña
, president = María Iraburu Eliz ...
has a campus in San Sebastian.
The newest one is the
University of Mondragón, part of
Mondragón Corporación Cooperativa.
Ikastolak
In the mid- to late 1960s, Basque language schools began to spring up all over the
Southern Basque Country
The Southern Basque Country ( eu, Hegoalde, Hego Euskal Herria; es, Hegoalde, País Vasco y Navarra, País Vasco peninsular) is a term used to refer to the Basque territories within Spain as a unified whole.
Name
In Basque language, natives h ...
starting in nurseries and primary education. The new autonomous community of the Basque Country was granted autonomous powers with regard to education following the death of
Franco
Franco may refer to:
Name
* Franco (name)
* Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975
* Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître"
Prefix
* Franco, a prefix used when ref ...
in 1975, and the option of an education entirely in
Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
in schools called
ikastola
An (, plural ) is a type of primary and secondary school in the Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre and (to a much lesser extent) the French Basque Country (see Basque Country) in which pupils are taught either entirely or predominantly in the ...
k took a legal status. There are four types of school differentiated by their linguistic teaching models:
*X - 0.6% of students. Education is entirely in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
.
*A - 26.2% of students. Education is entirely in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
, with Basque as a compulsory subject.
*B - 23.0%. Education is partly in Basque, partly in Spanish (usually mathematics and reading/writing).
*D - 50.2%. Education entirely in Basque, with Spanish as a compulsory subject.
See also
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Education in Spain
Education in Spain is regulated by the ''Ley Orgánica 8/2013, de 9 de diciembre, para la mejora de la calidad educativa'' (LOMCE, Organic Law for the improvement of educational quality) that expands upon Article 27 of the Spanish Constitution ...
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Euskal Herriak Bere Eskola
External links
Basque Education System
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Education in the Basque Country (autonomous community)