Education in the
Basque Autonomous Community
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 com ...
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
Basque ( ; ) is a language spoken by Basques and other residents of the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. Basque ...
.
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 (, ''EHU''; , ''UPV''; officially EHU) is a Spanish public university of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community.
Heir of the University of Deusto, University of Bilbao, initial ...
and the
Jesuit
The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...
-owned private
University of Deusto
The University of Deusto (; ) 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 University of Deusto is the oldest private university ...
are two of Spain's most prestigious.
The
Opus Dei
is an institution of the Catholic Church that was founded in Spain in 1928 by Josemaría Escrivá. Its stated mission is to help its lay and clerical members seek holiness in their everyday occupations and societies. Opus Dei is officially r ...
-governed
University of Navarre 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 (; ) refers to the Basque territories southside of the Pyrenees, within the Iberian Peninsula.
Name
In Basque language, known as '' Euskera'', natives have referred to the Basque districts as ''Euskal Herria(k)''.
...
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 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 countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
.
*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 countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
, 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 compulsory and free for all children aged between 6 and 16 years and is supported by the national government together with the governments of each of the country's 17 autonomous communities.
In Spain, primary school and ...
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Euskal Herriak Bere Eskola
External links
Basque Education System
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Education in the Basque Country (autonomous community)