Romania Chile

►Compulsory education runs from7 until 15 years old.►The duration of study depends onthe type of school.►Pre-school begins from 3 until 7 years old.►Primary school begins from 7 until 11 years old.►Secondary school is divided into“Lower secondary” and “uppersecondary”.►Secondary schools begins from 11 until 19 years old.►Admision to any institute of higher education regules a minimal score on the baccalour diploma.

►Compulsory education runs from6 until 18 years old.►The duration of study is the samefor all the schools.►Pre-school begins from 3 until 5 years old.►Primary school begins from 6 until 13 years old.►Secondary is only one phase in Chilean schools.

►Secondary schools begins from 14 until 17 years old,►Admision to universities iscontrolled by a system called PSU

Chilean and Romanian educational systems

►Nursery Schools provide daily or weekly care for children whosefamilies don’t have time to educate them.

►Not all children attends to school, specially in rural areas.

►Childrens are constantly evaluated by “SNEE” (National evaluation and examination service), just as the SIMCE (Sistema de medición de calidad de educación) in Chile.

►Secondary schools is divided into science-technical orientation and humanities streams, the same as Chile.

►Private schools are available at all levels of education. The social and economic climate means that only wealthy families can afford sucheducation.