EDUCATION IN SWITZERLAND

EDUCATION SYSTEM IN SWITZERLAND

Switzerland prides itself on  its high standard of publicly-funded education.  As a country with few natural resources, its prosperity depends to a large extent on its brain power.  Most people continue studying after the years of compulsory education, and many take further courses throughout their lives.  At the same time, the education system has to deal with new challenges in the face of changes in society and the world.

The Switzerland has a largely decentralised education. Each canton (district) has an own independent Education Department. The Swiss Conference of cantonal education system is a uniform Swiss cantons to standardise.

Education is divided into four sections: pre-school or kindergarten, primary, secondary and higher education and higher education. The English language in primary schools is taught in most cantons. While there are private schools, most attend public schools students. Education is compulsory up to 16 years.

Primary school

Attending primary school is compulsory for all children under six years of age or older. Primary school lasts six years in 20 cantons and four or five years in other cantons.

Below average compared to children in primary school are divided into groups. The cantons are responsible for the design of the curricula. All cantons, to inform a national language (German, French, Italian or Romano) and two in science, mathematics, history and geography.

Secondary school

After nine years of compulsory education is still young secondary, which divided into vocational and general education. Vocational basic education lasts from two to four years and offers a practical and technical training education is in a company, the education, vocational training, company. General education students attend the high school diploma and specialized secondary schools, professional mittelschulen. Matura includes schools of languages, humanities, economics, mathematics, science, art, music and sport.Specialized secondary schools prepare pupils for higher professional education in medical care, social services, education, communication and information and the arts.

Universities system in Switzerland 

Universities in the Switzerland are in General not expensive: probably of 1000 - 2000 CHF/year. However the campus in General not found and therefore students have to arrange housing for themselves, which can be expensive. It is therefore the majority of the students share apartments with other (colocation).

Recently was general higher education in accordance with the rules of the Bologne and continue on to the Bachelor's and master's degree into a system. Bachelor's degree, usually 3 years and 20 years Wizard.Mobility of students (in the domestic and foreign) promoted.

Professional Studies (primary, secondary, vocational) can capacity (CFC) and the federal lead to Federal certificate professional maturity, engineering, and specialized schools CURSUS HPS (polytechnics).

The Fachhochschule system compatible Bachelor and master of Bologne.

useful links

http://www.swissworld.org/en/education/tertiary_education/overview

http://www.expatica.com/ch/education.html

http://www.expatica.com/ch/education/school_list.html

http://www.swissworld.org/en/education/tertiary_education/universities/