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State Academies of Fine Arts

Legally recognised Academies of Fine Arts

Higher Schools of Design (ISIA)

State Music Conservatories

Higher Institutes for Musical Studies

National Dance Academy

National Academy of Drama

AFAM institutions perform activities of training, production and research in the artistic field in the visual arts, musical, dance, drama and design sectors.

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public universities

legally recognised non-public universities

on-line universities

higher schools and institutions with special charter

University study courses are structured in credits. A university credit (CFU) is usually equivalent to 25 hours of study by a student, including individual study in the total.

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The Italian higher education system is a binary system, divided into two large sectors: the University sector and the Higher Education for Fine Arts, Music and Dance sector, known succinctly as the AFAM sector.

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High school lasts five years (roughly from age 14 to 19). There are three types of high school, subsequently divided into further specialization. There are subjects taught in each of these, such as Italian, English, mathematics, history, but most subjects are peculiar to a particular type of course:

Lyceum. The education received in a Liceo is mostly theoretical(humanities, science, languages, or art).

Technical institute. Specialization in a specific field of studies (economy, administration, technology, tourism, agronomy), often integrated with a three/six months intership in a company, association or university, from the third to the fifth and last year of study.

Professional institute. This type of school offers a form of secondary education oriented towards practical subjects (engineering, agriculture, gastronomy, technical assistance, handcrafts), and enables the students to start searching for a job as soon as they have completed their studies, sometimes sooner, as some schools offer a diploma after three years instead of five.

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Middle school lasts three years (roughly from age 11 to 14)

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Secondary education in Italy lasts 8 years and is divided into two stages: middle school and high school. Both in middle school and high school, students stay in the classroom for most of the time, so it's the teachers who have to move from one classroom to another during the day.

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Students start primary school at the age of 6, but students who are born between January and March and are still 5 years old can access primary school early. The five-year primary cycle is divided into two parts, the first two years concentrating on basic skills and the final three years introducing pupils to broader concepts. Subjects are grouped into areas:

Area A - Italian, art and a foreign language;

Area B – mathematics, sciences and physical education;

Area C – history, geography, social studies and music.

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Education in Italy is compulsory from 6 to 16 years of age, and is divided into five stages: kindergarten, primary school, lower secondary school, upper secondary school and university. Education is free in Italy and free education is available to children of all nationalities who are residents in Italy.