The curriculum for the compulsory school is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.

Compulsory education means an obligation to participate in the teaching provided in the Folkeskole (primary and secondary school) or in teaching which is comparable to what is generally required in the Folkeskole.

342. The Danish Folkeskole is a comprehensive school which includes the entire period of compulsory schooling, i.e. both primary and lower secondary education.

165. Compulsory education is free and a student apos s personal finances should not have effect on his attending compulsory school, although article 9 of Act No. 55 1974 no longer applies.

(Educational programs and special education services are also provided through schools.

344. In 1993 94 the number of schools offering compulsory education amounted to 2,101 gymnasia, and HF courses amounted to 153 schools in 1992 93.

Education in Qatar is guaranteed to all students, and it is compulsory at the primary and secondary levels.

In addition, China is constantly imposing its birth registration system, which can be of great help in practically determining the ages of child victims of crime (in this context, please refer to paragraphs 52 59 of the second periodic report of the People's Republic of China regarding implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child).

163. As a result of the new Law No. 80 1996 on upper secondary education a new curriculum is under preparation and will be developed in close conjunction with the curriculum for the compulsory school to secure harmony between the two school stages.

It is carried out in grammar schools, art schools, vocational schools, military and religious schools.

172. As mentioned above, the Government, i.e. the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, in accordance with Act No. 66 1995, no longer pays towards the running of the compulsory schools.

343. Private schools catering for children of compulsory school age may offer the entire form range of the Folkeskole, i.e. the first to ninth tenth year, thus both primary and lower secondary education.

Education in Bermuda is compulsory for all children from 5 to 16 years of age and is free in government schools.

Special schools

School health education

In some of them the curricula consists of special educational programmes in others it follows the regular general education plans and programmes.

Schooling must always provide meaningful, quality education which enables the full development of the human person.

151. Some compulsory schools still run double shifts (morning and afternoon) to accommodate all students.

By Ministerial Order, a school student's grant is given to families with children up to 16 years of age who attend public schools of compulsory education.

With regard to the enjoyment and protection of the rights of the child in the United Arab Emirates, it should first be noted that education was mandatory at primary level for both sexes and free at all levels, including kindergarten and higher education.

Many municipalities have built new compulsory schools or added on to old ones in the last few years to facilitate single sittings.

At the secondary level, which was not compulsory, enrolment was 75 per cent.

119. Elementary and preparatory schooling.

As a rule, German is the language of instruction at schools offering general education, at vocational schools and at universities.

The State is improving education processes both in general education institutions and in secondary vocational and higher learning institutions.

Article 3 of the Constitution establishes that pre school, primary and secondary education are compulsory.

16. Under Tokelau s compulsory education system, primary and secondary education is available to everyone.

More specifically, the main targets of the programme are Reconnecting compulsory education drop outs to the educational procedures Creating co operation networks among the school, the local society, the business world, and education.

Clearly, carrying out recruitment and military training programmes on campus ran counter to a fundamental educational principle, namely a school's obligation to promote a culture of peace.

Information has been disseminated through schools, universities, out of school programs and forums for peer education and education for parents.

University and college education Total with completed education

Allegations have also been made by Taliban officials that schools and curricula were operating in accordance with the old communist educational system.

The primary education being provided may be full time, parallel, or schools for children who are developmentally impaired.

The scholastic standards are high.

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Beginning vocational education is made available to citizens in keeping with their interests, wishes and capabilities on the basis of basic and general secondary education provided in vocational lycées, vocational schools, special vocational schools and training complexes, centres and other educational institutions equivalent to them.

156. The Act on Compulsory Education gives the municipal authorities the sole responsibility of financing the running of schools for children from 6 to 16 years of age.

The Ministry of national Education and Religious Affairs studies ways of informing of the students at the senior grades of Lykeio (non compulsory secondary education, succeeding the three years of compulsory secondary education, Gymnasio) regarding the problem of trafficking in human beings for their sexual and financial exploitation.

Private schools also generally have coeducation.

Promote health education in community child care centres and in nursery schools and pre school and school facilities concerning the growth and healthy development of Panamanian children

Paid educational and pedagogical services in the State run schools have risen and are fast becoming a burden for many parents.

General education schools in rural areas

In secondary vocational institutions (training schools, technical schools and colleges, and other educational institutions equivalent to them), citizens may obtain a specialty on the basis of general basic, general secondary and beginning vocational education.

328. In special cases the school may, at the parents apos request, permit partial or total completion of compulsory education by allowing a pupil to enter trainee service or work.

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