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School years
· Pre-school education
· Scuola dell'infanzia (nursery school, non-compulsory)
· 3 years, age 3 to 6
· Primary education
· Scuola primaria (primary school)
· 5 years, age 6 to 11 (although some children start primary school at 5 years instead at 6)
· Secondary education
· Scuola secondaria di primo grado (first grade secondary school)
· 3 years, age 11 to14 (first grade secondary school certification)
· Scuola secondaria di secondo grado (second grade secondary school)
· 5 years, age 14 to 19 (graduation)
· or Formazione professionale (secondary school)
· 3 years, age 14 to 17 (professional qualification)
· 2 years, age 18 to 19 (professional licence)
· University
· Laurea [Bachelor's degree]
· Year 1, age 19 to 20
· Year 2, age 20 to 21
· Year 3, age 21 to 22
· Year 4, age 22 to 23; only for "Scienze della Formazione Primaria" (Sciences of the primary education), necessary for teaching in nursery or primary schools
· Laurea Magistrale/Specialistica [Master's degree]
· Year 4, age 22 to 23
· Year 5, age 23 to 24
· or Laurea Magistrale/Specialistica a ciclo unico or Vecchio Ordinamento [Master's degree]
· Year 1, age 19 to 20
· Year 2, age 20 to 21
· Year 3, age 21 to 22
· Year 4, age 22 to 23
· Year 5, age 23 to 24;
· only for:
· "Farmacia" (Pharmacy)
· "Chimica e Tecnologia Farmaceutiche" (Chemistry and pharmaceutical technologies)
· "Medicina Veterinaria" (Veterinary medicine)
· "Giurisprudenza" (Law)
· "Architettura" (Architecture) ciclo unico quinquennale
· "Arte" (Academy of Fine Arts)
· "Ingegneria Edile-Architettura" (Architectural engineering and architecture) ciclo unico quinquennale
· Year 6, age 24 to 25;
· only for:
· "Medicina e Chirurgia" (Medicine and surgery)
· "Musica" (Music Conservatory)
· "Odontoiatria e Protesi Dentaria" (Dentistry)
· Dottorato di ricerca [PhD]
· 3, 4 or 5 years