LOMCE- MAIN CHANGES

How is Secondary education organised?

Secondary education is still divided into two cycles. However, within the LOMCE, the First Cycle covers 1st, 2nd and 3rd course.

The Second Secondary Cycle consists of only one course, The 4th year of Secondary.

At this 4th Secondary year, students have two options: 

4th Secondary: Applied Education, in order to enter Professional Studies 

4th Secondary: Academic Education, in order to enter Bachillerato 

Students can repeat no more than twice in all of Secondary but they cannot repeat the same course twice.

In exceptional circumstances, students can repeat the 4th Secondary year, but only if they have not repeated any other year in ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education).

Students pass onto the next course if they do not fail more than two subjects and if the subjects are not both Maths and Language.

In exceptional circumstances, students can pass onto the next course if they have failed three subjects subject to teaching staff approval.

The subject offer in Secondary is the following:

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What certification is awarded on finishing Secondary Education (ESO) and what studies does this give access to?

There are two requirements in order to obtain the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Título de Graduado en ESO): 

• Achieve an overall grade of 5 or higher in the final Secondary Exams. 
• Obtain a final grade in Secondary of 5 or higher. 

Final grade of Secondary = 70% subjects studied + 30% final exam

On passing the Academic Education exam, students have access to Bachillerato, Professional Studies of Fine Arts and Design and Sports Education at the Middle Grade Training Cycle level (Ciclos Formativos de Grado Medio).

What certification is awarded on finishing Bachillerato and what studies does this give access to?

There are two requirements in order to obtain the High School Diploma/Baccalaureate (título de Bachiller): 

• Achieve an overall grade of 5 or higher in the final Bachillerato exams. 
• Obtain a final grade in Bachillerato of 5 or higher. 

Final grade of Bachillerato = 60% subjects studied + 40% final exam

Students who pass have access to Professional Training programmes at Middle Grade (Grado Medio) and Higher Grade (Grado Superior).

However, access to studies at university level is not guaranteed. With the LOMCE, access will be regulated by the Universities themselves. At least 60% of the possible points based on grades will be based on the Bachillerato grade-point average. Universities can also decide if 100% of the points take into account the Bachillerato option and type of elective subjects studied.

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