Student Exchange Program Costa Rica

Secondary education covers five or six years divided into cycle 3, the last three years of basic education, and cycle 4 (or the diversified cycle) of two or three years' duration. On entering cycle 3, pupils choose an academic course or a technical/vocational programme. At the end of this cycle, a Certificate is awarded. In cycle 4, pupils choose a two-year academic course or a three-year technical course. Both courses follow a core curriculum including Spanish, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science and Foreign Languages in addition to the specialized subjects. Satisfactory completion of this cycle leads to the Bachillerato, which gives access to higher education but most universities impose an entrance examination. In technical education it leads to the title of Técnico en el Nivel Medio or Bachiller en la Enseñanza Media. Student Exchange Program Costa Rica

Academic year:

Classes from: Mar to: Nov

Long vacation from: 1 Dec to: 1 Jan

Languages of instruction: Spanish

Higher Education: Costa Rica