Education

A Comparison of Mexico and US
Comparison
Educational Systems

Isabel Quiñónez, Presenter
iquinone@bcoe.org
1-707-526-1272 ext. 22

Overview
Overview of Mexican School System
• Nationalcurriculum/Free
textbooks for all

• Pre-school to 9th grade
(compulsory ed. free)

• School uniforms required
• Student cohort selected
by state department of
education

Mexican
Mexicanschool system
• is divided in the following
levels: Preschool,
Elementary, Junior High,
High School/Jr. College,
and Universities.
US school system
• is divided in the following
levels:Elementary,
Middle or Jr. High, High
School, Jr. College,
Vocational, and
Universities.

Mandatory
Mandatory Preschool

“Jardín de los Niños” normal class size is 35-50 students and is
required forall children from ages 3-5. Students upon
completion receive a graduation document which is required
before entering primary school. Their third year of preschool is
equivalent to our kindergarten.Elementary
Elementary School=Primaria
First through sixth grades

All elementary schools observed
were 1st -6th grade. Most city
schools had a.m. and p.m. school
schedules. The a.m. schoolwas
from 8-12 p.m., and the afternoon
school day was from 2-6 p.m.
Morning and afternoon school day
had separate principals. Some
teachers taught both morning and
afternoon.

Recess/BrunchStudents eat “brunch” at this
time which they bring from home
or purchase on site
No designated eating areas
Recess is unsupervised –
students are to resolve issues as
they arise

JuniorJunior High
La Secundaria

•Secundarias in Mexico are for students in
grades 7th through 9th grades.
•They are arranged as first year of
secundaria, second year of secundaria
and third year ofsecundaria.

Telesecundarias
Telesecundarias

for rural communities

•Telesecundarias can be found in rural areas through out Mexico.
•Telesecundarias are equivalent to the seventh, eighth,...