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DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION

Primary Education

Timetable

The daily teaching time of primary schools is seven forty minute periods. There are also three breaks during the day, 40 minutes total duration.

The timetable of all the primary schools and all the grades is common.

TIMETABLE

TIME

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

07:45 - 08:25

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

08:25 - 09:05

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

09:05 - 09:25

BREAK (20')

09:25 - 10:05

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

10:05 - 10:45

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

10:45-10:55

BREAK (10')

10:55-11:35

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

11:35-12:15

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

12:15-12:25

BREAK (10')

12:25-13:05

40'

40'

40'

40'

40'

However, the time duration of each subject of the primary school curriculum differentiates according to the type of school.

Type of school

Number of pupils at school

Teaching periods

Timetable

(a) School with two teachers (two classes)

Up to 19 pupils

60

 See Timetable for School with two teachers (60 teaching periods)

(b) Reinforced School with two teachers (two classes)

20 - 29 pupils

75

 

 See Timetable for Reinforced School with two teachers (75 teaching periods)

(c) Reinforced School with three teachers (three classes)

30 - 38 pupils

105

 See Timetable for Reinforced School with three teachers (105 teaching periods)

(d) Reinforced School with three teachers or Multi- teacher School

39 and more pupils

105 or more. Increasing according to the number of classes

 See Timetable for Multi- teacher School (210 teaching periods) (for single-grade classes) and Timetable for Reinforced School with three teachers (105 teaching periods) (for multi-grade classes)

If, due to the composition of the school population, it is considered necessary, the combination of classes can take any form (in the types of school (a) – (c) ). In that case, the timetable is adapted accordingly and approval by the Authority in charge is needed.

Taken into consideration the timetable of each school type and the teaching approaches adopted (individualised work, silent work, group work, etc) all pupils (regardless of school type) are given equal opportunities to acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills which constitute the aims of the Curriculum.
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