[originaltext] Education in Mexico Compulso

Education in Mexico
    Compulsory education begins at the age of six./But many parents send their children to nursery schools for two or three years before they start primary school./Children usually leave primary school at twelve after six years’compulsory education./At the age of twelve,/secondary education starts./Pupils go either to general secondary schools or to vocational schools./The vocational schools prepare pupils for work./After three years’ secondary education,/pupils receive the Secondary School Certificate./Higher secondary educa tion also lasts for three years./At this level there are three kinds of schools: Preparatory, Teacher Training and Technical./The preparatory schools prepare pupils for university./On completing higher secondary edu cation,/students receive the professional certificate./Higher education begins at eighteen and students go to universities, teacher training colleges or technical institutions./