Spain. Primary education: core curriculum and minimum compulsory number of hours in each cycle (national guidelines) Minimum number of hours in each cycle Understanding the natural, 175 170 170 social and cultural environment Art education 140 105 105 Physical education 140 105 105 Spanish language and 350 275 275 Foreign language 170 170 Mathematics 175 170 170 Total hours per cycle (min.) 1,085 1,100 1,100 Note: The remaining amount of class time 35% to 45% is decided by each autonomous region. Spain. Lower secondary education: core curriculum and minimum compulsory number of hours in each cycle (national guidelines) Minimum number of hours in each cycle Forms I and II Forms III and IV Natural sciences 140 90 Social sciences, history and geography 140 160 Plastic arts and aesthetic education 70 35 Physical education 70 70 Spanish language and 210 240 Foreign languages 210 240 Mathematics 140 160 Music 70 35 Technology 125 70 Religion/Alternative 105 105 Total hours per cycle (minimum) 1,085 1,100 Note: The remaining amount of class time 35% to 45% is decided by each autonomous region.
Spain (Andalusia). Primary education: lesson timetable by cycle Understanding the environment 350 350 350 Art education 210 210 210 Physical education 210 210 140 Spanish language and 420 280 280 Foreign language 140 210 Mathematics 280 280 280 Spain (Balearic Islands). Primary education: lesson timetable by cycle Understanding the environment 245 245 245 Art education 210 175 140 Physical education 210 175 140 Spanish language and 280 245 245 280 245 245 Foreign language 140 210 Mathematics 245 245 245
Spain (Balearic Islands). Lower secondary education: weekly lesson timetable First cycle Second cycle Spanish language and 3 3 3 3 Language of the Community 3 3 3 3 Mathematics 3 3 3 3 Social sciences, history and geography 3 3 3 3 Ethics 2 Natural sciences 3 3 4 Plastic arts and aesthetic education (*) 2 2 2 3 Technology (*) 2 2 3 3 Music (*) 2 2 2 3 Electives 2 2 2 4 Religion/Alternative 1.5 1.5 1 2 Total weekly hours 30.5 30.5 32 32 Spain (Canary Islands). Primary education: lesson timetable by cycle Understanding the environment 350 280 280 Art education 210 210 210 Physical education 140 140 140 Spanish language and 420 350 350 Foreign language 210 210 Mathematics 350 280 280
Spain (Canary Islands). Lower secondary education: weekly lesson timetable First cycle Second cycle Spanish language and 4 4 4 4 Mathematics 3 4 3 3 Social sciences, history and geography 3 3 3 3 Ethics 2 Natural sciences 3 3 4 Plastic arts and aesthetic education (*) 2 2 2 3 Technology (*) 2 2 3 3 Music (*) 1 1 2 3 Electives 2 2 2 4 Religion/Alternative 2 1 1 2 Total weekly hours 28 28 30 30 Spain (Catalonia). Primary education: lesson timetable by cycle Understanding the environment 280 280 280 Art education 210 140 140 Physical education 175 175 175 Spanish language and 140 140 140 140 140 140 Common aspects of both 105 70 70 languages Foreign language 175 175 Mathematics 210 210 210 Lessons allocated by the school 210 140 140
Spain (Galicia). Primary education: lesson timetable by cycle Understanding the environment 350 315 315 Art education 175 140 140 Physical education 175 140 140 Spanish language and 280 280 280 280 280 280 Common aspects of both 35 languages Foreign language 210 210 Mathematics 350 280 280 Total hours per cycle 1,750 1,750 1,750
Spain (Galicia). Lower secondary education: weekly lesson timetable First cycle Second cycle Spanish language and 4 2 3 3 Language of the Community 4 2 3 3 Mathematics 3 3 3 3 Social sciences, history and geography 3 3 3 4 Natural sciences 3 3 3 Plastic arts and aesthetic education (*) 3 2 3 Technology (*) 4 3 3 Music (*) 3 2 3 Electives (two three-hour courses in 2 2 2 6 Form IV) Religion/Alternative 2 2 2 1 Total weekly hours 30 30 32 32 Spain (Basque Country). Primary education: lesson timetable by cycle Understanding the environment 175 175 175 Art education 140 105 105 Physical education 175 175 175 Spanish language and 280 245 245 280 245 245 Foreign language 175 175 Mathematics 210 210 210 Lessons allocated by the school 210 140 140
Spain (Valencian Region). Primary education: lesson timetable by cycle Understanding the environment 210 280 280 Art education 210 210 140 Physical education 210 140 140 Spanish language and 280 210 210 280 210 210 Foreign language 140 210 Mathematics 280 280 280 Spain (Valencian Region). General secondary education: weekly lesson timetable First cycle Second cycle Spanish language and 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mathematics 3 4 3 3 Social sciences, history and geography 3 3 3 3 Ethics 2 Natural sciences 3 3 4 Plastic arts and aesthetic education (*) 1.5 1.5 2 3 Technology (*) 2 2 3 3 Music (*) 1.5 1.5 2 3 Electives 2 2 2 4 Religion/Alternative 2 1 1 2 Total weekly hours 30 30 32 32