Italy Education

Italy Education is compulsory at the primary level which starts at the age of six.
However it can be preceded by 3years of preschool nursery training which is however optional. This type of education in Italy is provided by the Scuola Elementare . It is a 5 year program followed between the ages of six to eleven and the schooling and textbooks in the public schools are free. The students following such education in Italy are awarded the Diploma di Licenza della Scuola Elementare