Education
The formal education in Zamboanga is patterned after the American system, with English as the medium of instruction. Schools are classified into public (government) and private (non-government). Classes start in June, and end in March. The majority of colleges, and universities follow a semester calendar from June to October, and November to March. There are a number of foreign schools with study programmes. The general pattern of formal education follows by five stages:
- Pre-primary level – nursery and kindergarten offered in most private schools;
- Primary level – six years of basic education;
- Secondary level – four years of high school education;
- Tertiary level – usually takes four years, sometimes five and in some cases as in medical and law schools.
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