Mathematics and language of instruction in grammar schools are strengthened
Published: Thursday, Jul 25th 2024, 09:20
Updated At: Thursday, Aug 1st 2024, 04:50
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The total revision of the legal basis for the baccalaureate comes into force today, August 1. In Swiss grammar schools, the language of instruction and the subject of mathematics are to be strengthened, economics and law as well as IT are to be offered as additional basic subjects and the choice of core subjects is to be expanded.
This was decided by the Federal Council at the end of June 2023. A binding minimum number of four school years until the baccalaureate will also be stipulated by law. The cantons of Jura, Neuchâtel, Vaud and the French-speaking part of the canton of Bern, which will have to switch to a four-year baccalaureate, will have a maximum of ten years to do so. This is provided for in the new Swiss-wide framework curriculum for baccalaureate schools.
Student exchanges are also to be promoted. From August 1, grammar schools must continue to devote at least three percent of teaching time to interdisciplinary work. According to the new framework curriculum, equal opportunities, exchanges and mobility as well as commitment to the common good are also to be promoted.
As before, it should be possible for high school graduates to be admitted to universities and teacher training colleges without having to take an examination. According to the Federal Council, the rules for passing the baccalaureate examination remain unchanged. The current legal provisions on the baccalaureate date back to 1995. The reform lays the foundation for a substantial further development of the baccalaureate, the Federal Council wrote last year.
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