Table 1 maps Malta’s primary education onto ISCED Levels. It also outlines the way that the articles in this chapter are being organised.
| Table 1: Malta’s primary education onto the ISCED Levels | ||||||
| ISCED 1 | ||||||
| Primary years | ||||||
| Compulsory Education (general) (see sections 5.1-5.3) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
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Primary schools
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Schools at primary level must ensure teaching as set in the National Curriculum Framework (2012) as established in the Education Act, Cap. 605.
57.4% students in the primary cycle attend state schools. Non-state schools that follow the NCF include Church schools and Independent schools, which provide an education to 28.7% and 13.9% of Maltese students in the primary cycle respectively. It is common practice for schools in the non-state sector to provide education for both the primary and secondary cycles, with students moving on from one cycle to the next in the same institution.