Education in Meronnia
| Bureau of Education | |
|---|---|
| Secretary | Annette Veil |
| General details | |
| Primary languages | Soliçian |
| System type | Central |
| Literacy (2000) | |
| Total | 991 |
| Enrollment | |
| Total | 13.6 million |
| Attainment | |
| Secondary diploma | 89.7% |
| Post-secondary diploma | 47% |
| 1 As of 2000, literacy rates are no longer collected in Meronnian censuses. | |
The foundations for the modern Meronnian system of education were laid by the legislation of Valéry Bassot, the Captain of the Chamber of Deputies from 1807-1819. In 1861, First Deputy Marian Blanchard standardized the system of free and compulsory education in Meronnia. While there are systems of private schools in Meronnia, as well as Communal schools, the Meronnian education system is nonetheless centralized, with the Bureau of Education having a dominant role in determining the curriculum, verifying academic records, and enforcing regulations.
Education in Meronnia has three mandatory divisions, and a total of five. These are Préparation Préscolaire, École Élémentaire, Collège, École Supérieure, and Enseignement Supérieur. Préparation Préscolaire and Enseignement Supérieur, while non-mandatory, are taken up by a large portion of Meronnians at the appropriate age.
Governance
All education in Meronnia is regulated by the Bureau of Education, headed by the Secretary of Education. Teachers in public secondary schools and professors and researchers in public universities are federal civil servants, making the Bureau of Education one of Meronnia's largest employers.
Communes are responsible for primary schooling, which includes Préparation Préscolaire and École Élémentaire. Nonetheless, the Bureau of Education maintains oversight over these schools and the variation in curriculum between communes is very slim. Secondary schooling, Collège and École Supérieure, is predominantly the domain of the Federal government; Federal Departments manage and maintain secondary schools with funding provided by the national budget. Private schools are federally legal, and the majority of Communes allow for private primary schools, but these private institutions must conform to the regulations imposed by the Bureau of Education.
Higher education in Meronnia, Enseignement Supérieur, is generally administered by an office of the Bureau of Education called the Office National de l'Enseignement Supérieur (ONES). This Office oversees Meronnia's varied systems of higher education and certifies all qualifications at this level.
The Bureau of Education is responsible for determining such regulations as the standardized school calendar, as well as publishing the Bulletin officiel de l'éducation nationale, de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche (BO) which effectively defines the Meronnian curriculum, listing all current programmes and directives.