Schools in Madagascar include the American School of Antananarivo, Lyce Prive Chrysalide, American High School, etc. The duration of education in primary schools of Madagascar is 5 years. The duration of education in secondary schools of Madagascar is 7 years.
There are many schools in Madagascar and some of them are as follows:
- American School of Antananarivo
- Russian Embassy School
- Lycee Francais de Tananarive
- Lyce Prive Chrysalide
- American High School
- Institut Superieur Polytechnique de Madagascar
A co-educational school, American School of Antananarivo was established in the year 1969. This school has 29 faculty members. The curriculum of this school includes maths, science, art, computer, etc. The medium of instruction in this school is English. This school has 23 spacious classrooms.
In Madagascar, education is mandatory for the children of age group between six to fourteen years. The primary schools of Madagascar impart elementary education to children between the age group of six to eleven. The secondary schools of Madagascar impart secondary education to the children between the age group of twelve to eighteen years.
Secondary education is classified into junior secondary stage and senior secondary stage. The duration of junior secondary stage is four years and the duration of senior secondary stage is three years. Junior secondary stage is attended by the children of the age group between twelve to fifteen years and senior secondary stage is attended by the children of the age group between sixteen to eighteen years. Certificates are received by graduates after completing their junior secondary stage. Baccalaureat is received by the graduates after the completion of senior secondary stage.
College professionelle is the same as the junior secondary stage and college technique is the same as the senior secondary stage.
In the year 1994, the number of public primary schools in Madagascar was 13,000.
The educational system of Madagascar schools is really good. The schools of Madagascar hold a significant position among Madagascar education.