Pflichtschule

English translation: statutory education

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German term or phrase:Pflichtschule
English translation:statutory education
Entered by: Helen Shiner

09:31 Jul 19, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
German term or phrase: Pflichtschule
Ausbildung: Pflichtschule, Fachschule... etc.
Stefan Moser
statutory education
Explanation:
I think I would reword it to say statutory education. I'm not sure 'statutory school' would work, but maybe 'statutory educational establishment' would.

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http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/education/sbdb.nsf/38a9912795eb42...$FILE/07-P&P-67b.pdf

Children from 5-16, Statutory School Attendance Age and their Families
By this stage the journey to school is one of the more important journeys undertaken. [About 35% of all journeys made by schoolchildren] [16] However, more of their time is spent out of school than in it. There are many possible out-of-school leisure activities such as clubs, swimming, sport, classes of all kinds. Bus use is at its highest in the age group 11-19.[17]
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/inclusion/se/socialexclusionandthe...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/01/authors-school-l...

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http://www.aaprojects.co.uk/sectors/stat.asp
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Helen Shiner
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3 +3statutory education
Helen Shiner
3 +1compulsory school
José Patrício


  

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compulsory school


Explanation:
Pflichtschule {f}
educ. compulsory school [minimum compulsory schooling]
http://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/Pflichtschule.html

José Patrício
Portugal
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

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agree  robin25
3 days 19 hrs
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statutory education


Explanation:
I think I would reword it to say statutory education. I'm not sure 'statutory school' would work, but maybe 'statutory educational establishment' would.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-07-19 10:50:25 GMT)
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http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/education/sbdb.nsf/38a9912795eb42...$FILE/07-P&P-67b.pdf

Children from 5-16, Statutory School Attendance Age and their Families
By this stage the journey to school is one of the more important journeys undertaken. [About 35% of all journeys made by schoolchildren] [16] However, more of their time is spent out of school than in it. There are many possible out-of-school leisure activities such as clubs, swimming, sport, classes of all kinds. Bus use is at its highest in the age group 11-19.[17]
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/inclusion/se/socialexclusionandthe...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/01/authors-school-l...

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-07-19 10:52:07 GMT)
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http://www.aaprojects.co.uk/sectors/stat.asp

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:24
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