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Education
- English1. The regime governing access to university and the other higher education institutions shall guarantee equal opportunities in and the democratisation of the education system, and must have due regard to the country's needs for qualified staff and to raising its educational, cultural and scientific level.
… (Art. 76) - Portuguese1. O regime de acesso à Universidade e às demais instituições do ensino superior garante a igualdade de oportunidades e a democratização do sistema de ensino, devendo ter em conta as necessidades em quadros qualificados e a elevação do nível educativo, cultural e científico do país.
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Education
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Educational institutions, whether public or private, are open to all students without distinction of race, social position, political ideology, religion, or the nature of the relationship of the student's parents or guardians.
… (Art. 94) - Spanish…
Los establecimientos de enseñanza, sean oficiales o particulares, están abiertos a todos los alumnos, sin distinción de raza, posición social, ideas políticas, religión o la naturaleza de la unión de sus progenitores o guardadores.
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Education
- EnglishThe following competencies shall be shared between the federal authorities and regional authorities:
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Sixth: To formulate the public educational and instructional policy, in consultation with the regions and governorates that are not organized in a region.
… (Art. 114) - Arabicتكون الاختصاصات الآتية مشتركةً بين السلطات الاتحادية وسلطات الاقاليم:
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سادساً :ـ رسم السياسة التعليمية والتربوية العامة بالتشاور مع الاقاليم والمحافظات غير المنتظمة في إقليم.
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Education
- English(1) Everyone has the right to education. …
(2) Education shall aim at the full development of human personality with due respect for the democratic principles of coexistence and for basic rights and freedoms.
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(4) Elementary education is compulsory and free.
(5) The public authorities guarantee the right of all to education, through general education programming, with the effective participation of all sectors concerned and the setting-up of educational centres.
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(8) The public authorities shall inspect and standardise the educational system in order to ensure compliance with the law.
... (Sec. 27) - Spanish1. Todos tienen el derecho a la educación. …
2. La educación tendrá por objeto el pleno desarrollo de la personalidad humana en el respeto a los principios democráticos de convivencia y a los derechos y libertades fundamentales.
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4. La enseñanza básica es obligatoria y gratuita.
5. Los poderes públicos garantizan el derecho de todos a la educación, mediante una programación general de la enseñanza, con participación efectiva de todos los sectores afectados y la creación de centros docentes.
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8. Los poderes públicos inspeccionarán y homologarán el sistema educativo para garantizar el cumplimiento de las leyes.
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Education
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(1) Every Rwandan has the right to education.
(2) Freedom of learning and teaching is guaranteed in accordance with the conditions determined by law.
(3) Primary education is compulsory and free in public schools.
(4) Conditions for free primary education in schools subsidised by the Government are determined by a law.
(5) A law determines the organisation of education. (Art. 20) - Kinyarwanda
(1) Buri Munyarwanda wese afite uburenganzira ku burezi.
(2) Ubwisanzure mu kwiga no kwigisha buremewe mu buryo buteganywa n’amategeko.
(3) Kwiga amashuri abanza ni itegeko kandi ni ubuntu mu mashuri ya Leta.
(4) Ku mashuri afashwa na Leta, uburyo bwo kwigira ubuntu mu mashuri abanza buteganywa n’itegeko.
(5) Itegeko rigena kandi imitunganyirize y’uburezi. (Art. 20) - French
(1) Tout Rwandais a droit à l’éducation.
(2) La liberté d’apprentissage et d’enseignement est garantie dans les conditions déterminées par la loi.
(3) L’enseignement primaire est obligatoire et gratuit dans les établissements scolaires publics.
(4) Pour les établissements subsidiés par l’État, les conditions de gratuité de l’enseignement primaire sont déterminées par une loi.
(5) Une loi définit également l’organisation de l’enseignement. (Art. 20)