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Education
- English(1) Without prejudice to the generality of Article 8, there shall be no discrimination against any citizen on the grounds only of religion, race, descent or place of birth—
(a) in the administration of any educational institution maintained by a public authority, and, in particular, the admission of pupils or students or the payment of fees; or
(b) in providing out of the funds of a public authority financial aid for the maintenance or education of pupils or students in any educational institution (whether or not maintained by a public authority and whether within or outside the Federation).
… (Art. 12) - Malay(1) Tanpa menjejaskan keluasan Perkara 8, tidak boleh ada diskriminasi terhadap mana-mana warganegara semata-mata atas alasan agama, ras, keturunan atau tempat lahir—
(a) dalam pentadbiran mana-mana institusi pendidikan yang disenggarakan oleh suatu pihak berkuasa awam, dan, khususnya, kemasukan murid-murid atau pelajar-pelajar atau pembayaran fi; atau
(b) dalam memberikan bantuan kewangan daripada wang sesuatu pihak berkuasa awam bagi penyenggaraan atau pendidikan murid-murid atau pelajar-pelajar di mana-mana institusi pendidikan (sama ada disenggarakan oleh suatu pihak berkuasa awam atau tidak dan sama ada di dalam atau di luar Persekutuan).
… (Perkara 12)
Education
- English
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The State will establish a scholarship system for [feminine/masculine] students at all school levels of the system of public education, with priority to those [feminine/masculine] belonging to families who find themselves in [the] condition of poverty, to guarantee with equity the right to education.
... (Art. 4) - Spanish
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El Estado establecerá un sistema de becas para las y los estudiantes de todos los niveles escolares del sistema de educación pública, con prioridad a las y los pertenecientes a las familias que se encuentren en condición de pobreza, para garantizar con equidad el derecho a la educación.
... (Art. 4)
Education
- EnglishMinimum curricula shall be established for elementary education so as to assure a common basic education and respect for national and regional cultural and artistic values.
§1°. Religious education shall be an optional course during normal school hours in public elementary schools.
§2°. Regular elementary education shall be given in the Portuguese language, also assuring to indigenous communities the use of their native languages and their own learning procedures. (Art. 210) - PortugueseSerão fixados conteúdos mínimos para o ensino fundamental, de maneira a assegurar formação básica comum e respeito aos valores culturais e artísticos, nacionais e regionais.
§ 1º O ensino religioso, de matrícula facultativa, constituirá disciplina dos horários normais das escolas públicas de ensino fundamental.
§ 2º O ensino fundamental regular será ministrado em língua portuguesa, assegurada às comunidades indígenas também a utilização de suas línguas maternas e processos próprios de aprendizagem. (Art. 210)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall--
(a) promote, with special care, the educational and economic interests of backward classes or areas;
(b) remove illiteracy and provide free and compulsory secondary education within minimum possible period;
(c) make technical and professional education generally available and higher education equally accessible to all on the basis of merit;
… (Art. 37) - Urduمملکت--
(الف) پسماندہ طبقات یا علاقوں کے تعلیمی اور معاشی مفادات، کو خصوصی توجہ کے ساتھ فروغ دے گی؛
(ب) کم سے کم ممکنہ مدت کے اندر ناخواندگی کا خاتمہ کرے گی اور مفت اور لازمی ثانوی تعلیم مہیا کرے گی؛
(ج) فنی اور پیشہ وارانہ تعلیم کو عام طور پر ممکن الحصول اور اعلی تعلیم کو لیاقت کی بنیاد پر سب کے لیے مساوی طور پر قابلِ دسترس بنائے گی؛
… (آرٹیکل ۳۷)
Education
- English…
Parents have the natural right and the duty to educate and raise their children. They are supported, in this task, by the State and the public collectivities.
… (Art. 30) - Kirundi…
Abavyeyi basanganywe uburenganzira kama bwo kurera neza abana babo kandi barabitegerezwa. Mu kurangura iryo banga bashigikirwa n’igihugu n’amakomine.
… (Ingingo ya 30) - French…
Les parents ont le droit naturel et le devoir d’éduquer et d’élever leurs enfants. Ils sont soutenus dans cette tâche par l’Etat et les collectivités publiques.
… (Art. 30)
Education
- English…
Mothers and fathers have essential responsibilities and roles in the holistic education and upbringing them as citizens with moral, ethical, and civic values in correspondence with life within our socialist society.
… (Art. 84) - Spanish…
Las madres y los padres tienen responsabilidades y funciones esenciales en la educación y formación integral de las nuevas generaciones en los valores morales, éticos y cívicos, en correspondencia con la vida en nuestra sociedad socialista.
… (Art. 84)
Education
- English…
2 and 3 Education and Educational Services – Education, except to the extent specified in items 3 and 4 of List 1.
… (Ninth Schedule, List III: Concurrent List) - Sinhala…
2 සහ 3 අධ්යාපනය සහ අධ්යාපන සේවා - I වැනි ලැයිස්තුවේ අංක (3) සහ (4) විෂයවල නිශ්චිතව දක්වා ඇති ප්රමාණයට හැර අධ්යාපනය.
… (නව වෙනි උපලේඛනය, III වෙනි ලැයිස්තුව: සමගාමී ලැයිස්තුව)
Education
- EnglishThe State determines a policy in matters of teaching having as its objective the progressive elimination of illiteracy, permanent training [formation], creativity, the insertion of schools in the community and civic instruction of the students. (Art. 44)
- Arabicتحدد الدولة سياسة بشأن شؤون التعليم تهدف إلى القضاء التدريجي على الأمية، التدريب المستمر، الابتكار، إدخال المدارس إلى المجتمعات المحلية والتربية المدنية للطلاب. (المادة 44)
- FrenchL'État détermine une politique en matière d'enseignement ayant pour objet la suppression progressive de l'analphabétisme, la formation permanente, la créativité, l'insertion des écoles dans la communauté et l'instruction civique des élèves. (Art. 44)
Education
- EnglishThe children born in or out of matrimony and the adopted [ones], have equal rights before their parents. [It] is the obligation of these to give their children protection, assistance, education and security.
… (Art. 36) - SpanishLos hijos nacidos dentro o fuera de matrimonio y los adoptivos, tienen iguales derechos frente a sus padres. Es obligación de éstos dar a sus hijos protección, asistencia, educación y seguridad.
… (Art. 36)
Education
- English1. Development of education is a primary national policy for the purposes of elevating the people's intellectual standards, training human resources and fostering talents.
2. The State shall prioritise investment in and attraction of other investment sources for education; take care of pre-school education; guarantee compulsory primary education which is free of charge; gradually universalise secondary education; develop higher education and vocational education and provide an appropriate policy for scholarship and tuition.
3. The State shall prioritise the educational development in mountainous and island areas, (regions inhabited by ethnic minority people) and in regions that have extremely difficult socio-economic conditions; shall prioritise employment and development of the talented and provide favourable conditions for the disabled and the poor to access education and vocational learning. (Art. 61) - Vietnamese1. Phát triển giáo dục là quốc sách hàng đầu nhằm nâng cao dân trí, phát triển nguồn nhân lực, b i dưỡng nhân tài.
2. Nhà nước ưu tiên đầu tư và thu hút các nguồn đầu tư khác cho giáo dục; chăm lo giáo dục mầm non; bảo đảm giáo dục tiểu học là bắt buộc, Nhà nước không thu học phí; từng bước phổ cập giáo dục trung học; phát triển giáo dục đại học, giáo dục nghề nghiệp; thực hiện chính sách học bổng, học phí hợp lý.
3. Nhà nước ưu tiên phát triển giáo dục ở miền núi, hải đảo, vùng đồng bào dân tộc thiểu số và vùng có điều kiện kinh tế - xã hội đặc biệt khó khan; ưu tiên sử dụng, phát triển nhân tài; tạo điều kiện để người khuyết tật và người nghèo được học văn hoá và học nghề. (Điều 61)