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Education
- EnglishNo person shall be denied the right to education.
… (Art. 2, First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)7
Education
- English(1) Government shall direct its policy towards ensuring that there are equal and adequate educational opportunities at all levels.
(2) Government shall promote science and technology.
(3) Government shall strive to eradicate illiteracy; and to this end Government shall as and when practicable provide –
(a) free, compulsory and universal primary education;
(b) free secondary education;
(c) free university education; and
(d) free adult literacy programme. (Sec. 18)
Education
- English
Initial, primary and secondary education are obligatory. In the institutions of the State, education is gratuitous. In the public universities the State guarantees the right to be educated gratuitously to students [alumnos] who maintain a satisfactory performance and who cannot account for the economic resources necessary to cover the costs of education.
With the objective to guarantee the greatest plurality in educational offerings, and in favor of those who cannot pay for their education, the law establishes the mode of subsidizing private education in any of its modalities, including communal and cooperative.
The State promotes the creation of centers of education wherever the population so requires.
The State guarantees the eradication of illiteracy. Similarly, it foments bilingual and intercultural education, according to the characteristics of each zone. It preserves the diverse cultural and linguistic manifestations of the country. It promotes national integration. (Art. 17) - Spanish
La educación inicial, primaria y secundaria son obligatorias. En las instituciones del Estado, la educación es gratuita. En las universidades públicas el Estado garantiza el derecho a educarse gratuitamente a los alumnos que mantengan un rendimiento satisfactorio y no cuenten con los recursos económicos necesarios para cubrir los costos de educación.
Con el fin de garantizar la mayor pluralidad de la oferta educativa, y en favor de quienes no puedan sufragar su educación, la ley fija el modo de subvencionar la educación privada en cualquiera de sus modalidades, incluyendo la comunal y la cooperativa.
El Estado promueve la creación de centros de educación donde la población los requiera.
El Estado garantiza la erradicación del analfabetismo. Asimismo, fomenta la educación bilingüe e intercultural, según las características de cada zona. Preserva las diversas manifestaciones culturales y lingüísticas del país. Promueve la integración nacional. (Art. 17)
Education
- EnglishThe Union shall honour and assist citizens who are outstanding in education irrespective of race, religion and sex according to their qualifications. (Sec. 368)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည် ပညာရည်ထူးချွန်သော နိုင်ငံသားများအား လူမျိုး၊ ကိုးကွယ်ရာဘာသာ၊ အမျိုးသား၊ အမျိုးသမီးခွဲခြားမှုမထားရှိဘဲ ယင်းတို့၏ အရည်အချင်းအလိုက် ချီးမြှောက်ထောက်ပံ့မည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၆၈)
Education
- English
The Parliament legislates within the domains attributed to it by the Constitution, as well as the following domains:
…
16. the general rules concerning education and scientific research;
… (Art. 139) - Arabic
يُشرّع البرلمان في الميادين الّتي يخصّصه له الدّستور، وكذلك في المجالات الآتية:
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16. القواعد العامّة المتعلّقة بالتّعليم، والبحث العلميّ،
… (المــادة 139) - French
Le Parlement légifère dans les domaines que lui attribue la Constitution, ainsi que dans les domaines suivants:
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16)- les règles générales relatives à l’enseignement et à la recherche scientifique;
… (Art. 139)
Education
- EnglishThe National and state governments shall have legislative and executive competences on any of the matters listed below:
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2. Tertiary education and scientific research;
… (Schedule (C): Concurrent Powers)
Education
- EnglishThe state shall adopt necessary measures to foster education at all levels … (Art. 17)
- Dariدولت برای ارتقای معارف در همه سطوح ... تدابیر لازم اتخاذ می نماید. (مادۀ ۱۷)
- Pashtoدولت په بيلابيلو سطحو كې د معارف د ودې ... لپاره لازم تدبيرونه نيسي. (۱۷ ماده)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall:
(1) Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society;
(2) Establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels. Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their children, elementary education is compulsory for all children of school age;
(3) Establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives which shall be available to deserving students in both public and private schools, especially to the underprivileged;(4) Encourage non-formal, informal, and indigenous learning systems, as well as self-learning, independent, and out-of-school study programs particularly those that respond to community needs; and
(5) Provide adult citizens, the disabled, and out-of-school youth with training in civics, vocational efficiency, and other skills. (Art. XIV, Sec. 2) - FilipinoAng Estado ay dapat:
(1) Magtatag, magpanatili, at magtustos ng isang kumpleto, sapat at pinag-isang sistema ng edukasyong naaangkop sa mga pangagailangan ng sambayanan at lipunan;
(2) Magtatag at magpanatili ng isang sistema ng libreng pambayang edukasyon sa elementarya at hayskul. Hindi bilang pagtatakda sa likas na karapatan ng mga magulang sa pagaaruga ng kanilang mga anak, ang edukasyong elementarya ay sapilitan sa lahat ng mga batang nasa edad ng pag-aaral.
(3) Magtatag at magpanatili ng isang sistema ng mga kaloob ng iskolarsip, mga programang pautang sa estudyante, mga tulong na salapi, at iba pang mga insentibo na dapat ibigay sa karapat-dapat na mga estudyante sa mga paaaralang publiko at pribado, lalo na sa mga kulang-palad;
(4) Pasiglahin ang di-pormal, impormal, at katutubong mga sistema ng pagkatuto, at gayon din ang mga programang pagkatuto sa sarili, sarilinang pag-aaral at pag-aaral sa labas ng paaralan lalo na yaong tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan ng pamayanan; at
(5) Mag-ukol sa mga mamamayang may sapat na gulang, may kapansanan, at kabataang nasa labas ng paaralan ng pagsasanay sa sibika, kahusayang bokasyonal, at iba pang mga kasanayan. (Art. XIV, Seksyon 2)
Education
- English(1) Bills shall be passed by Parliament.
(2) The following shall be reserved to the legislative power:
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(f) The system of education. (Art. 26) - French(1) La loi est votée par le Parlement.
(2) Sont du domaine de la loi:
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f- Le régime de lʼéducation. (Art. 26)
Education
- EnglishAll the inhabitants of the Nation are entitled to the following rights, in accordance with the laws that regulate their exercise, namely: … to teach and to learn. (Sec. 14)
- SpanishTodos los habitantes de la Nación gozan de los siguientes derechos conforme a las leyes que reglamenten su ejercicio; a saber: ... de enseñar y aprender. (Art. 14)