Education and School System

Comprehensive vocabulary for the educational system, from elementary school through university.

Education Levels

la guardería (daycare/preschool) el jardín de infantes (kindergarten) la escuela primaria/elemental (elementary school) la escuela secundaria (secondary school) el bachillerato (high school - Spain) la preparatoria (high school - Mexico) la universidad (university) el posgrado (graduate school)

People

el/la estudiante (student) el/la alumno/a (pupil/student) el/la maestro/a (teacher - elementary) el/la profesor/a (teacher/professor) el/la director/a (principal) el/la rector/a (university president) el/la compañero/a de clase (classmate)

Classroom

el aula/la clase (classroom) el pizarrón/la pizarra (blackboard) el borrador (eraser) la tiza (chalk) el marcador (marker) el escritorio (desk) el pupitre (student desk) la mochila (backpack) el libro de texto (textbook) el cuaderno (notebook)

School Subjects

las matemáticas (mathematics) la ciencia (science) la historia (history) la geografía (geography) la literatura (literature) el inglés (English) la educación física (physical education) el arte (art) la música (music) la química (chemistry) la física (physics) la biología (biology)

University Terms

la carrera (degree program/major) la facultad (faculty/school within university) la materia/asignatura (subject/course) el semestre (semester) el trimestre (trimester) la licenciatura (bachelor's degree) la maestría (master's degree) el doctorado (PhD) la beca (scholarship) la matrícula (tuition/enrollment)

Academic Activities

estudiar (to study) aprender (to learn) enseñar (to teach) repasar (to review) tomar apuntes (to take notes) hacer la tarea (to do homework) presentar un examen (to take a test) aprobar (to pass) reprobar/suspender (to fail)

Assignments and Grades

la tarea (homework) el examen/la prueba (exam/test) el trabajo (paper/assignment) la calificación/nota (grade) el promedio (GPA/average) la tesina/tesis (thesis)

Saqué buena nota. (I got a good grade.) Reprobé el examen. (I failed the exam.)

School Year

el año escolar/lectivo (school year) el primer/segundo semestre (first/second semester) las vacaciones (vacation/break) las vacaciones de verano (summer vacation) las vacaciones de invierno (winter break) la graduación (graduation)

Practice