Applications to technical institutes are on the rise, 57,1% choose high schools
In the choices of male and female students for the 2023/2024 school year, enrollments in technical institutes are still increasing, rising to 30,9%, compared to 30,7% in the academic year. 2022/2023. Professional institutes go from 12,7% to 12,1%. High schools remain in the lead, with their various courses, which this year are chosen by 57,1% of new students (last year they were 56,6%). These are the first data on online enrollments for the first classes of secondary schools for the 2023/2024 school year, which will end at 20.00 this evening. Online enrollments also concern the first classes of primary and lower secondary education and vocational training courses provided by vocational training centers accredited by the Regions and private schools which, on a voluntary basis, adhere to the online procedure.
High schools continue to be preferred by over half of the male and female students who have to choose upper secondary, with 57,1% of enrollments compared to 56,6% a year ago. Classic is chosen by 5,8% (a year ago it was 6,2%). 26,1% opt for scientific high schools (26% a year ago). In this area, the traditional scientist collects 14,1% of preferences (compared to 14% in 2022/2023). Linguistics rises from 7,4% to 7,7%. The Human Sciences High School grew, from 10,3% to 11,2%. The Artistic goes from 5,5% to 4,9%. European and International High Schools are chosen by 0,4% (0,5% a year ago), Music and Dance High Schools go from 0,7% to 0,9%.
Enrollments for technicians rise from 30,7% to 30,9%. The Economic Sector grew, from 10,3% in 2022/2023 to 11,5%. In this Sector, the main choice is for the "Administration, Finance and Marketing" curriculum, preferred by 8,7% of male and female students, while 2,8% opt for the "Tourism" curriculum. The Technology Sector, chosen a year ago by 20,4%, this year has 19,4% of the preferences. In Technology, the most popular courses are "Informatics and Telecommunications" (6%), "Mechanics, Mechatronics and Energy" (2,8%) and "Chemistry, Materials and Biotechnology" (2,4%).
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Enrollment in Professionals goes from 12,7% a year ago to 12,1%. Among the Professionals, the most chosen courses are "Enogastronomy and Hotel Hospitality" (4%), "Maintenance and Technical Assistance" and "Health and Social Assistance Services" (both 1,6%) and "Servizi Commercial” (1,3%).
Primary high schools in Lazio, technicians in Veneto, professional in Emilia-Romagna
Three confirmations for the Regions with the highest number of enrollments in high schools, technical institutes and professional institutes. Lazio (69,7% for high schools), Veneto (38,8% for technicians) and Emilia-Romagna (15,6% for professionals) are respectively again this year.
School time demands
In primary school, 40% of families request full-time work (for a total of 48,4 hours per week). This is followed by the choice of the 27-hour week, with 31,1% of requests.
On average, over 92% of users are satisfied with how online registration works, both for the simplicity of the procedure and for the time saved. To access the online procedure it was necessary to have a digital identity: SPID (Public Digital Identity System), CIE (Electronic Identity Card) or eIDAS (electronic IDentification Authentication and Signature). The "Online registration" system will allow families to follow the registration application process in real time, not only via e-mail and the dedicated portal, but also via notifications from the IO APP, the public services app.