Education
In Val-de-Ruz about 5,347 or (36.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 1,948 or (13.4%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 1,948 who completed tertiary schooling, 55.3% were Swiss men, 29.5% were Swiss women, 9.5% were non-Swiss men and 5.7% were non-Swiss women.
In the canton of Neuchâtel most municipalities provide two years of non-mandatory kindergarten, followed by five years of mandatory primary education. The next four years of mandatory secondary education is provided at thirteen larger secondary schools, which many students travel out of their home municipality to attend. During the 2010-11 school year, there were 20 kindergarten classes with a total of 354 students in District du Val-de-Ruz. In the same year, there were 59 primary classes with a total of 1,089 students.
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