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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 48. Chapters: Maltese academics, Maltese educationists, Museums in Malta, Schools in Malta, Sixth form colleges in Malta, Universities in Malta, University of Malta, List of schools in Malta, Student associations at the University of Malta, NSTF - National Student Travel Foundation, Malta Medical Students' Association, John A. Saliba, Vanni Pulé, St Aloysius' College, National Museum of Archaeology, Malta, San Andrea School, Peter Serracino Inglott, National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta, Arvid Pardo, NSTS - National Student Travel Service, General Certificate of Education, De La Salle College, Royal Naval School Tal-Handaq, Peter Mayo, Ghar Dalam, European Institute of Education, Matriculation Certificate, Zabbar Sanctuary Museum, Gan Frangisk Abela Junior College, Themistocles Zammit, National Museum of Natural History, St. Michael School Malta, Gorg Mallia, St. Augustine's College, Mario de Marco, Palace Armoury, Joseph Baldacchino, Natural Science Museum, Liceo Vassalli Junior Lyceum, Joe Friggieri, Malta Maritime Museum, San Anton School, National War Museum, Ta' Kola Windmill, Old Prison, Inquisitor's Palace, St. Martin's College Sixth Form, Folklore Museum, Gozo Museum of Archaeology, Malta Institute for Medical Education, San Boniface School, Elppin Prep School, MCAST, St. Paul's Missionary College. Excerpt: Education in Malta is compulsory through age sixteen and is offered through three different providers: the state, the church and the private sector. The state is responsible for promoting education and instruction and ensuring universal access to education for all Maltese citizens the existence of a system of schools and institutions accessible to all Maltese citizens. The objectives of education in Malta include intellectual and moral development and the preparation of every citizen to contribute productively to the national economy. Although Maltese citizens had access to education during the Arab occupation of 870 to 1090, the arrival of a number of religious orders in the following four centuries brought religious-based education to the island for wealthy families. The arrival of the Knights Hospitaller saw the establishment of the University of Malta, around which a number of primary, secondary and post-secondary institutions were established. Education in Malta has been universally available at the primary level since the ejection of the Knights Hospitaller by the French in 1798, when state-funded elementary schooling was established. In 1878, English replaced Italian as the primary language of instruction, and education was made compulsory in 1946 in response to a number of children not attending school due to poverty between World Wars One and Two. The age at which education became compulsory was lowered to five years in 1988. Malta's educational system is structured in four stages: pre-primary (ages 3-5), primary (ages 5-11), secondary (ages 11-18) and tertiary. Pre-primary education is optional but fully funded by the state. In their last two years of primary education, students are placed on tracks based on educational attainment, and at the age of eleven, students sit an eleven plus examination to determine a student's secondary schooling direction. Success in the eleven plus exam places a student in a junior lyceum - a prestigious secondary school - whi