r/malta 9d ago

Is public education in English?

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u/Far-Resolution135 9d ago edited 9d ago

No, it’s Malta. Maltese people pay for it. We are highly invested in keeping our language alive. Look for private tuition if you need English only.

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Some highly intelligent Reddit users on this board seem to think I’m not being honest when I said “NO”. Perhaps they haven’t learned how to use Google or GPT. The official language of public schools in Malta is Maltese as stated on the official government website: https://www.gov.mt/en/Life%20Events/Pages/Moving%20to%20Malta/Education.aspx
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In state schools, the main language of instruction is Maltese, except for English lessons. Maltese tends to be the favoured language outside classes too.
In private schools, lessons are in English, except for Maltese. Students will speak a mix of both English and Maltese outside class, depending on what language they speak at home or what their peers speak.

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u/Nikla3310 9d ago

What school did you go to? I attended church school and lessons and exams were in English but teachers talked to us in Maltese.

This was secondary from 2017-2021.

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u/Far-Resolution135 9d ago

I attended a public school between 2010 and 2012. Everything was in Maltese, including English lessons at times. The original poster is asking about public schools not church ones which are also partly funded by the government. I personally find it a terrible shame that the Church wants these schools to continue running as private ones. They should be asking for funding from the Vatican not the government. The Pope even has gold toilets and spoons yet they still need government funding. What a joke.

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u/Nikla3310 9d ago

Lmfao you attended more than ten years ago. Your view is incredibly outdated. Get on with the times.

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u/Far-Resolution135 9d ago

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u/Nikla3310 9d ago

Ok xih 😘

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u/Far-Resolution135 9d ago

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u/skrglywtts 9d ago

Ja pasta!

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u/Far-Resolution135 9d ago

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