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Olmeria's formal state education system is non-linear, with multiple points where option is given to students to decide on their future paths of education. While optional earlier education exists, all children must start school in Lillë-bas Sköle<ref>''Literally - "Little Person School"''</ref> at the age of 4 years old, where they stay for three years learning very basic reading and writing and numeracy, and where the foundations of general learning and development principles are laid. At the age of 7, children move up to Förstskap Sköle<ref>''Literally - "First Step School"''</ref> , where they study for 4 years learning rudimentary literacy and numeracy, alongside science, geography and history, and then some of music, languages and technology depending on the school. As Lillë-bas and Förstskap Sköle are often combined into one institution, many children move schools for the first time at the age of 11, when they move up to Hövdsköle<ref>''Literally - "Mainschool"'' </ref>. Here students study what is know as the "Induction Years", where for two years they must take lessons in science, maths, cordish, history, geography, modern foreign languages (at schools discretion), art, music, theatre, technology and sports. After these two year, at the age of 13, students have to opportunity to narrow down their learning by choosing a combination of 7-11 academic (OSEC<ref>Olmerian Secondary Education Certificate</ref>'s) and vocational (PTSQ's<ref>Professional and Technical Secondary Qualification</ref>) qualifications, including mandatory subjects maths, cordish and combined sciences. Students may also leave Hövdsköle at this point, or at any time during the next two years of study, to attend a technical or professional college, however this is somewhat rare and only a few such colleges accept students of this age. Students study these selected subjects for three years until the age of 16, when they sit final exams/submit coursework for their selected subjects and receive relevant grades and qualifications. Here, students choose between remaining at Hövdsköle for a further two years to study for a General Standard/Advanced Diploma (GSD or GAD), moving to a focussed academic college to study for specific Standard or Advanced Diplomas, or leaving to a technical or professional college to study for PTAQ's, apprenticeships or Technical Standard/Advanced Diplomas (TSD/TAD's). University in Olmeria is known as Háskóli<ref>''Litterally: Place of Endeavour''</ref>.