were 144 children in the kindergarten, and the average class size was 18 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 70 or 48.6% were female, 39 or 27.1% were not Swiss citizens and 33 or 22.9% did not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years. There were 205 children in who were at the lower primary level and 266 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school was 19.55 students. At the lower primary level, there were 91 children or 44.4% of the total population who were female, 58 or 28.3% were not Swiss citizens and 63 or 30.7% did not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there were 131 or 49.2% who were female, 51 or 19.2% were not Swiss citizens and 61 or 22.9% did not speak German natively. At the secondary level, students are divided according to performance. The secondary level begins at about age 12 and usually lasts 3 years. There were 117 teenagers who were in the advanced school, of which 67 or 57.3% were female, 15 or 12.8% were not Swiss citizens and 14 or 12.0% did not speak German natively. There were 99 teenagers who were in the standard school, of which 40 or 40.4% were female, 38 or 38.4% were not Swiss citizens and 36 or 36.4% did not speak German natively. Finally, there were 26 teenagers who were in special or remedial classes, of which 8 or 30.8% were female, 9 or 34.6% were not Swiss citizens and 12 or 46.2% did not speak German natively. The average class size for all classes at the secondary level was 18 students. References Municipalities of Thurgau