belong to another Christian church. There were 81 (or about 3.56% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 4 individuals (or about 0.18% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 143 (or about 6.28% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 40 individuals (or about 1.76% of the population) did not answer the question. Education The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bichelsee-Balterswil about 76.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Bichelsee-Balterswil is home to the Bichelsee-Balterswil primary and secondary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 290 students at either the primary or secondary levels. There were 58 children in the kindergarten, and the average class size was 14.5 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 24 or 41.4% were female, 5 or 8.6% were not Swiss citizens and 2 or 3.4% did not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years. There were 96 children in who were at the lower primary level and 85 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school was 20.11 students. At the lower primary level, there were 57 children or 59.4% of the total population who were female, 4 or 4.2% were not Swiss citizens and 2 or 2.1% did not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there were 41 or 48.2% who were female, 4 or 4.7% were not Swiss citizens and 3 or 3.5% 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 62 teenagers who were in the advanced school, of which 34 or 54.8% were female, 2 or 3.2% were not Swiss citizens and 1 or 1.6% did not speak German natively. There were 47 teenagers who were in the standard school, of which 21 or 44.7% were female, 6 or 12.8% were not Swiss citizens and 4 or 8.5% did not speak German natively. The average class size for all classes at the secondary level was 18.17 students. References External links Municipalities of Thurgau