▁of ▁the ▁population ) ▁did ▁not ▁answer ▁the ▁question . ▁ ▁Education ▁In ▁Se ft igen ▁about ▁ 6 1 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁have ▁completed ▁non - m and atory ▁upper ▁secondary ▁education , ▁and ▁ 1 6 . 7 % ▁have ▁completed ▁additional ▁higher ▁education ▁( e ither ▁university ▁or ▁a ▁Fach ho ch schule ). ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁ 2 1 4 ▁who ▁had ▁completed ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁t ert i ary ▁school ing ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁census , ▁ 7 4 . 3 % ▁were ▁Swiss ▁men , ▁ 1 9 . 2 % ▁were ▁Swiss ▁women , ▁ 3 . 7 % ▁were ▁non - Sw iss ▁men ▁and ▁ 2 . 8 % ▁were ▁non - Sw iss ▁women . ▁ ▁The ▁C anton ▁of ▁Bern ▁school ▁system ▁provides ▁one ▁year ▁of ▁non - ob lig atory ▁Kinder g arten , ▁followed ▁by ▁six ▁years ▁of ▁Primary ▁school . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁oblig atory ▁lower ▁Second ary ▁school ▁where ▁the ▁students ▁are ▁separated ▁according ▁to ▁ability ▁and ▁apt itude . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁lower ▁Second ary ▁students ▁may ▁attend ▁additional ▁school ing ▁or ▁they ▁may ▁enter ▁an ▁app rent ices hip . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 ▁school ▁year , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 ▁students ▁att ending ▁classes ▁in ▁Se ft igen . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 ▁kind erg arten ▁classes ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 8