ho ch schule ). ▁ ▁In ▁Bed ano ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 7 3 ▁students ▁( ). ▁ ▁The ▁T ic ino ▁education ▁system ▁provides ▁up ▁to ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁non - m and atory ▁kind erg arten ▁and ▁in ▁Bed ano ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 5 ▁children ▁in ▁kind erg arten . ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁school ▁program ▁last s ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁and ▁includes ▁both ▁a ▁standard ▁school ▁and ▁a ▁special ▁school . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁municipality , ▁ 8 3 ▁students ▁attended ▁the ▁standard ▁primary ▁schools ▁and ▁ 4 ▁students ▁attended ▁the ▁special ▁school . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁lower ▁secondary ▁school ▁system , ▁students ▁either ▁attend ▁a ▁two - year ▁middle ▁school ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁two - year ▁pre - app rent ices hip ▁or ▁they ▁attend ▁a ▁four - year ▁program ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁higher ▁education . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 5 9 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁two - year ▁middle ▁school ▁and ▁ 1 ▁in ▁their ▁pre - app rent ices hip , ▁while ▁ 3 0 ▁students ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁four - year ▁advanced ▁program . ▁ ▁The ▁upper ▁secondary ▁school ▁includes ▁several ▁options , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁secondary ▁program , ▁a ▁student ▁will ▁be ▁prepared ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁trade ▁or ▁to ▁continue ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁university ▁or ▁college . ▁ ▁In ▁T ic ino , ▁voc ational ▁students ▁may ▁either ▁attend ▁school ▁while ▁working ▁on ▁their ▁intern ship ▁or ▁app rent ices hip ▁( which ▁takes ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁years )