The obligatory school system usually includes primary education ("Primarschule" in German, "école primaire" in French, "scuola primaria / elementare" in Italian and "scola primara" in Romansh) and secondary education I ("Sekundarschule" or "Sekundarstufe I" in German, "secondaire I" in French and "scuola secondaria / media" in Italian and "scola secundar" in Romansh). Before that, children generally go to "Kindergarten", with one or two years is required in most cantons. In the Canton of Ticino, an optional, third year is available for three-year-old children. In some German speaking cantons kindergarten and the first one or two years may be combined into a "Grundstufe" or "Basisstufe" where they are all taught together in a single class. In French speaking cantons kindergarten is combined into a four-year "cycle primaire 1" or "cycle 1" which is followed by a four-year "cycle primaire 2" or "cycle 2" which completes their primary school.