The task of general and technical gymnasia (hereinafter: gymnasium) shall be to:

- transfer the knowledge of the Slovene language and literature and, in areas with mixed ethnicity populations, also of the Italian and Hungarian languages and literature as well as develop the skills of understanding and communicating in the standard language;

The language of instruction in gymnasia shall be Slovene.

The language of instruction in gymnasia for the Italian minority shall be Italian, in bilingual gymnasia Slovene and Hungarian.

In areas with mixed populations of Slovene and Italian nationalities, defined as ethnically mixed areas, in gymnasia offering instruction in Slovene students shall learn Italian, in those offering instruction in Italian they shall learn Slovene.

Source: Unofficial translation