| China has
adopted a nine-year compulsory schooling system, which means all children are required to
attend school for at least nine years. Students have to complete both the primary school
program and the junior middle-school program. Higher education is only for those students
who have passed examinations of all levels. Student must pass the entrance examination for
senior middle schools or middle-level technical schools. After two, three or four years,
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| Pre-school Education
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| Children aged from 3
to 6 will attend kindergartens near their neighborhoods, where they learn the basics of
the native language and subjects. They play games, dance, sing and act. Children are
taught from the early year the values of Truth, Kindness and Beauty.
Chinese take children education very seriously since they know that a person's
personality is mould in the early childhood.
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| Primary School Education
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| The primary school
education requires six years. Pupils are required to take a variety of subjects such as
the Chinese language, fundamental mathematics and moral education. They also take part in
sports and extra-curriculum activities. Foreign languages such as English are optional
courses in the senior year of the primary education
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| High School Education
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| High school education
has two parts, 3-year junior high school program and senior high school.
From junior high school, students begin to learn a variety of science subjects such as
chemistry, physics and biology and other subjects such as history, geography, and foreign
languages. Physical education is enthusiastically encouraged.
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Senior high school education is a continuation of junior high school. Students take up
specific subjects in either science or humanity subjects. Many contests are organized
annually in all levels to encourage their study. The "Olympic Series" are the
most noticeable ones.
The purpose is for them in preparation for the national college entrance examination.
Examinations are designed separately for science and arts students.
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| Higher Education
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| Higher education in
China is to train specialists for all the sectors of the country's development.
Universities, colleges and institutes offer four- or five-year undergraduate programs as
well as special two-or three-year programs. Students who have completed a first degree may
apply to enter graduate schools.
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| Admission
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| University
admission is operated on a centralized enrolment system, in which admissions committees at
the provincial level are under the Ministry of Education. Admission is granted on the
basis of academic, physical and moral qualifications. Special allowances are made for
minority nationality and overseas Chinese candidates
The nationwide examinations are held in the first ten days of July. Candidate can take
the examination in either one of the two categories, humanities or sciences/engineering.
They apply for the institutions and departments they wish to enter in order of preference.
Enrolment is determined by the examination results. Brief investigation into their social
behavior and moral character is conducted before students are admitted. In some faculties,
specific physical requirements must be met.
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| Living Accommodation
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| China
currently provides free university education. Students do not have to pay tuition fee and
are provided with free on-campus dormitories. Grants or subsidies will be given to
students whose families have financial difficulties. The dormitory, which forms an
important part of university life, is run by the students themselves through the students'
union under the China Students' Federation, to which all enrolled students belong.
The education system is under reform. The number of paid students increases
dramatically in recent years. The trend may continue and the government may eventually
adopt a pay system instead.
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| Key to the Future Development
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| The focus
of China's education is to improve the country's intellectual outlook and bring about
competent students in all aspects of China's development. China's future relies on the
younger generation to take China into the new century.
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