Education System in Mainland China
Although this website mainly informs about the education system in
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a short overview about
the education system in Mainland China shall be given here.
China's education system can be categorized into basic
education, higher education, and adult education. Children have to
obtain nine years of formal education. Generally, children attend
primary school for six years. Then in secondary education, they
spend three years in junior middle schools, and optionally another
three years in senior middle school if they pass an examination
after junior middle school
[1]. As such, aspirants for higher
education usually have received 12 years of education, but
generally need to take a placement test that is called "National
Higher Education Entrance Examination" or commonly in very brief
Chinese, but generally need to take a placement test that is called
"National Higher Education Entrance Examination" or in colloquial
Chinese as 高考 (gao1 kao3)
[2].
Sources
- Education System in China. http://www.edu.cn/introduction1_1403/20060323/t20060323_111891.shtml accessed 2011-12-27
- National Higher Education Entrance Examination. http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 accessed 2011-12-27
