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On the School System in China
The current school education system in China

1. From the hierarchical structure, China's current school education system includes four levels: preschool education, primary education, secondary education and higher education.

(1) Early childhood education (kindergarten): Enlighten children aged 3-5 to fully develop their body and mind and lay a good foundation for receiving primary education.

(2) Primary education: mainly refers to full-time primary education. The Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates: "All children who have reached the age of six shall be sent to school by their parents or other legal guardians to receive and complete compulsory education; situation

Children in areas where there are no children can be put off until they are seven years old. "Implementing comprehensive basic education for children has laid the foundation for receiving secondary education.

(3) Secondary education: refers to full-time general secondary schools, secondary specialized schools, technical schools and other secondary vocational and technical schools and amateur secondary schools. Implement all-round development education for students. On the one hand, it cultivates the labor reserve force for the country, and on the other hand, it transports qualified freshmen to higher-level schools. The study period of secondary specialized schools is mostly 3-4 years, and that of technical schools is mostly 2-3 years.

(4) Higher education: The task of institutions of higher learning is to train all kinds of senior professionals for the country.

2. From the category structure, the current school education in China can be divided into five categories: basic education, vocational and technical education, higher education, adult education and special education.

3. From the type of education system, China's current education system is a branch education system developed from the one-track education system.