The educational system in South Korea is the same as that in China, with six years in primary school, three years in junior high school, three years in senior high school and four years in university. China implements nine-year compulsory education, that is, from primary school to junior high school; South Korea implements 12 year compulsory education, that is, from primary school to high school.
Primary education in China and South Korea lasts for six years, enrolling six-year-old children to prepare for junior high school. Starting from the fourth grade of primary school, industrial subjects are added to provide students with basic science and technology education and simple vocational training.
In the process of upgrading from junior high school to undergraduate course in China, you can choose a key middle school according to the test results, or you can enter the school nearby, that is, you can study in the high school at your doorstep. In order to ensure that all citizens can receive high school education, South Korea cancelled the junior high school entrance examination.
In China's class, the teacher talks above and the students take notes below. In Korean classrooms, teachers pay more attention to interaction with students and advocate students' independent participation. In the curriculum of South Korea, there are specialized domestic courses, including etiquette, tailoring, handicrafts, cooking and so on. Teaching students life is sometimes more important than teaching them simple knowledge.
China and South Korea have different attitudes towards the college entrance examination. China is still a system of "one exam for life", and the results of college entrance examination largely determine a student's future educational environment and employment prospects after graduation. Although there is a unified college entrance examination in South Korea, colleges and universities should look at students' usual grades when enrolling students. Students' average grades can account for as much as 40%. This is much fairer than a lifetime test.
In China, it is customary for college students to finish their college studies in four years, and then find a job, take the postgraduate entrance examination, or go abroad to further exercise and improve themselves. In Korea, it is normal for college students to finish their studies in five or six years or even eight or nine years. Besides the normal compulsory military service for two and a half years, they often drop out of school, during which they can go abroad to find jobs, travel and learn languages? All these enable them to get in touch with the society in university and have enough practical skills. They use the precious resources in the university and this golden time to learn all kinds of knowledge and skills, improve themselves at a deeper level and further enhance their competitiveness.
As can be seen from the above, there is still a big gap in education between China and South Korea. Education in China pays more attention to the cultivation of so-called "good students" within the system, but there are still many problems. South Korea put forward "education first" at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, putting education first and paying more attention to the all-round development of students.