In the nine-year compulsory education stage, the age of junior middle school entrance is 12, the age of eighth grade entrance is 13, and the age of ninth grade entrance is 14.
The nine-year compulsory education system is a unified education system implemented by the state. All school-age children and adolescents must enjoy the right to receive compulsory education, which is a public welfare undertaking that the state must guarantee.
The implementation of nine-year compulsory education means that school-age children and adolescents begin to receive nine-year education without tuition and fees. The state establishes a mechanism to guarantee the funds for compulsory education to ensure the implementation of the compulsory education system. Nine-year compulsory education is the current education system in China.
The great significance of nine-year compulsory education
Nine-year compulsory education focuses on cultivating talents. Students in grades 7, 8 and 9 are at a psychological turning point, and it is against the educational policy to run "special classes, key classes, advanced classes and fast and slow classes" in schools.
The Ministry of Education has announced many times that public schools are forbidden to hold key schools, key classes and fast and slow classes in the compulsory education stage, and it is not allowed to recruit students who choose schools. The Ministry of Education's "Guiding Outline of Mental Health Education in Primary and Secondary Schools" clearly puts forward that nine basic principles must be adhered to in developing psychological education. Nine-year compulsory education is for all students, and everyone should be treated fairly.