compulsory education law of the people's republic of china
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The state implements a nine-year compulsory education system. Compulsory education is a compulsory education for all school-age children and adolescents and a public welfare undertaking that the state must guarantee. The implementation of compulsory education, free of tuition and fees. The state establishes a mechanism to guarantee the funds for compulsory education to ensure the implementation of the compulsory education system. Article 11
All children who have reached the age of six, their parents or other legal guardians shall send them to school to receive and complete compulsory education; Children in areas where conditions are not available can be postponed to seven years of age.
School-age children and adolescents who need to postpone or drop out of school due to their physical condition shall apply to their parents or other legal guardians, and be approved by the education administrative department of the local township people's government or the county-level people's government.