During the Republic of China, the government also implemented compulsory education, which was called compulsory education in the early years of the Republic of China, that is, parents were forced to send their children to school, but compulsory education was limited to primary and secondary schools, that is, the first to third grades of primary schools. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education, primary and secondary schools are free of tuition fees, and the fourth to sixth grades are high and primary schools.

During the rescue work of the archives of the Republic of China in Linchuan District Archives of Fuzhou City, the senior middle school diploma 1947 (grade 4-6 of the Republic of China, the actual level is equivalent to the current junior high school level) was found.

Extended data:

Republic of China primary school information:

1. Primary school enrollment in spring and autumn during the Republic of China. Therefore, two groups of students graduate every year, and the school issues student diplomas in June and July every year.

2. Each graduation certificate is 42.5×29.5 cm wide and consists of two parts: certificate and stub. The contents of graduation certificate include: student's name, native place, age, school status and graduation time. Sign and affix the official seal of the school (red) and the principal's personal seal.

People's Daily Online-A high school diploma appeared in Fuzhou during the Republic of China.

People's Network-In the early Republic of China, high school graduates became intellectuals because they could not afford to play with less money.