Academic education in China can be divided into:
(1) primary education: primary school.
(2) secondary education: junior high school; Senior middle school, technical secondary school, vocational school, technical secondary school.
(3) Higher education: specialist (higher vocational, junior college, high technology), undergraduate, master and doctor.
High school analysis:
China's high school education includes: ordinary senior middle schools, ordinary secondary specialized schools, adult high schools, vocational high schools, intermediate technical schools, vocational secondary specialized schools and secondary normal schools.
Senior high school education in China is non-compulsory, and students must pay necessary tuition and other fees. Since 2009, the state has implemented the tuition-free policy for senior high schools in some poor areas.
High school graduates can take the national unified examination for enrollment in ordinary colleges and universities. By May 30th, 20 16, there were 2,879 institutions of higher learning in China, including 2,595 ordinary institutions of higher learning (including 266 independent colleges). Students can choose their own schools according to their exam results.