"Guimao Academic System" stipulates that the whole education is still in the seventh grade in three stages, and the whole academic system is as long as 25 years, which stipulates the length of schooling, admission conditions, curriculum setting and mutual connection of schools at all levels:

Primary education is 9 years (5 years in primary schools and 4 years in institutions of higher learning), secondary education is 8 years (5 years in junior high schools and 3 years in institutions of higher learning) and higher education is 8 years (3-4 years in branch schools or universities and 5 years in Confucian schools).

In a certain sense, the academic system embodies the idea of "Chinese style and western use". For example, in the school curriculum, it is stipulated that all kinds of schools at all levels should offer both Bible reading courses and a certain number of western language courses, which has promoted the spread of western natural science knowledge and social and political thoughts in China.

Educational purpose

1906 In March, according to the suggestion of the Ministry of Education, the Qing Emperor issued a decree, and formally decided to take "loyalty to the monarch, respect for Confucius, respect for the public, respect for martial arts and respect for reality" as the educational purpose, which reflected the spirit of "using Chinese style and western things", which was the first educational purpose officially promulgated in modern China. The first two projects emphasize the maintenance of absolute monarchy and Confucian ethics, which embodies the fundamental nature of feudal education.

The latter three items correspond to moral education, physical education and intellectual education respectively, but the starting point is the national standard. "Respect for the public" emphasizes national interests and civic morality. The purpose of "respecting martial arts" is Qiang Bing, and the purpose of "respecting reality" is to make the country rich and strong.