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InChina,theeducationisdividedintothreecategories:basiceducation,highereducation,andadulteducation.Bylaw,eachchildmusthavenineyearsofcompulsoryeducationfromprimaryschool(sixyears)tojuniorsecondaryeducation(threeyears).BasiceducationinChinaincludespreschooleducationusuallythreeyears,primaryeducationsixyears,usuallystartingattheagesixandsecondaryeducationsixyears.Secondaryeducationhastworoutes:academicsecondaryeducationandspecialized/vocational/technicalsecondaryeducation.Academicsecondaryeducationconsistsofjuniorthreeyearsandseniormiddleschoolsjuniormiddleschoolgraduateswishingtocontinuetheireducationtakealocallyadministredentranceexam,onthebasisofwhichtheywillhavetheoptionofi)continuinginanacadaemicseniormiddleschool;orii)enteringavocationalmiddleschooltorecivetwotofouryearsoftraining.SeniormiddleschoolgraduateswishingtogotouniversitiesmusttakeNationalHigherEducationEntranceExam(GaoKao).AccordingtotheChineseMinistryofEducation,inJune2015,9.52millionstudentstooktheexam.Highereducationisfurtherdividedintotwocategories:1)universitiesthatofferfouryearorfiveyearundergraduatedegreestoawardacademicdegreequalifications;and2)collegesthatofferthree-yeardiplomaorcertificatecoursesonbothacademicandvocationalsubjects.Postgraduateanddoctoralprogrammesareonlyofferedatuniversities.Theadulteducationrangesfromprimaryeducationtohighereducation.Forexample,adultprimaryeducationincludesWorkerPrimarySchools,PeasantsPrimarySchoolsinanefforttoraiseliteracylevelinremoteareas;adultsecondaryeducationincludesspecializedsecondaryschoolsforadults;andadulthighereducationincludestraditionalradio/TVuniversities(nowonline),mostofwhichoffercertificates/diplomasbutafewofferregularundergraduatedegrees.Theacademicyearisdividedintotwotermsforalltheeducationalinsitutions:FebruarytomidJulyandSeptembertomid/lateJanurary.Therearenohalf-terms.InChina,theeducationisdividedintothreecategories:basiceducation,highereducation,andadulteducation.Bylaw,eachchildmusthavenineyearsofcompulsoryeducationfromprimaryschool(sixyears)tojuniorsecondaryeducation(threeyears).BasiceducationinChinaincludespreschooleducationusuallythreeyears,primaryeducationsixyears,usuallystartingattheagesixandsecondaryeducationsixyears.Secondaryeducationhastworoutes:academicsecondaryeducationandspecialized/vocational/technicalsecondaryeducation.
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