Friday, December 03, 2010

就近 Education

Recently occured to me to ask: "Is there a Primary School Leaving Examination in China?"

"No."

Ok, then which secondary schools do the kids go to?

 "就近"  ... which means the school near where you stay.

Everybody has 9 years of compulsory education. And then they have the first major exams, after which they go on to high school (50%) and then take the university entrance exams. The other 50% go on to technical institutions, polytechnics or join the labour market.

Hmm... so there's really no pressure until the kid turns 15.

I'm on 3 year contract... why am I asking these questions?

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