In China, children begin to go to school at the age of seven. It takes six years for them to finish primary school. In this stage, they are taught elementary knowledge in language and science, which lays the foundation for their further education.
After primary school, they go to junior middle school without having to pass any exams. Education at this levol is compvlsory. It lasts for three years, during which the children learn basie Chinese English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
When the junior middle school education comes to an end, the students are screened by exams in two ways. those who expect to go to college may choose to enter senior middle school and those who want to work attend professional schools, The senior middle school education takes 3 years and the professional school 2 to 3 years.
The senior middle school graduates have to take competitive exams before they enter college. The college education lasts 4 to 6 years. For a bachelor degree, students take the four year course and pass the defense of thier theses. The master degree students have another two years of study and research work and are given their degree after the defense of their theses.
Such is the education system in China.
中國的教育制度
在中國，孩子們7歲開始上學，6年唸完小學。在這個階段，教他們基礎語言和科學知識，爲今後的教育打基礎。
小學後升初中不用考試。此階段的教育是強制性的，爲時3年。在此期間，孩子們學基礎漢語、英語、數學、物理和化學。
初中教育結束時，通過考試進行雙向分流。想上大學的`進高中，想工作的進職業學校。高中教育爲時3年。職業學校2～3年。
高中畢業生通過選拔性的考試後進入大學。大學爲時4～6年。學生學完4年課程，通過論文答辯後，獲得學士學位。碩士學位的學生再學習研究2年，通過論文答辯後授予學位。
這就是中國的教育制度。