Education in China
Chinese schools focus on preparing students for the extremely competitive entry exams for middle school, high school and university.
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The curriculum is strongly orientated towards reading and writing Chinese, lots of mathematics and memorizing large amounts of textbook information.
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Education is compulsory for the first nine years with six years at primary school and three years at secondary school. Children start primary school at five and a half years old and attend school for 5 days a week. The school year is nine and a half months long. Students in city schools attend school all day, whereas in the country school hours are more flexible, often only half a day long.
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