Guangzhou's schools include pre-primary, primary, junior/senior high schools, universities and graduate schools. Age requirements for students and the study periods of different schools vary.
Kindergartens enroll children over the age of three, with three years' duration;
Primary and secondary education adopts the 6/3 system, that is, the students study in primary schools for six years from the age of 6-7 years old and in junior high school for three years from the age of 12-13 years old;
The entrance age for most high schools is 15-16 years old, with a study period of three years. Secondary schools fall into two categories: schools that enroll junior high school graduates (study period: 3-4 years) and schools enroll high school graduates (study period: 2 years); the schooling period is 3-4 years for vocational junior high schools and 3 years for Skilled Workers Schools; students usually study in vocational senior high school from 15 or 16 years old for 2-3 years, sometimes as long as four years.
It requires four to five years for a student to complete undergraduate courses, and two to three years to complete the courses of specialized college and higher vocational schools;
To obtain a master's or doctorate degree, students should complete postgraduate education; the entrance age of postgraduate students should be less than 40 years of age, with a study period of 2-3 years; the entrance age of doctoral students should be less than 45 years of age, with a study period of 3 years;
The study period in full-time adult secondary schools is generally the same as that of most full-time schools; the study period in part-time or amateur adult secondary schools usually is one year longer than that of most full-time schools. Adult College undergraduate education generally lasts 4-5 years, adult vocational college education, having a variety of forms, lasts 2-4 years.
The Compulsory Education Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that the state implement a nine-year compulsory education system. The compulsory stages include primary and junior high school education periods.
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