Country education guide
China
National curriculum standards operate with provincial and local implementation; upper-secondary entrance and Gaokao arrangements vary by location.
📚 School stages
Grades, stages, and local pathways
学前教育 / primary-school entry
Entry procedures and eligibility are completed locally.
小学 · generally Grades 1–6
The 2022 compulsory-education programme provides standards across the nine-year compulsory stage.
初中 · generally Grades 7–9 / Zhongkao
Curriculum is national; senior-high entrance arrangements are local or provincial.
高中 · generally Grades 10–12 / Gaokao
High-school curriculum is national while examination combinations and admissions rules are provincial.
Vocational / higher education
National and institutional admissions use verified education and examination records.
📝 Examinations and qualifications
Selectable records for China
Each record links to the authority that publishes its current rules.
Gaokao
普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
China’s national college-entrance examination framework, implemented through provincial examination and admissions systems.
- Completion or score rule
- Subjects, scoring models, quotas, and admission lines differ by province and examination year.
- Where it applies
- Provincial-level examination and admissions authorities in China
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