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FROM🇨🇳 ChinaTO🇰🇷 South Korea

China university-entry stage to South Korea: education route

Compare university-entry stage in China with the corresponding school stage in South Korea, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

China describes this point as Upper secondary · generally Grades 10–12 / Gaokao. South Korea describes the receiving stage as High school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSAT. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEUpper secondary · generally Grades 10–12 / GaokaoARRIVING STAGEHigh school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSAT

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇨🇳 China🇰🇷 South Korea
Current stageUpper secondary · generally Grades 10–12 / GaokaoHigh school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSAT
Education authorityNational curriculum standards operate with provincial and local implementation; upper-secondary entrance and Gaokao arrangements vary by location.A national curriculum is implemented through metropolitan and provincial education offices; KICE administers the CSAT.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements

🧳 Preparation file

Bring these into the route

  1. Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
  2. School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
  3. Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
  4. Certified translations and language-learning history where requested

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

Senior-high curriculum standardsMinistry of Education of the People’s Republic of China ↗National education examinationsNational Education Examinations Authority ↗Sunshine Gaokao admissions, policies, institutions, and provincial resultsMinistry of Education Student Services and Development Center ↗National curriculum and achievement standardsNational Curriculum Information Center ↗High-school equivalency qualification, subjects and passing rulesNational Institute for Lifelong Education · High-school Equivalency Support Center ↗CSAT official informationKorea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation ↗Current CSAT candidate guideKorea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation ↗

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Independent study tools sit beside the route while the official requirements remain above.

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🔎 Also described as

moving from China to South Korea for university-entry stageChina university-entry stage in South KoreaChina to South Korea school transfer requirements