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FROM🇮🇪 IrelandTO🇨🇳 China

Ireland school-leaving stage to China: education route

Compare school-leaving stage in Ireland with the corresponding school stage in China, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

Ireland describes this point as Senior Cycle / Leaving Certificate. China describes the receiving stage as Upper secondary · generally Grades 10–12 / Gaokao. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGESenior Cycle / Leaving CertificateARRIVING STAGEUpper secondary · generally Grades 10–12 / Gaokao

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What crosses with the learner

Route point🇮🇪 Ireland🇨🇳 China
Current stageSenior Cycle / Leaving CertificateUpper secondary · generally Grades 10–12 / Gaokao
Education authorityThe Department of Education sets national policy; curriculum and state examinations are delivered through national agencies and schools.National curriculum standards operate with provincial and local implementation; upper-secondary entrance and Gaokao arrangements vary by location.
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

Education system overviewGovernment of Ireland · Department of Education and Youth ↗State examinations and candidate informationState Examinations Commission ↗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 ↗

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