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FROM🇺🇸 United StatesTO🇨🇳 China

United States university-entry stage to China: education route

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

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Route alignment

United States describes this point as High school · Grades 9–12. 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 STAGEHigh school · Grades 9–12ARRIVING STAGEUpper secondary · generally Grades 10–12 / Gaokao

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇺🇸 United States🇨🇳 China
Current stageHigh school · Grades 9–12Upper secondary · generally Grades 10–12 / Gaokao
Education authorityState and local education systems; there is no single national K–12 curriculum.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

State and territory education authoritiesU.S. Department of Education ↗SAT student informationCollege Board ↗AP courses and examinationsCollege Board ↗GED passing scores and performance levelsGED Testing Service ↗GED test rules by state or territoryGED Testing Service ↗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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🔎 Also described as

moving from United States to China for university-entry stageUnited States university-entry stage in ChinaUnited States to China school transfer requirements