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The Chinese law calls for all children to have nine years of formal education. Children attend either five years of elementary education, followed by four years of junior middle school, or six years of elementary education, followed by three years of junior middle school. Today in China, the second system, or ``6-3'' system is the more common. Primary education includes pre-school education and elementary education. Pre-school, or kindergarten, can last up to three years, with children entering as early as age three, until age six, when they typically enter elementary school. Elementary school begins with the first grade, and then proceeds through either grades five or six, depending on the system. |
A classroom in the koran school of the Great Mosque of Xining | 
Tibetan school girls | 
Morning assembly at a school in Jyekundo in Tibet |
Young monks in class at Trangu monastery | 
Students gathering on the football field of a school in Jyekundo | 
Tibetan boys in school uniform |
Tibetan school boys | 
Morning exercise in a Tibetan school | 
School building in Jyekundo |
