teaching profession HANDOUT a closer look on educational system of the different counties in the world

1. Australia
Australia’s educational system has 6 years in primary school, 6 years in high school, and 3-6
years in college. A senior secondary level is provided for 2 years after the junior secondary level.
Students are from 16 to 18 years old in this level. Senior secondary level is no longer
compulsory.
China
China’s educational system includes 6 years in primary education, 3 years in junior middle
school, 3 years in senior middle school, and 6 years in university.
Japan
Japan has 5 levels of education. First is kindergarten. Next is 6 years in elementary school, 3
years in lower secondary, 3 years upper secondary school and around 4 years in university.
South Africa
Formal education in South Africa is categorized into sectors or levels. In terms of higher
education, one school year consists of 41 weeks, 196 school days divided into 4 terms.
 sectors or levels:
These are public ordinary school education, independent school education, special school
education, technical college education, teacher training, university training for basic education.
United Kingdom
The core subject of the national curriculum of United Kingdom includes English, Mathematics,
and Science. They also have different stages with the appropriate age of a child and the grade
that the child is in. Foundation stage covers children aged 3-5, stage 1 covers children aged 5-
7(grade 1-2), stage 2 covers children aged 7-11(grade 3-6), stage 3 covers children aged 11-
14(grade 7-9), stage 4 covers children aged 14-16(grade 10-11), and post 16 education that
covers 16-19 years old.
United States of America
United States of America’s basic education includes primary education from grades 1-7 that
covers children aged 6-14, middle and secondary school with junior and senior high.
New Zealand
New Zealand’s schooling level includesearly childhood, primary school, intermediate school,
secondary school, and tertiary. A university education is open to anyone who meets the common
standards prescribed by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).
The K-12 basic education in the Philippines consist of Kindergarten, 6 years of elementary, 4
years of junior high school, and 2 years of senior high school.