Secondary school provided to 12-17 years old children. Education of this kind is conducted by local governments and various business authorities, and classified as secondary schools or vocational high schools whose graduates hold the same degree studying as graduates senior middle schools and sorts of secondary professional schools whose graduates enjoy some privileges as from colleges. In particular, public secondary schools include junior middle schools and senior middle schools, both of three years' study. Students graduating from junior schools usually go to common senior middle schools, and parts of them go to vocational high schools or secondary professional schools for 3-5 years of studying. Higher education constituted by those for vocational college students, undergraduates, postgraduates and doctoral students.
Higher education is performed by universities, colleges, institutes and vocational colleges.
These institutes bear the three major tasks of raising courses, doing scientific researches and providing social services. Back China's Educational Structure China's Educational Structure is basically equal to that of other countries, please refer to the Chart of China's Educational Structure for details.