In many ways, Chinese view themselves more as parts of the family unit than as free individuals. Most Chinese think that it is their duty to support their parents in old age. Moreover, Chinese education teaches good citizenship through conformity and discipline. The above reflect Confucian concepts of education and family as well as the frugal practices developed over decades in an agrarian society and years under a centralized command economy. Chinese Education China has adopted a nine-year compulsory schooling system, which means all children are required to attend school for at least nine years.
Students have to complete both the primary school program and the junior middle-school program.
Higher education is only for those students who have passed examinations of all levels. Student must pass the entrance examination for senior middle schools or middle-level technical schools. Higher Education Higher education in China is to train specialists for all the sectors of the country's development. Admission University admission is operated on a centralized enrolment system, in which admissions committees at the provincial level are under the Ministry of Education. Admission is granted on the basis of academic, physical and moral qualifications.