A closer look at the educational systems of the World

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
Description Subjects
1. Australia Primary
School
-6 years.
-Provided by
government and
non- government.
-Compulsory.
English ,
Mathematics,
Science and
Technology,
PDHPE (Personal
Development,
Health and
Physical
Education),HSIE
(Human Society
and Its
Environment),Cr
eative Arts,
Languages
(http://ourkidz.co
m.au)

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
1. Australia Secondary
School
a. Junior
Secondary
(Yr. 7-10)
-4 years.
-12- 16 years old
-Compulsory
-Junior Secondary
Certificate of
Education is awarded
to students at the end
of Junior Secondary
Level
English,
Mathematics,
Creative Arts: Music
, HSIE: Geography
and History ,
Languages, Personal
Development, Health
and Physical
Education
(PDHPE),
Technological and
Applied Studies
(http://ourkidz.com.a
u/content/view/294/6
2/lang,en/)

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
1. Australia b. Senior
Secondary
(Yr. 11-12)
-2 years
-Students are 16-
18 years old.
-No longer
compulsory
-Secondary
Certificate of
Education is given
at the end of
Senior Secondary
Education.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
1. Australia Higher
Education
(College or
University)
- 3 to 6 years
-Senior Secondary
Certificate of
Education is
required.
- Academic year
begins in March and
ends in November.
- The language of
instruction is
English.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
1. Australia Higher
Education
(College or
University)
-Undergraduate studies
last between 3
years(Arts, Science,
Commerce), 4 years
(Education,
Engineering), 5 years
(Veterinary science,
Dentistry, Architecture),
and 6 years (Medicine
and surgery)

Purposes of Australian Higher
Education
• To enable to develop their capabilities for
effective participation in the workforce, for
constructive contribution to society and for
personal growth and fulfilment.
• To advance knowledge and understanding.

Purposes of Australian Higher
Education
• Aid the application of knowledge and
understanding for the benefit of the economy
and the society.
• Enable individuals to adapt and learn ,
consistent with the needs of an adaptable
knowledge based economy at the local,
regional and nat’l levels.
• Contribute to the democratic civilized
economy.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
2. China Primary
Grade
-Six years
-Compulsory
-Development of
cognitive skills.
-Educational
system is
centralized
-Course syllabus
are written by
scientist and
professors.
Chinese, Mathem
atics, Physical
Education, Music,
Drawing, History
, and geography,
Morality and
ethics .
-English is
introduced on the
third grade.

2. China Secondary School -Class size ranges
from 40-60
students.
-Students have to
cover all the
topics in order to
pass nat’l
examinations.
a. Junior Middle
School
-3 years
-Compulsory

2. China b. Senior
Middle
school
-3 years
-not
compulsory
Chinese, Mathem
atics, English, Phy
sics, Chemistry, B
iology, Geography
, History,
Ideology & Politic
al
Science, Music, Fi
ne
Arts, PE, Technol
ogy, Computing

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
2. China University - Students who
wish to attend
university must
pass one of the
two versions of
the National
University
Entrance
Examination

Education in Japan
- Administered by the Mombusho or Ministry of
Education.
- Sometimes seen as the model on how to
operate schools.
- Divided in five basic levels: Kindergarten,
elementary school, lower secondary school,
upper secondary school and university.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
3. Japan Primary school -Six years
-Compulsory
-Lectures
Japanese
language,
social studies,
math and
science,home
economics,
music ,arts,
physical
education.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
3. Japan Lower
Secondary
Schools
(Grade 7-9)
-Class size
average is 38.
- Periods are 50
minutes long.
Japanese
language,
social studies,
math and
Science, home
economics,
music ,arts,
physical
education.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
3. Japan Upper
Secondary
Schools
(Grade 10-12)
-Not compulsory
-Offer
Academic,
technical and
vocational
programs
-Schools are
ranked based on
their success in
placing their
graduates into
prestigious
universities.
Japanese
language,
English, Science
and Math.
Information
processing,
navigation, fish
farming,
ceramics and
business
English.
(Vocational

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
3. Japan Higher
Education
-To get into
universities, students
must take two exams.
-Students who fail the
test will take another
year to study.
-60% of the universities
have graduate schools,
but only 7% gets
master’s degree

Japanese Education
-Relies heavily upon examinations.
- If you do well in exams, you will get into good
schools, or universities and automatically into
a good life-time job.

Education in South Africa
- Equal access to basic education
- Governed by two national departments,
namely the Department of Basic
Education (DBE), and Department of Higher
Education and Training (DHET)
- Levels are pre-primary, primary, secondary and
higher education

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
4. South Africa Basic
Education
- Gen.
Education and
Training
a. Junior
Primary
(Grade I-III)
a. Senior
Primary
(Grade IV-VI)
- 7 years old.
- Compulsory
•Language ,
Literacy, and
Communica-
tion
•Mathemati-
cal literacy,
Mathematics
and
Mathematical
Science
•Natural
science
•Technology

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
4. South
Africa
Grade VII-IX
- Further Educ.
and Training
or Senior
Secondary
education
(Grade X- XII)
- Compulsory
-General Education
and Training
Certificate
-Not compulsory
-At the end of
Grade XII, Students
sits a public
examination leading
to senior Certificate
• Human and
Social
Science
•Economics
and
Management
Science
•Arts and
Culture
•Life
Orientation

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
4. South
Africa
Tertiary
Education
-Offer 3 year
programme leading
to diploma in
Education
-Four years for
higher diploma
-Master’s degree
usually requires one
year of study, the
doctorates two
years.
• Human and
Social
Science
•Economics
and
Management
Science
•Arts and
Culture
•Life
Orientation

- One school year consist of 41 weeks (196
school days) divided into 4 terms.
- Special education, private education, adult and
non- formal education and HIV/AIDS
education.

Education In United Kingdom
- It is mandatory for all state schools to provide
a spiritual a balanced broad- based curriculum
which promotes spiritual, moral , cultural
mental and physical development.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
5. United
Kingdom
Primary
Education
1. Foundation
stage
2. Key Stage
One
(Grade 1-2)
- 3-5 years old
-It is not
mandatory
- 5-7 year old English,
Mathematics,
and Science,
design/technology,
history,
Art/Design, Music
and PE

5. United
Kingdom
3. Key Stage Two
(3-6)
4. Key Stage
Three
(7-9)
- 7-11 years old
- More emphasis
on difficult
topics.
-11-14 years old
English,
Mathematics,
and Science,
design/technolog
y, history,
Art/Design,
Music and PE
-Sex Education
-Core subjects
and adds Foreign
Language, and
Information /
Communication
Technology

5. United
Kingdom
5. Key Stage Four
(7-9)
6. Post 16
Education
-14-16 years
old
-Not mandatory
in England
-Students can
either continue
education or
enter the
working world.
English,
Mathematics, and
Science,
Information and
Communication
Technology and
Physical
Education.

• General Certificate of Education (GCE)- a
level compromising advanced subsidiary (AS)
and A2, each contains three assessed units/
• Vocational Certificate of Education (VCE)- are
available in 3,6,12 unit sizes; replaced the
advanced General National Vocational
Qualifications(GNVQs)

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
5. United
Kingdom
Higher Education -Not only
concerned with
the
undergraduate
and post
graduate
teaching
-Needs to
include Open
University.
-3 year courses,
ordinary degree
programs

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
5. United
Kingdom
Higher Education -Honours degree
programmes are
usually 4 year
courses.
-Masters degree
is achieved after
two years.
-Doctorate degree
is awarded after
several years(3
years full time)of
research .

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
5. United
States of
America
Pre primary
Education
-Kindergarten,
nursery schools,
preschool
programmes,
child/day care
centers.
-4-6 years old
-2 years

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
5. United
States of
America
Primary
Education
(Elementary
School)
-Grade 1-4
-Grade 1-5
-Grade 1-6
-Grade 1-7
-6-10 years old
-6-11 years old
-6-12 years old
-6-14 years old

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
5. United
States of
America
Middle School
Grades 4-6, 5-7,
or 6-8
Secondary
Education
Grades 7-12 or
8-12
- 10 -14 years old
-Length of
program is 3
years.
-12-18 years old
-High school
diploma is
awarded

Name of
Country
Levels of Education Description Subjects
5. United
States of
America
Junior high School
Grades 7-8,7-9, or
8-9
Senior High School
Grades 9-12, or 10-
12
-12- 14 years old
-14-18 years old

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
5. United
States of
America
Higher
Education
-Research
Universities (I
and II)
-Doctorate
-Comprehensive
doctorate granting
institutions.
-Universities offering
comprehensive
studies but awards
Doctorate in limited
fields and areas.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
5. United
States of
America
-Master’s
(Comprehensive)
-Baccalaureate
(Liberal Arts)
Colleges
-Offering academic
and professional
programmes at the
Bachelor’s and
Master’s level but do
not award research
doctorate.
-Offering Bachelor’s
degree but not
higher.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
5. United
States of
America
-Associate of
Arts colleges
- Professional
school and other
specialized
institutions
-Offer academic and
professional or
occupational studies
at the Associate
Degree level.
-Offer only one or
few related courses
in the professional or
academic with
degree levels from
associate to research
doctorates.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
5. United
States of
America
-Postsecondary
vocation and
technical Schools
-Offering short non-
degree training
programs of less than
two years duration
leading to certificates
or diplomas in
occupational
specialties.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
5. United
States of
America
Post Secondary
Education
College and
University
Education
-No real age
-They teach skills
such as secretarial,
auto- mechanics,
photography, and
nursing.
- Has a Bachelor’s (4
year) program.
-May composed of
several colleges.
-Class begins in
September and ends
in June

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
6. New
Zealand
Primary
education
-6 years old
-8 years
-Compulsory
-18:1
-English
-Health and
Physical
Education
-Language
-Mathematics
and statistics
-Science
-Social Science
-Technology
-The Arts

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
6. New
Zealand
Secondary
Schools
-Compulsory
-15:1
-In the last 3
years of sec.
School, there
are wide
variety of
subjects to
choose from.
-English
-Health and
Physical Education
-Language
-Mathematics and
statistics
-Science
-Social Science
-Technology
-The Arts
+Accounting, art,
history, media
studies and
specialized science
and language
studies

Five Competencies Covered by the
National Curriculum
1. Thinking
2. Using language, symbols, and text
3. Managing self
4. Relating to others
5. Participating and contributing

School Terms
Term 1- Early February and mid- April
Term 2- Late April until the beginning of July
Term 3- Mid- July until later September
Term 4- Mid- October until Mid- December
School days usually begins at 9:00 am and ends
at 3:00 or 3:30 pm

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
6. New
Zealand
Higher
Education
-Open to every one
who will meet the
standards
prescribed by the
New Zealand
Qualifications
Authority.
-A.Y. starts in
March to
November

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
6. New
Zealand
Institutes of
Technology and
Polytechnics
-Offer short term
courses that may
begin any time of
the year.
- Most College of
Education have
extended their
services to public
schools in their
areas

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
6. New
Zealand
Private Training
Institutions and
English
Language
Programs
-Offer short-term
English Language
courses.
-Business,
computing and
design
-Accredited by
New Zealand
Qualifications
Authority

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
7. Philippines Basic
Education
Kindergarten
Elementary
-Mandatory
-Six years
-Core academic
subjects are taught
using the spiral
progression
-Until Grade 3
Mother Tongue
Languages(Mot
her Tongue,
Filipino,
English ),
Math, Science,
Social Studies ,
TLE, and
MAPEH.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
7. Philippines Elementary - Concerned with
the learners’
mastery of basic
skills and
competencies.
- Science is taught
only beginning
Grade 3
-TLE is taught
starting Grade 4
until Grade 10.
Languages(Mot
her Tongue,
Filipino,
English ),
Math, Science,
Social Studies ,
TLE, and
MAPEH.

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
7. Philippines Secondary
Education
Junior High
School
Senior High
School
-4 years
-2 years
-Focus is the
specialization
-Academic,
Techvoc and
Sports and Arts
-Languages (
Filipino and
English),
Math,
Science.,
Social Studies,
TLE- Career
Pathways

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
7. Philippines Higher
Education
- Students who
graduated in HS
consisting of 4
years may proceed
to college.
-Majority of the
Higher Education
institutions in the
country require
entrance
examination.
-Languages (
Filipino and
English),
Math,
Science.,
Social Studies,
TLE- Career
Pathways

Name of
Country
Levels of
Education
7. Philippines Higher
Education
- Four years for
baccalaureate
degrees.
-Most of the
college degrees
require passing a
licensure
examination for
specific
profession.
-Languages (
Filipino and
English),
Math,
Science.,
Social Studies,
TLE- Career
Pathways

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