EDUCATION SYSTEMS OF

AUSTRALIA, CHINA AND

JAPAN

Ms. JESSA S.
ARIÑO
Education System in Australia

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AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION
 Academic year in Australia begins in 
March and ends in November.
 The language of instruction is English.  
 
BASIC EDUCATION
  Primary school is for six years, high 
school, six years and for college or 
university, three to six years.
  The entry age of compulsory education is six 
years and exit is 15 years old.  
BASIC EDUCATION
 High school is divided into junior high 
school (year 7­10) and senior high school 
(year 11­12). 
BASIC EDUCATION
 Kindergarten*
 Primary school
 High school 
 junior secondary level
 Senior secondary level*
HIGHER EDUCATION
Main purposes
1.  to enable individuals to develop their 
capabilities for effective participation 
in the workforce, for constructive 
contribution to society and for 
personal growth and fulfillment. 
HIGHER EDUCATION
Main purposes
2. To advance knowledge and 
understanding 
3. Aid the application of knowledge and 
understanding for the benefit of the 
economy and society. 
HIGHER EDUCATION
Main purposes
4. Enable individuals to adapt and learn, 
consistent with the needs of an 
adaptable­knowledge based economy at 
the local, regional and national levels. 
5. Contribute to democratic civilized 
society. 
HIGHER EDUCATION
1.  Undergraduate level­ Senior Secondary 
certificate is required to be admitted.
2. Bachelor’s degree
  3­year courses­ Arts, Science and 
Commerce
 4­year courses­ Education, Engineering
 5­year courses­ Veterinary Science, 
Dentistry and Architecture
 6­year courses­ Medicine and Surgery
HIGHER EDUCATION
3. Post graduate course
 Master’s Degree
 Doctorate Degree
Education System in China
BASIC EDUCATION
• The government has created a special fund
to improve conditions in China's elementary
and high schools, for new construction,
expansion and the re-building of run-down
structures.
• Per-capita educational expenditure for
elementary and high school students has
grown greatly, teaching and research
equipment, books and documents being
updated and renewed every year.
BASIC EDUCATION
Education Phase Length of Schooling Age Range
Pre­school Education without specific 
3­5 years old
(kindergarten) regulations
Elementary Education
6 years 6­11 years old
(primary school)
6 years (3 years for junior 
Secondary Education middle school,
(junior middle school, and then 3 years for 
senior middle school, senior middle school 12­17 years old
vocational school, vocational school or
technical secondary school technical secondary 
school
The primary-school curriculum consisted of
Chinese, mathematics, physical education,
music, drawing, and elementary instruction in
nature, history, and geography, combined
with practical work experiences around the
school compound.
A general knowledge of politics and moral
training, which stressed love of the
motherland, love of the party, and love of the
people (and previously love of Chairman
Mao), was another part of the curriculum.
A foreign language, often English, is introduced
in about the third grade. Chinese and
mathematics accounted for about 60 percent of
the scheduled class time; natural science and
social science accounted for about 8 percent.
Putonghua (common spoken language) was
taught in regular schools and pinyin
romanization in lower grades and kindergarten.
The Ministry of Education required that all
primary schools offer courses on morality and
ethics.
BASIC EDUCATION
Beginning in the fourth grade, students
usually had to perform productive labor two
weeks per semester to relate classwork with
production experience in workshops or on
farms and relate it to academic study. Most
schools had after-hour activities at least one
day per week to involve students in
recreation and community service.
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
'Zhongkao', the Senior Secondary Education
Entrance Examination, is the academic
examination held annually in China to
distinguish junior graduates. Generally
speaking, students will be tested in Chinese,
Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry,
Political Science and PE.
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
The academic curriculum consists of
Chinese, Mathematics, English, Physics,
Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History,
Political Science, Music, Fine Arts, PE,
Technology, Computing etc. Some schools
may also offer vocational subjects. Generally
speaking, Chinese, Mathematics and English
are considered as three main subjects.
BASIC EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION

Education Phase Length of Schooling Age Range

3 years for junior college
Tertiary Education 18­26 years 
4 years for a bachelor's degree, and then
(junior college ,college, old or even 
2­3 years for a master's degree in a 
 university) older
college or university
HIGHER EDUCATION
Education System in Japan
BASIC EDUCATION
1. Kindergarten(Yōchien)*
2. Elementary school( 小学校 Shōgakkō)­  
6 years. 
3. Junior high school / Lower secondary 
school ( 中学校 chūgakkō) – 3 years
4. High school / Upper secondary school
( 高等学校 kōtōgakkō, abbr.  高校
kōkō)*
­ 3 years
BASIC EDUCATION
 In Japan, education is free and 
compulsory for children for 6 to 15 
years. 
 Teaching methods is usually lecture. 
 Japanese students spend 243 days a 
year in school. 
BASIC EDUCATION
 Standard curriculum includes 
Japanese language, social studies, 
math and science along with art, 
music, home economics, physical 
education, the most emphasis being 
given to learning the Japanese 
language. 
BASIC EDUCATION
 Lower secondary schools cover grade 7, 
eight and nine.
 Upper secondary schools offer 
academic, technical and vocational 
programs. 
 First year courses include Japanese 
language, English, Science and math. 
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC EDUCATION
 Vocational course includes information 
processing, navigation, fish farming, 
ceramics and business english. 
BASIC EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
 For students to get into universities, 
the student must take two exams; the 
first one is the national achievement 
test and the second one is given by the 
university itself. 
 Ronin are those students who fail the 
test and will take another year to study 
and prepare to take the test again.
HIGHER EDUCATION
 Bachelor’s level
 Master’s level
 Doctorate level­ medical program and 
humanities. 
A LERNER­CENTERED COMMUNICATIVE CLASSROOM ON 
GLOBAL HUMAN ISSUES  
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(DEBATE CLASS IN ENGLISH) 
    STUDENT’S DEMONSTRATION CLASS 
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Thank 
you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!