Differences in the education system between China and UK

China Education System:
China has adopted a nine-year compulsory schooling system, which means all children are required to attend school for at least 9 years.Children aged from 5 to 6 years old will attend kindergartens near their neighborhoods, where they learn the basics of the native language and subjects.Children start school at 7-8 years old in primary school,which requires 6 years.When children graduate from the primary shchool,they will have to continue to attend the middle school which need to 3 years to complete their studies.After they graduate from the middle school,children should have 2 choices:continue to study or working.When they choose to continue to study in high school,children will also face with 2 choices.Because high school education has 2 parts, 3-year junior high school program that children do not achieve the scores line of the ordinary high school and senior high school that children get the score of the school's requirement.Then, children prepare for the national college entrance examination. Examinations are designed separately for science and arts students.When they graduate from the university which can last 4-year course or college which can last 3-year course,children can get a certificate and diploma.Moreover,those people who have worked also can get their qualification from university through self-study exam.About the term and holiday,In China, all students have 2 terms which invole spring term(from February to July) and autumn term(from September to January) ,and 2 holidays which are summer holiday(2 months) and winter holiday(1 month) a year.Additionally,china education focus on the written examitation.

UK Education System:
The education system in the UK is divided into four main parts, primary education, secondary education, further education and higher education. Children in the UK have to legally attend primary and secondary education which runs from about 5 years old until the student is 16 years old.Primary education begins in the UK at age 5 and continues until age 11, comprising key stages one and two under the UK educational system.From age 11 to 16, students will enter secondary school  and to start their move towards taking the GCSE's which  learn more about secondary education in the UK. Primary and secondary education is mandatory in the UK. After age 16, education is optional.Chileren can leaver school or  they have the option to extend into further education to take their A-Levels, GNVQ's, BTEC's or other such qualifications. UK students planning to go to college or university must complete further education.After students finish their further education, they can  continue their higher education to gain their higher degree (such as gain their Bachelor degree ,Master degree and Doctor degree) or finish school and go into the working world.In UK, all students have 3 terms a year,which are spring term,summer term and autumn term.Also,they have 3 holiday:Easter holiday(about 2 weeks),Summer holiday(about 6 weeks) and Autumn term(about 2 weeks).Additionally,UK education pays attention to the practical operational capability and innovation.