A Closer Look at

the Educational
System of Selected
Countries of the
World
 Different countries of
the world
1. Australia
2. China
3. Japan
4. South Africa
5. United Kingdom
6. United states of America
1. Educational
System of
Australia
Basic Education
Primary school
-6 years
High school
- 6 years
Devided by :
Junior High School( year 7- year 10)
Senior High (Year 11- year 12)
College or university
- 3 to 6 years
College or University
- 3 to 6 years

Secondary Certificate of Education

*At the end of Junior
Secondary Level ( Year 10 Certificate)
*At the End of the Senior Secondary
Level ( Year 12 Certificate)
Higher Education
The 5 main purposes of Australian Higher
Education

1. To enable individuals to develop their

capabilities.
2. To advance knowledge and understanding.
3. Aid the application of knowledge and
understanding for the benefit of economy
and the society.
4. Enable individuals to adapt and learn,
consistent with the needs of an adaptable
knowledge-based economy at the local,
regional and national levels
5. Contribute to democratic civilized
society.
The main Stage of University
Bachelor’s Degree Education.
• Undergraduate studies ( 3 years)
• Arts, Science, Commerce ( 4 years)
• Education, Engineering ( 5 years)
• Veterinary Science, Dentistry
Architecture ( 6 years)
• Medicine and Surgery ( Fulltime)
Graduate with Bachelor’s degree
can proceed to 1 - 2 years Post Graduate
Course.
Qualified for a bachelor degree
(Honours) may proceed to a Master’s
Degree.
Qualified for a Bachelor Degree
(Honours) may proceed to study for a
doctorate usually Ph.D. higher doctorate in
science (DSse) or Humanities (DLitt).
2. Education
System of
China
Largest ducational System of the
World with over 200 million students
attending public schools taught by
over 9 million teachers in the
elementary, junior and senior high
schools.
The course and Syllabi are written by
Scientist and Professors hired by The
(NEC). The Educational System is
Highly Centralized.
The New Educational System
include:

1. Six years of primary education

2. Three years of junior middle
schools, three years of senior
middle school
3. Six years of university
4. Varieties of technical and
vocational schools
3. Education
System of
Japan
A.BASIC EDUCATION STRUCTURE
OF JAPANESE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM
The Japanese educational system is
divided into five basic levels

1. Kindergarten
2. Elementary school (Six
Years)
A.BASIC EDUCATION STRUCTURE
OF JAPANESE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM
The Japanese educational system is
divided into five basic levels

3. Lower secondary (three years)

4. Upper secondary school (three
years) and;
5. University (usually around four
years)
Upper Secondary Academic,
Technical and Vocational
Programs :
• Japanese language
• English, Science and Math.
Vocational Course :
• Information Processing
• Navigation, Fish farming
• Ceramics and Business
English.
HIGHER EDUCATION
To get into the Universities,
students must take Two Exams :
• National achievement test
• The second one given by the
university itself.
Educational System seem to be
built on a principle that if you do
well in exam, you will get into
good schools, & good Lifetime
job.
4. EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM OF
SOUTH AFRICA
- African education include equity
and redress, access to basic
education opportunities for lifelong
learning, equity , in terms of
providing learners with learning
opportunities of acceptable
standards, efficiency, democratic
participation, sustainability of
development and relevance of
education.
STRUCTURE AND
ORGANIZATION
OF THE
EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM IN
BASIC
- The Eight Learning Areas that form the
basic of all basic education up to further
education training (FET) certificate are:

1. Language, Literacy and

communication
2. Mathematical Literacy, Mathematics
and mathematical Science
3. Natural science
4. Technology
5. Human and Social Science
6. Economics and management Science
7. Arts and Culture
8. Life Orientation
- South Africa categorized into sector or
levels.
1. Public ordinary school education
2. Independent school education
3. Special school education
4. Technical College Education
5. Teacher training and technikon
University Training,

- The levels are pre-primary, primary,

secondary and higher education.
Children start primary education in the
year when they turn 7 years
Higher Education System
College of Education
-3 years (Diploma in Education)
-4 years (For higher Diplomas)

Nursing colleges and hospital schools

of nursing
- 4 years Course Leading to a Diploma.

Agricultural colleges
- 1 year Certificate, 2 years Higher Certificate
and three year diploma courses.
• Technikons also offer bachelor’s (
4 years Course) Master's and Doctoral
Degree Programmes in Technology.
Master’s Degree (magister
technologlae) at least two years. An
honours degree requires one additional
year of study and the minimum time to
complete a doctorate is two years.
5. Educational
System in
United
Kingdom
- National Curriculum is defined as the
minimum educational requirement for
compulsory school age, 5 to 16 years.
It is mandatory for all state schools to
provide a balanced broadly based
curriculum which promotes spiritual,
moral, cultural, mental and physical
development, prepares them for
opportunities, responsibilities and
experiences of adult life.
Basic Education
KEY OF LEVEL PROGRESSES :
1. Foundation Stage – covers children
aged 3-5 years.

2. Key Stage One – children aged 5-7 years

and year groups grades 1-2.

3. Key Stage Two – children aged 7 to 11

and year groups 3-6.

4. Key Stage Three – children aged 11-14

years and year groups 7-9.
5. Key stages four – aged 14- 16 and
year groups 10-11. It covers the statutory
program of study that must be taught to all
students.

6. Post 16 education – students can

either continue education or enter the
working word.
Certificate or Diploma
Awarded in post 16
Education :
 General Certificate of
Education (GCE)
 Vocational Certificate of the
Education (VCE)
 Foundation and Intermediate
GNVQ are widely used 16-19
 Key skills qualifications at
level 1-4 of National
Qualifications Framework.
Higher Education
- Higher education system in the UK
needs to include reference to the Open
University as a major provider of the
undergraduate and postgraduate
degrees for adults.
- Students studying at a university for
their first degree are called
undergarduates
- Ordinary degree programmes in the
UK universities are usually 3-year
courses.
Higher Education
- Honours degree programmes
usually four-year courses
- Master Degree is usually
achieved after two more years
study following an Ordinary or
an Honour Degree
- A doctorate is normally
awarded after several years
(three years full time)
 6. Educational
System in the
United States of
America
-The public schools are funded, in part,
by city, and/or state, and/or federal
government. Students living in the city
or state pay less tuition because some
tax money is used to subsidize the
tuition. NON-US residents would pay
more, since they would not be
residents of the city or state where the
college or university is located. All
students must pay the same tuition no
matter where they come from.
Structure and organization of
basic education
1. Pre-primary Education – Kindergarten,
Nursery Schools, Preschool Programmes,
and Child/day care centers.
Age level is 4-6 years old and the
duration is 2 years.

2. Primary education – Elementary

School
3. Middle- school education -
- Grades 4-6, 5-7 or 6-8. (ages 10-14)

4. Secondary education-high school

»- Junior and Senior HighDuration
of compulsory education is from
entry of 6 years old to exit of 18
years old
 Higher Education
- Current data states that there are 2,819
institutions offering Bachelor’s or higher
degrees and 4,927 institutions offering
shorter non-degrees of two years duration.
 Higher education institutions are
classified according to the following
categories:
• . Research universities ( I and II)
• Doctorate
• Master’s (Comprehensive) universities
and college ( I and II)
• Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges ( I
and II)
• Associate of Arts colleges
• . Professional school and other specialized
institutions
- 7. Postsecondary vocational
and technical schools
Post-secondary education –
There is no real age categories
for post-secondary education.
American takes over 6 years to
finish a four year degree. The
reason is that more than 50% of
college freshmen do not know
what major or specialization
they wish to study
- Vocational and technical schools operate
at either the high school or junior college
levels.
College and Universities - Universities
often have graduate programs as well.
For most purposes, a Bachelor’s degree
from a college is equivalent to a
Bachelor’s degree from a University, so
that the two words “ college” and
“university” mean the same thing to most
Americans.
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