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Educational System

Lesson Image With the local government act in 1991, laws regarding local educational systems have been established and become effective. Thus, there are little differences in educational system among regions. However, if the federal government set up certain standards, local school districts build curriculums and designate teaching materials based on the standards. By giving some rooms for flexibility for each region, the educational system appropriates educational needs for each region.

The Korean educational system allows that all the people evenly get the opportunity to obtain essential and broad knowledge by having 16 straight years of education in the order, 6 years of elementary school, 3 years of middle school, 3 years of high school and 4 years of university. Universities provide further education with 2-3 years of master’s courses and additional 2-3 years of doctorate courses.

table of Korean Educational System

table of Korean Educational System
Age	Grade	Education Category	School		Sub Grade
Age	Grade	Education Category	General	Special	Sub Grade
3		Pre School	Kindergarten	Special School
4
5
7	1	Elementary	Elementary School	Special School	1
8	2				2
9	3				3
10	4				4
11	5				5
12	6				6
13	7	Essential	Middle School	Special School Civil Education School Specialized School	1
14	8				2
15	9				3
16	10		High School	Special School Air & Correspondence School Polytechnic School Specialized School	1
17	11				2
18	12				3
19	13	Specialized	University (Bachelor’s Degree)	Technical College (2-3 Years) Industrial University University for Teaching Credentials University for Science and Technology College Air & Correspondence University	1
20	14				2
21	15				3
22	16				4
23	17		Graduate School (Master’s Degree)		1
24	18		Graduate School (Master’s Degree)		2
25	19		PhD		1
26	20				2
27	21				3

ImageSource :
Introductory Brochure for Better life for Foreigners by Daegu Metropolitan City
ContentsSource :
[National Institute for International Education Development] http://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/

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