Education- Korea

The school system in Korea is somewhat similar to our education system here in Singapore. Their education system starts from compulsory elementary school for six years from age 6 to 11, middle school which is the same as lower secondary education for three years from age 12 to 14 and high school which is higher secondary education for three years from age 15 to 17. After high school, students can choose if they want to further their studies or to stop education.

High schools in Korea are very different from Singapore. They are divided into two categories- general and vocational. Air and correspondence is taught in the general high school whereas agricultural, commercial, fishery and technical high schools are taught in vocational high schools. There are only a few high schools that provide both general and vocational education. It is actually similar to polytechnics and ITEs in Singapore where it branches out to many fields.