Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM D.WRITING

In about 150 words, write a paragraph on the formal school education system in Vietnam, using the information given in Speaking Tasks on page 47. You may follow the suggestions below: Level of education : primary ( 5 years: start from the age of 6) lower secondary :(4 years) upper secondary (3 years) Compulsory education : 9 years (primary và lower secondary) The academic year : 35 week (9 months, from September to May) School term : 2 term: term 1 (Sept Dec) term 2 ( Jan – May ) Time of the national examination for GCSE (early June)

Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

D.WRITING

In about 150 words, write a paragraph on the formal school education system in Vietnam, using the information given in Speaking

Tasks on page 47 You may follow the

suggestions below:

-Level of education : primary ( 5 years: start from the age of 6)

lower secondary :(4 years)

upper secondary (3 years)

- Compulsory education : 9 years (primary và lower secondary)

-The academic year : 35 week (9 months,

from September to May)

-School term : 2 term: term 1 (Sept - Dec)

term 2 ( Jan – May )

-Time of the national examination for

GCSE (early June)

Education is one of the most important factors to help one nation develop For this reason, Vietnamese education system is divided into 4 levels, such as pre – primary, primary, lower secondary and upper

secondary to manage easily and effectively

Public Kindergarten usually admit children from the age of 3 to 5 Children at 4 or 5 years are

sometimes taught the alphabet and basic math The level of education is only popular in major cities In remote areas, children at this age are often at home with grandparents

Children normally start their primary education at the age of 6 This level lasts 5 years and it is

compulsory for all children For this reason, the

literate proportion of Vienam is population is very high, over 90% on average

After the primary education, children go to the lower secondary school This level lasts 4 years and

is compulsory as well This educational level is

generalized nearly throughout Vietnam, except in very remote provinces

The last level is the upper secondary It last 3 years and is optional After 3 high school years, all students must attend a graduation exam for GCSE This exam

is the most important for each student is life because they can not take part in the University Entrace Exam without GCSE

Although the government divides the education system into 4 levels, there levels still have some

similar features, for instance, the academic year

consists 35 weeks It means 9 months, from

September to May And there are 2 terms is each

academic year in each level

Whatever forms the government divides the

education system of Vietnam into, they should not forget the mission of education which is knowledge Knowledge is the key of success

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The formal school education system in Vietnam is divided into three levels, known as the preschool, primary and secondary The preschool (mau giao) level is quite comfortable, the children don’t really

have to go to school Instead, the 3-4 year-old-kids can go to childcare when the ones from 4-5 ages go

to kindergartens The second level is the primary

level This level consists of five grades, from the first grade to the fifth grade It is for kids from 6 to 10 years of age The last level is the secondary level, and just like the primary level, it’s compulsory The

secondary level is divided into two small levels, the lower secondary and the upper secondary The lower secondary has four grades, from six to nine, and it’s for students of 11-14 ages The upper secondary has three grades, from ten to twelve and it’s for students

of 15-17 ages And by the end of the upper

secondary, the students have to take the national

examination for GCSE

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education system in Vietnam will be divided into 3 steps are steps kindergarten, elementary and

secondary schools At the kindergarten level of discretion, children are not required to go to school from 3-4 years old children are learning at home while children from 4-5 years old children are

learning at grade level study sample giao.va 2nd level

is elementary It steps including 5 classes from grade

1 to grade 5 for children from 6-10 years old final step is to study at secondary school It is also the course taken steps buoc.va it is divided into 2 levels: level 2 and level 3 Level 2 includes the 4 layers from grade 6 class 9 and for bringing children from 11-14 years old grade 3, it consists of 3 layers are 10,11,12 and for students from 15-17 years old and the end of grade 3 students will have to test to get with them

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The current formal education in Vietnam is

composed of three levels: pre-school, primary and secondary education Now there are two school systems in pre-school and primary education in big cities: state and private schools In state school, parents have to pay tuition fee The academic year from September to May is divided into two

semesters Children usually start the pre-school at the age of 3, when they go to nurseries, but this stage is

not compulsory When children reach the age of 6, they must go to primary schools The primary education lasts five years When they complete their primary education, they can go to secondary schools, including Lower and Upper schools, from grade 6 to

12 However, children must pass a entrance exam at the end of grade 9, the final year of lower schools, to enter the upper secondary education They will stay there until they complete grade 12 At the end of this stage, they must take the National Examination for GCSE, the requirement to go to university or college This examination often takes place at the end of May

or early June

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There are three levels of the school education system

in Vietnam: pre-school, primary and secondary education First, the pre-school start from the age of 3

to 5 However this level is optional Second, the primary education lasts 5 years from grade 1 to grade

5 and the Vietnamese children usually start grade 1 at the age of 6 The secondary education has two levels: lower and upper secondary schools The lower secondary lasts 4 years & the upper secondary lasts 3 years The academic year runs from September to

May and is divided into 2 terms Besides, the

compulsory education lasts 9 years from grade 1 to grade 9 When the pupils finish the secondary education, they have to take the national examination for GCSE to go to university or college It take place

in the beginning of June

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There are three levels of the school education system

in \vietnam First of all, the primary education often lasts 5 years from grade 1 to grade 5 and the

Vietnamese children usually start grade 1 at the age

of 6 The secondary education is divided into two levels: lower and upper secondary schools The compulsory education lasts nine years from grade 1

to grade 9 besides the academic year in Vietnam consists of 35 weeks from September to late May There aretwo term in each school year When

students finish the secondary education, they have to take the national examination of GCSE It is often held in the early June After that students can stop studying to find jobs or they take the university entrance exam in the early July However, students will be taking the national examination of GCSE and then they will submit their marks to win a place in the

university

There are three levels of education in the formal school system in Viet Nam: pre-school, primary and secondary education The academic year is divided into 2 terms It lasts 9 months from early September

to the end of May The first term is from September

to December and the second term last from January

to May Children usually start the pre-school at the age of 3 when they go to nursery and kindergarten, but this stage is optional When children start going

to primary school at the age of 6 After 5 years, they move to lower secondary school where they study in

4 years When they complete their secondary school, they spend 3 years studying at upper secondary school They finish secondary education at the age of seventeen Schooling is compulsory for Vietnamese children in 9 years( primary and lower secondary) However, children must pass an entrance exam at the

end of grade 9 to enter the upper secondary

education They must take the National Examination for GCSE, the requirement to go to university or college This examination often takes place at the end

of May or early June

There are two levels of school education in Vietnam: primary and secondary.Children in Vietnam begin primary school at the age of six and move to lower secondary school when they are eleven.They spend four years there and then three years (studying) at upper_secondary school.They finish secondary school at the age of seventeen.Schooling is

compulsory for Vietnamese children until they finish

lower_secondary school.The duration of the

academic year is 35 weeks from September to May and is divided into two years,The first term is from the beginning of September to late December and the second term starts in early January and end in May.A National Exam GCSE is held in June for all students who have finished upper_secondary school.Those who have passed this GCSE are able to take the university and college entrance exam in July

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In Vietnam, there are three levels of education: Pre-school, Primary school and Secondary education The

academic year lasts 35 weeks divided into 2

semesters: the firrt is from September to December, and the second is from January to May Children often go to Nursery when they are three, and after

that, they will go to Kindergarten when they are four; but these are not compulsory Until children are six, they have to study at Primary school This stage lasts five years After completing the Primary level, children can take part in Secondary education, including Lower and Upper Secondary from grade 6

to grade 12 However, before entering grade 10, the first year of Upper Secondary, children must pass an entrance exam After completing grade 12, students will take a National Examination for GCSE before taking the entrance exam to university This

examination is often held in early June