The Educational System
of Taiwan
Home Schooling
Kindergarten
Elementary
School
Junior
High School
Vocational
School
Senior
High School
College & University
Preschool Education
Age: 2~4 (2 years)
Education Received
at Home
in Kindergarten
 Bilingual Lessons
 To Learn to Get Along with Others
Play Games
Read Storybooks
Compulsory Education
Elementary Education
Junior High Education
Elementary Education
Age: 7~12 or 8~13 (6 years)
Subjects:
Mandarin, math, science,
music, PE, etc.
Junior High Education
Age: 13~16 (3 years)
Subjects :
Mandarin, math, science,
geography, history, PE,
art, music…,etc.
Junior High Education
Ways of Admission to Further Education(optional)
Exam(BAT)
Basic Achievement Test for Junior High Students
Application
Further Education
Senior High School
Vocational School
Senior High Education
 Age: 16~18 (3 years)
 Three groups
1st Group: Social Science
• Subjects: Mandarin, English, math, geography, history.
2nd Group: Science
• Subjects: Mandarin, English, math, physics, chemistry,
3rd Group: Medicine
• Subjects: Mandarin, English, math, physics, chemistry,
biology.
Senior High Education
Ways of Admission to Universities
Special Selection
Exam
• SAT
Scholastic Attainment Test for College-Bound Seniors
• CTPSS
the College Testing of Proficiency for Selected Subjects
Special
Selection
Application
SAT
Meet the Criteria
Set by Each School
Written Exams For
Selected Subjects
Interview
Interview
Enroll
Vocational Education
Senior Vocational School
Basic Subjects Learned
Skills Learned
Many Kinds of Departments
Higher Education: Universities
Age: 19~22 (4 years)
Different Departments
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan Normal University
National Chengchi University
Advanced Education
Graduate Schools in Taiwan
master’s degree
PhD
familiar with the society and the system
Study Abroad
Japan, the USA, the UK, etc.
broaden one’s horizons
Other Alternatives
 Supplementary Schools
 Open Universities
TV & print
pass exams to get certificates
 Education for the Physically and Mentally
Challenged
visually impaired, physically handicapped,
hearing impaired, mentally challenged
Courses for the
Visually Impaired
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