The Chinese education system (1) of three years of kindergarten, six years of primary school, and three to six years of secondary school, which can be (2) (2) by further higher education. Though primary and secondary education is compulsory and free, parents must pay (3) books and uniforms. fees for Children start primary school at the age of 6 or 7. The (4) in primary school (5) Chinese and math. Children learn music, art, morals and society, and nature, as (6) some for schools, (7) languages and extra-curricular activities are added to the mix. Between the ages of 12 and 17, children (8) secondary schools is to (10) school is often estimated by the number of students they (11) with the limited number of students Chinese universities can accept and the high (12) secondary school in China. The main (9) of most their students for higher education. In fact, the quality of a secondary off to college. This has a lot to do of applicants. While schools in Shanghai, for example, seem to offer great quality of education, schools in rural areas are often understaffed, and both students' opportunities and the (13) environment there are (14) China. poor. Moreover, many students stop their education at the age of 15 in (15) parts of