Primary school is a school where people receive primary formal education. It is an important part of basic education and belongs to the category of nine-year compulsory education. In 2022, there will be149,438+0,000 ordinary primary schools nationwide. National primary school enrollment17013900; Students in school1070,000.
With the development of society, kindergartens have opened in front of it. Generally, 3-6 years old are kindergarten-age children, and 6- 12 years old are primary school-age children. At present, the length of primary education is 6 years (5 years in a few places). After the primary education stage, it is the secondary education stage, that is, from primary school to junior high school (junior high school for short).
Modern schools and education systems were introduced to China by western missionaries. /kloc-At the end of 0/9 and the beginning of the 20th century, He Ziyuan, Qiu and other founders of modern education in China successfully introduced western learning (American education), established new schools, and brought civilian education into the vision of the Qing court.
Under the pressure of the situation, we have to open a new door to educational innovation, promulgate a new academic system at the end of 1905, abolish the imperial examination system, and promote new schools throughout the country. In Xuantongyuan year (1909), after the local imperial examination really stopped, western learning gradually became the main form of school education.
Stage classification:
1, junior high school is called "primary school", which refers to the education stage from grade one to grade four. Those who pass the fourth grade will get a "junior high school" education. In 1970s, primary schools were generally established in underdeveloped rural areas of China. Rural schools in many areas are compound classes of primary schools with "one school, one teacher, one class".
2. High school is called "senior grade of primary school", which means that the fifth and sixth grades of primary school are called "senior grade". Those who pass the high school exam will get a high school education. Before 1949, senior primary schools were not common in China.
3. Schools with primary schools and senior primary schools are referred to as "complete primary schools" or "complete primary schools" for short. After the implementation of "universal nine-year compulsory education" in China, the establishment of complete primary schools in rural areas has become the basic standard. Primary schools in county towns and cities above are generally complete, so they are no longer marked after the 1960s, while complete primary schools in rural areas are still the symbol of education popularization.