The state stipulates that the age for entering the first grade is six years old.
1. Article 11 of the Compulsory Education Law of the People's Republic of China: All children over the age of six shall be sent to school by their parents or other legal guardians to receive and complete compulsory education; Children in areas where conditions are not met may be postponed to seven years of age.
2. If school-age children and adolescents whose parents or other legal guardians work or live in places other than their registered residence receive compulsory education, the local people's government shall provide them with equal conditions for receiving compulsory education.
Extended information:
1. Generally, children aged 6-12 are of primary school age. At present, the length of primary education is 6 years, and in some places it is still 5 years. The primary education stage is followed by the secondary education stage.
2. Elementary school 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 the 197s, primary schools were generally established in underdeveloped rural areas of China.
3. At the beginning of the 21st century, some areas conducted experiments to implement five-year primary education. For example, in Ningbo, Shandong and other places, in 26, the "May 4th Academic System" was piloted in some schools for five years in primary school and four years in junior high school. Jining and other places still use the "May 4th Academic System" today.
4. the State Council and local people's governments at all levels share the burden according to their responsibilities, and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are responsible for overall implementation. The funds needed for compulsory education in rural areas shall be divided into projects and shared in proportion by the people's governments at all levels according to the provisions of the State Council.
References: Baidu Encyclopedia _ Compulsory Education Baidu Encyclopedia _ Primary School