1、The compulsory education, which usually takes 9 years, is made up of 6 years of primary education and 3 years of studies in Junior middle school. Then an exam will be held to separate those who are to continue with their further studies in senior middle school for 2 or 3 years. The senior middle school students, on the other hand, will take a strict entrance exam leading to further studies in a college or university. Thus about half of Chinese students are to receive education in colleges or universities, most of whose cost will be covered by their families. Despite the great improvement Chinese education has made, it will still go a long way to meet the needs of society.