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Korean Education

GROUP MEMBERS:
Siti Nadiah Bt Ahmad
Nur Iliana Bt Mohd Fouzi
Mohd Khair Naim Bin Rozlan

TSL 3143
CURRICULUM STUDIES

KINDERGARTEN
-Korean kindergartens are
expected to start teaching basic
maths, reading and writing to
children
-Children are also taught using
games focused on education
and coordination. (playing
doctor)
-Songs, dances, and
memorization are a big part of
Korean kindergarten education.
Level/Grade

Typical age

Infant School
Nursery Scho 0-3
ol
Kindergarten 4-6

PRIMARY
at the age of 6, it is
EDUCATION

compulsory to send children


to chodeunghakgyoelementary
education.
The subjects usually all
presented by a single
teacher.

Primary School
1st Grade

6-7

2nd Grade

7-8

3rd Grade

8-9

4th Grade

9-10

5th Grade

10-11

6th Grade

11-12

SYLLABUS
Grades 1-2:
We Are First Graders(Korean: 1
)(grade1only)
Korean(listening,speaking,reading,writing)
Mathematics
Disciplined Life(Korean: )
Sensible Life(Korean: )
Enjoyable Life(Korean: )
PhysicalEducation
Grades 3-6:
Korean(listening,speaking,reading,writing)
English
MoralEducation
SocialStudies
Mathematics
Science
Art
Music
PracticalArts
PhysicalEducation

MIDDLE
SCHOOL
Students enroll to local
middle school by passing a
non competitive qualifying
examination.
students expected to
take studies and school
much more seriously.
Discipline is stricter.
grade is not important
except for when they
are the final year of
middle school students.
examination scores
determine the entrance
into the top high schools

SYLLABUS
Korean
Algebra
Geometry
English
social studies
Science
Music

Art

PE
korean history
Ethics
home
economics
Technology
Hanja.

Middle School
7th grad 12-13
e
8th Grad 13-14
e
9th Grad 14-15
e

Hanja( , ) is the
Korean name for Chinese
characters. More specifically,
it refers to those Chinese
characters borrowed from
Chinese and incorporated
into the Korean language with
Korean

HIGH SCHOOL
-long study hours
-to ensure entrance to top
university in Korea.
-CATs (National College
Scholastic Aptitude Test,
Korean: ),
-Students dont want to
leave class even during
holiday afraid of being left
behind in lesson.
-The idea of 'skipping
classes' for fun is
extremely rare in Korea.
-It is normal for them to
return
home
at 3 am after
-types
of high
a school
study session.
Science
Art and language
Public high school
Private high school
*some

may need entrance examination.

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
-for students who dont want to go to
college they can choose to attend
vocational schools.
-vocational schools are where they
are taught skills in 5 fields including
Agriculture, Commerce, Fishery,
Home Economics and Technology.

High School
10th Grade

15-16

11th Grade

16-17

12th Grade

17-18

Post-secondary education
Ages vary (usually
four years,
Tertiary education referred to as
(Collegeor
Freshman,
University)
Sophomore,
Junior and
Senior years)

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