Name of selected Levels of Description of each level Special features

countries Education
1. Philippines  Kindergarten -From the age of 4 to 6 the  It is compulsory
students learned alphabet, basic education
numbers, shapes, and  First six years
colors through games, of compulsory
nursery songs in their education.
mother tongue.

 Primary -From grade 1 to 6, with an

Education optional 7th grade offered
by some schools. Major
subjects include math’s,
science, English, Filipino
and social sciences.
Optional subjects include
music, arts, physical
education, and health.
Private school students
may select subjects from a
wider curriculum including
religious instruction in the
dogma of their choice.

 Secondary - In the Six years of  It's not

Education Secondary including the compulsory,
Senior High school they because it is
learned - Filipino, Algebra, widely
Integrated Science, attended,
English, Philippine History, particularly in
Biology, Asian History, the urban
Geometry, Chemistry, areas.
World History, Geography,
Calculus, Trigonometry,
Physics, Literature, and
Economics.
Minor optional subjects
include Health, Music, Arts,
Physical Education, Home
Economics, Practical
Research and Technology.

 Vocational -Trades and practical arts

Education and it take the same scope
academic subject.
There are 5 major fields:
1. Agriculture, Fishes
trade/technical,
home industry, non-
traditional courses.
  Tertiary -It takes Four years study
Education of general education
-Bachelor's courses and the last two
Degree years is the major course.

-Master's -Two years of culminating

Degree with the minor thesis or
comprehensive exam.
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PhD/Doctoral -It takes Two (2) to Four (4)
Degree years.
2. USA Primary -Students learned on how -Compulsary
(Elementary) to emphasis their reading, Education
writhing, and mathematics.
-Students attend primary
and secondary school for a
combined total of 12 years.
Around age six, US
children begin primary
school, which is called
elementary school.
They attend 5 to 6 years
and then go onto
secondary school.

 Secondary Secondary school consists

Education of two programs.
 Middle School After graduating students
 Junior High may go on to college or
School university. Senior schools
 Senior High runs through to 12th grade.
School Their schools provide
education in sciences
(biology, chemistry and
physics), mathematics
(including algebra,
geometry, pre-calculus and
statistics), English
language, social sciences
and physical education

 Higher Four years to earn

Education/Colle bachelor’s degree. The first
ge/University two years of study will be
 First level: generally required to take a
 Undergradua wide variety classes in
te different, commonly known
 Second as prerequisite courses:
 level: Literature, Sciences, the
Graduate in Social Sciences, the Arts
pursuit of a and History.
Master’s
Degree

 Graduate in 3 years
pursuit of The first two years most
Doctorate doctoral candidates enroll
Degree in classes and seminars
the last conducting first-
hand research and writing
a thesis or dissertation.

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3. Singapore  Pre-nursery/play _it consist of 3 years old of
school age

 Nursery -4 years of age

 Kindergarten 1st -5 years of age

year

 Kindergarten -6 years of age

2nd year

 Primary School -(7-12 y/o) -they study

English, Math, mother
tongue and science.
Civics and moral
education, pastoral care
and career guidance,
national education,
physical education and
project work, and social
science.

 Secondary - They learn English,

Education Mother Tongue Languag,
Math, Science, Literature,
History, Geography, Arts,
Craffts and Design, annd
Technology and
Economics

 Master’s Degree -3-4 years

 Doctural’s
Degree)
4. Thailand  Pre-school -From the age of three and -Optional for ages
younger three(3) to six(6).

 Primary School -From the age of six the Compulsary

curriculum is broad, education
covering basic skill like thai
language and math’s,
social studies, physical
education and languages.

 Secondary -3 years Compulsary

School Vocational and Academic education
streams. They learrn
Thailand Language, Math,
Technlogy, Physical
Education, Social
Sciences, Art, Music and
Foreign language.

 Higher
Education
•Lower than
Bachelor’s Degree
•Bachelor’s Degree

 Graduate level -Learning skills Basic school

development learning to system
questions, learning to Education is
search, learning to compulsary for the
construct, learning to nine years of
communicate, learning to elementary and
serve middle school

5. Japan  Pre-Primary -From the age of 3-6, -not required/not

which is more like a play in compulsary
school.
Compulsary
 Primary -Students are instructed by Education
the same teacher for all of
their subjects, Japenese,
Math, Science and History. -Compulsary
Education
 Lower -From the age of Seven to
secondary Nine, at this stage,
students have different
teacher for every subject;
their subject inludes Math,
science, social studies, art,
Japanese, Engish physical
 education, music and other
foreign languages.

 Secondary -This stage they learned

(upper into business, fish farming,
secondary) information processing,
accounting, tech and other
specialization.

 Tertiary(Bac -
helor's)
 Tertiary
(Master's)
 Tertiary
(Doctrate)
6. China 3 categories of
Education:

Basic education 3 years

-pre-school

High education 6 years

-primary education Start at the age of 6 or 7
and attend classes on
every 5 days a week.
Before that, children often
attend pre-school or
kindergarten for about 1 to
3 years. Moreover, extra
curricular activities and
educational groups and
complement their pre-
primary education.
Instruction is dedicated to
Chinese and Mathematics.
Children are instructed in
Music, arts, Morals and
Society and Nature and
also take practical work
classes, some schools
start to teacch foreign
language.

Adult Ages 12- 17

-secondary
education
2 route:

Junior middle 3 years

school
 Senior middle 3 years
school Tests the student’s skills
and knowledge in Chinese,
Math, Foreign language,
and a few other optional
subjects.

Universities Offer 4 or 5 years

undergraduate degrees to
award academic degree
qualification

College Offer 3 years

diploma/certificate courses
on both academic and
vocational subjects.
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7. New Zealand  Early Childhood -Birth to school
Education Entry age Play center (1 to
school age kindergarten
(ages 3-5) Kohanga Reo

 Primary and 5 to 19 years of age

Secondary
Education Learns and help to be
confident and curious
about the world. Helps
child to do better when
they go to school and
develop their important
skills to become strong,
happy and successfull in
later life.

 Further
education and
Higher and
Vocational
Education

 Technical and -Begin to specialize in

Vocational vocational learning
Eduaction

 Youth -Age 16 to 19 vocationnal

Guarantee focused

 Trades -Year 11-13 age

 Academies

 Institute Of -13-18 learn the trades and

Technical technology programmes

 Private Training -They learn and train

(Wananga introductory studies to
University) degrees like agriculture,
building and construction,
motor trade, travel and
tourism. Learn tradition
business community
8. Korea (south  Kindergarten -3 to 5 years of age Kindergarten is
korea) optional in South
Korea and most
parents prefer to
keep their little
ones at home as
long as possible.
 Primary
-There they learn subjects age 6 their child
like English, Fine Arts, must move on to 6
Korean, Math’s, Moral years compulsory
Education, Music, Physical
Education, Practical Arts,
Science and Social
Studies, usually all
presented by a single
teacher. Some parents
send their children to
private hagwon schools
after hours, where English
may be better taught.

 Middle (middle - 3 years of middle school

school) can be difficult because
studies are taken far more
seriously. Their subjects,
including English, Korean,
Maths, as well Social
Science and Pure Science.
Optional programs include
Art, Ethics, History, Home
Economics, Music,
Physical Education,
Technology,
and Hanja Chinese
Characters.
 Secondary (High - The final 3 years of
school) school education take
place at high schools.
These may specialize
according to subjects
taught (e.g. Science versus
Languages), or present
more general academic
curricular.

 Vocational -They are taught skills in 5

(Vocational high fields including Agriculture,
school) Commerce, Fishery, Home
Economics and
Technology. The 1st of 3
grades follows a common
program, where after
students specialize.

 Vocational - Standards are high and

(Junior there are 5 sections of the
vocational test investigate knowledge
colleges) of English, Korean and
Math’s, and also elective
subjects such as Social
Sciences, Physical
Sciences and the
Humanities.

 Tertiary At university, students

(Bachelor's) encounter unfamiliar
 Tertiary standards of excellence
(Master's) and whole families become
 Tertiary involved in helping them to
(Doctorate) pass. At examination
times, businesses even
open for shorter hours in
recognition of this fact. A
student who passes
though, has a qualification
that meets top international
standards, and of which he
or she may be justifiably
proud. Korea - living proof
of the power of a
knowledge-based
economy.
9. UK  Primary -Pupils at the primary  Compulsory
-key stage 1 school aged 5 to 7 years Education
old. Kids are introduced to
some of the most basic
knowledge on subjects like
the English language,
Mathematics, History,
Physical Education,
Geography, History and
Music.  Compulsory
Education
-key stage 2 -7 to 11 years,
English and Mathematics,
the testing will be done
through national
assessment tests, while
the teacher will
independently assess the
level of improvement of
each student in Science

 Secondary -At the aged of 11 to 14, To

 -key stage 3 a certain degree, this
period of their education is
very important because
only a few years later they
will sit for the GCSE
national qualification. The
subjects learned are
English, Mathematics,
Science, History,
Geography, Art and
Design, Music, Physical
Education, Modern Foreign
Languages, Design and
Technology and
Computing, some students
may take their GCSE or
other national
qualifications.

 Key stage 4 -from the age of 14 to 16.

This is the most common
period of time for students
to undertake the national
assessment tests that will
lead them to take a GCSE
or other national
qualifications.
These are the “core”
 subjects taught at the Key
Stage 4:
 English

 Mathematics
 Science
And these are the
“foundation” subjects
taught at the Key Stage 4:

 Computing
 Physical
Education
 Citizenship

 Tertiary -The prescribed period for

Education an undergraduate degree
is 4 years, and these days
more weight is gradually
being added to
assignments as opposed to
formal examinations.

10. Israel  Nursery -4-5 years of age  Education is

compulsory
 Primary - 6-12 years of age and free
(although some
 Middle -12-15 years of age materials must
School be bought).
-offer academic curricula in
 Secondary science and in the  Compulsory
(Secondary humanities leading to a education
Education) matriculation certificate and
higher education. Certain
secondary schools offer
specialized curricula, which
lead to a matriculation
certificate and/or vocational
diploma.

-Vocational high schools

 Vocational either prepare students for
practical careers, or
provide the grounding for
technical tertiary study for
example in engineering
and science

-Other post-secondary
 Tertiary institutions provide
 Education teaching and nursing
training, as well as
preparation for other
technical and semi-
professional careers.

Reflection;

1. Based on your matrix of the various educational systems of the identified countries,
How would you compare our Philippine educational system? In what aspects are we
similar with other countries? Is our education system globally competitive? How do
you see yourself in the K to 12 curriculum as a teacher.
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