OELP Pre-Task Trip Task #2: Education in YangZhou

Education in Yangzhou, Jiangsu

Yangzhou has well instituted compulsory primary education system, nearly all of school-age children are enrolled in schools.

Jiangsu’s education system is based on the national system for the public education, which includes primary schools, middle schools, and universities. Nine years of education is compulsory for all Jiangsu students.

Jiangsu is the province in China that owns the largest number of institutions of higher education with 105 universities and colleges and an annual student enrolment of close to a million in 2007.

Jiangsu's international co-operation programs have been well established in the past years. Its universities and colleges have accepted international students from over 100 countries, and have had extensive exchange programs with more than 300 universities internationally. The number of higher education institutions funded by private sectors nationally and internationally are on the rise and they offer youth alternative educational pathways for career attainment.

Shuren School of Yangzhou Middle School Education Group

扬州中学教育集团树人学校成立于1999年6月，经过十六年快速、健康的发展，已形成“一校两区三部”的格局，即九龙湖、南门街两个校区，初中部、高中部、国际部三部。同时，接受委托管理扬州市经济技术开发区实验中学。现有117个教学班，在校学生5374人，教职员工393人。自创办以来，一直秉持“人文与科学相融，全面与特色并重”的育人理念与育人模式，坚持“树人为本，服务社会”的办学宗旨，逐步形成了“立德树人，自强不息”的校风、“教书育人，精益求精”的教风和“快乐学习，健全成长”的学风。一直坚持“三全”质量观，坚持走“质量立校、科研强校、文化兴校、特色亮校”发展之路，教育教学质量稳步提高。中考屡创辉煌，正取扬中、达四星级高中以上人数等多项指标稳居市直第一。高考成绩不断超越，本科以上及重点大学录取人数逐年攀升，深受家长赞誉和社会好评。我们相信，在扬州市委、市政府的关心支持下，在上级教育主管部门的直接指导下，在全校师生员工的共同努力下，树人学校定能建设成为“扬州著名，江苏一流，全国有影响” 的人民满意学校。

Three questions

What is the difference between the education in Yangzhou and Singapore?
What can we learn from their education system?
What is the difference between their students and our students?