초등학교는 초등 교육을, 중학교와 고등학교는 중등 교육을 담당한다. 초등학교 6년 중학교 3년, 고등학교 3년으로 각각 구성되어 있다. 각 학년은 1학기와 2학기로 운영되며, 매년 3월에 1학기가 시작된다. 한국에서 의무교육 기간은 9년으로, 한국 국민이라면 초등학교와 중학교 교육을 꼭 받아야 한다.
담당하다: to take charge of
구성되다: to be formed; to be organized; to be composed
운영되다: to be managed; to be operated; to be run
의무교육: compulsory education
취학: entering school
통지서: notice
미루다: to delay; to put off; to postpone
앞당기다: to bring something forward, to move up
제출하다: to submit
구분되다: to be divided; to be sorted
교육청: office of education
고려하다: to consider
배정하다: to assign; to allot
희망자: prospect; candidate; seeker
추첨: drawing lots
특수목적 중학교: special-purpose high School
구분되다: to be divided; to be sorted
두루: without exception
예술: art
체육: exercise; physical activity; physical education
중점적: being focused
실시하다: to execute; to enforce; to implement
전문계 고등학교: Vocational high school
고입선발고사: High school entrance examination
입학시험: admission test; entrance examination
치르다: to pay; to settle; to experience
진학하다: to enter a higher education institution
직업: occupation; job
강조하다: emphasize; stress
입학시키다: to enroll, to have somebody enrolled at a school
임대차 계약서: Lease contract, rental agreement
제출하다: to submit
주거사실 확인: Confirmation of residence /accommodation
절차: procedure
거치다: be stuck; be blocked
교장: principal
담임 선생님: homeroom teacher
가정통신문: a school newsletter
전달하다: to deliver; to have something delivered
기록하다: to record; to document; to keep score
알림장: notice notebook
살펴보다: to examine; to check
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학사학위: a bachelor’s degree
특성: characteristic; trait; feature
특화: specialization
출석하다: to attend
방송통신대학: College of Broadcasting
디지털대학: Digital university
사이버대학: Cyber university
자유롭다: free
성인: adult; grown-up
상당히: fairly; pretty; considerably
부담: burden; obligation
줄이다: to turn down; to reduce; to shorten
장학금: scholarship
마련하다: to prepare; to arrange
는/은 물론: An expression used to indicate that the whole sentence, including the preceding statement, is natural
이루어지다: to be done; to be formed; to consist of; to be made up of
석사과정: the master’s course
박사과정: the doctor’s course (in physics)
구분되다: to be divided; to be sorted
석사학위: a Master´s degree
박사학위: a doctorate, a Doctor’s degree
더욱: more; further
전문적: being professional
연구: research; study
전문가: expert; specialist
배출하다: to emit; to produce
대안학교: alternative school
입시위주: focusing only on college entrance exams.
보완하다: to make up for
해당하다: to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be tantamount to
존재하다: to exist
특성화고: 특성화 고등학교 Specialized High School
이르다: to reach
인정받다: to be recognized; to be appreciated; to be approved
별도: separate one; an extra one
치르다: to experience
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