普及教育 universal education
高等教育 higher education
象牙塔 ivory tower
正规院校 regular universities and colleges
军校 military academy
九年义务教育 nine-year compulsory education
学前教育 preschool education
失学儿童 dropout
文盲 illiteracy; illiterate
受过良好教育的 well-education
入学率 enrollment rate
适龄儿童入学率 enrollment rate for children of school age
高考 entrance examination
考研 to take the entrance exams for postgraduate schools
读研 to attend graduate school
毕业典礼 commencement/graduation ceremony
毕业鉴定 graduation appraisal
毕业论文 a graduation dissertation/thesis/paper
毕业实习 graduation field work; to go out on internships
授予学位 to confer an academic degree on sb.
博士学位 doctor's degree
硕士学位 master's degree
学士学位 bachelor's degree
在职博士生 on-job doctorate
研究生毕业证/学位证 graduate diploma/graduate degree's diploma
中专生 secondary specialized
在校大学生 undergraduate
中小学 elementary/primary and middle/secondary schools
（大学）扩招 scale expansion
扩大招生人数 to enlarge school enrollment/recruits
走读生 extern; non-resident student
住校生 boarder
课外活动 extracurricular activity
必修课 required/compulsory course
选修课 elective/optional course
基础课 basic course
专业课 specialized course
专业知识 specialized knowledge
开设课程 to offer a course
课程表 school schedule
教学大纲 teaching program; syllabus
学分制 credit system
补考 make-up examination
学年 school year
师资力量 teaching faculty
应试教育 exam-oriented education（system）
推进素质教育 to push ahead with education for all-around development
基本实现教育现代化 to basically modernize education
竞争激烈 fierce competition
评价体系 evaluation system
选拔官员/人才 to select officials/talents
海外留学生 overseas student; international student