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 (university/college)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
招生就业指导 enrollment and vocation guidance
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