he Korean education system operates on a 6-3-3-4 basis, with six years of primary schooling followed by three years of middle school, three years of high school and four years of undergraduate education. The first nine years of schooling are compulsory for children between the ages of six and 15; however, school attendance is close to universal all the way through to the upper secondary level. Students typically attend their local elementary and junior high schools and have little school choice until the end of compulsory education.