in school later for quizzes and additional exam preparations. Subject matter covered includes: Literature: Classical and modern Chinese literature and poetry, composition and public speaking. Mathematics: Covers single and two variable algebra, geometry, proofs, trigonometry, and pre-calculus. English: Contains essential English grammar Science & Technology Biology: Taken during first year, includes more in depth studies and lab work. Chemistry: Taken during second year. More rigorous introduction to atoms, molecule, and chemical reactions, including lab work. Physics: Taken during second year. More rigorous introduction to physical laws and equations, including lab work. Earth Science: Taken during third year. Technology: Taken during the whole three years. Introduce some basic technology in daily life. Social Studies Civics: Basic demotics, politics, and economics. History: Focus on the history of Taiwan and China during the first two years, and world history during third year. Geography: Contain introductive geography accompanied with geography of Taiwan during first year, geography of China and East Asia during second year, and the world geography during third year. Home economics & crafts Art: Inclusive of three independent parts: Fine Art, Music, and Drama. PE Scout education: Outdoor survival skills. At the end of their third year, students participate in the national senior high school entrance exams and are assigned to senior high schools based upon their scores. Students may also participate in a separate national vocational school entrance exam if they wish to attend vocational school. In both cases, public schools are usually the most popular while private schools have traditionally been viewed as a backup for those unable to score high enough for public schools. Roughly 94.7% of junior high school students continue on to senior high or vocational school. Regular senior high school Senior high school spans grades 10 through 12, again the main goal of students is to score highly on the national university entrance exams at the end of their third year. The pace is just as, if not more intense than junior high school. Discipline in educational institutions from high school and up (including vocational schools) is the responsibility of military officers stationed at the individual schools (as opposed to elementary and junior high school where teachers and school administrators were responsible for discipline). In addition to the normal subjects, students are also required to attend a military education class covering issues such as civil defense, military drills, national defense, and basic firearms. In the past,