icul um . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁schools ▁have ▁divided ▁subjects ▁between ▁those ▁locally ▁arranged ▁and ▁those ▁that ▁are ▁state - arr anged . ▁All ▁public ▁schools ▁in ▁Be ij ing , ▁including ▁those ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁minor ities , ▁give ▁instruction ▁in ▁Mand arin ▁Chinese . ▁The ▁standard ▁curr icul um ▁includes ▁" m oral ▁education " ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁stand alone ▁course ▁or ▁integrated ▁into ▁other ▁courses . ▁Mor al ▁education ▁takes ▁up ▁one ▁hour ▁week ly ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁level , ▁while ▁secondary ▁students ▁have ▁more ▁time ▁per ▁week ▁in ▁moral ▁education . ▁The ▁standard ▁curr icul um ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁religion ▁courses . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁educational ▁authorities ▁inserted ▁components ▁about ▁volunte er ism ▁in ▁the ▁curr ic ula ▁of ▁Be ij ing ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools . ▁Second ary ▁schools ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁have ▁also ▁implemented ▁citizens hip ▁education . ▁ ▁School ▁year ▁The ▁school ▁year ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁sem esters ▁and ▁schools ▁have ▁five - day - per - week ▁class ▁sched ules . ▁ ▁In ▁primary ▁schools ▁there ▁are ▁ 3 8 ▁weeks ▁were ▁classes ▁held , ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁weeks ▁are ▁all otted ▁to ▁student ▁vac ations . ▁The ▁primary ▁schools ▁have ▁one ▁week ▁in ▁reserve . ▁Junior ▁secondary ▁schools ▁have ▁ 3 9 ▁weeks ▁for ▁classes ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁weeks ▁all otted ▁for ▁student ▁vac ations . ▁At ▁the ▁junior ▁secondary ▁level ,