Seoul

===Secondary education===
Compulsory education lasts from grade 1–9 (six years of elementary school and three years of middle school).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=71152&cid=43667&categoryId=43667|script-title=ko:의무교육(무상의무교육)|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-date=10 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010214907/https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=71152&cid=43667&categoryId=43667|url-status=live}}</ref> Students spend six years in elementary school, three years in middle school, and three years in high school. Secondary schools generally require students to wear uniforms. There is an exit exam for graduating from high school and many students proceeding to the university level are required to take the [[College Scholastic Ability Test]] that is held every November. Although there is a test for non-high school graduates, called school qualification exam, most Koreans take the test.

Seoul is home to various [[specialized school]]s, including three science high schools, and six foreign language High Schools. Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education comprises 235 College-Preparatory High Schools, 80 Vocational Schools, 377 Middle Schools, and 33 Special Education Schools {{As of|2009|lc=y}}.