compulsory (a)
/kəmˈpʌl.sər.i/ 

bắt buộc

must be done because of a rule or law

curriculum (n)
/kəˈrɪk.jʊ.ləm/

chương trình môn học

the subjects that students study at a particular school or college

certificate (n)
/səˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/ 

giấy chứng nhận

an official document or record stating that particular facts are true

nursery (n)
 /ˈnɜː.sər.i/ 

nhà trẻ

a school for children between the ages of three and five

kindergarten (n)
 /ˈkɪn.dəˌɡɑː.tən/ 

mẫu giáo

the first year of school, for children aged five

general education (phrase)
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl ˌed.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 

giáo dục phổ thông

the teaching to all people in school

primary education (phrase)
/ˈpraɪ.mə.ri ˌed.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/

giáo dục tiểu học

the teaching of young children, especially those between five and eleven years old

secondary education (phrase)
/ˈsek.ən.dri ˈsek.ən.dri/ 

giáo dục trung học

the education of children approximately between the ages of 11 and 18 years old

lower secondary school (phrase)
/ˈləʊ.ər ˈsek.ən.dri skuːl/

trường trung học cơ sở

a school for children between the ages of 11 and 15

upper secondary school (phrase)
/ˈʌp.ər ˈsek.ən.dri skuːl/ 

trường trung học phổ thông

a school for children between the ages of 16 and 18

state school (phrase)
/steɪt skuːl/

trường quốc lập

in the UK, a school that is supported with money from the government and that provides a free education for children

independent school (phrase)
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt skuːl/

trường tư

in the UK, a school that does not receive money from the government

tuition fee (phrase)
/tjuːˈɪʃ.ən fiː/ 

học phí

the money paid for this type of teaching

well-behaved (a)
/wel -bɪ.heɪvd/

có hạnh kiểm tốt, có giáo dục

polite, gentle

tearaway (n)
/ˈteə.rə.weɪ/

người bốc đồng

a young person who does dangerous, silly, or illegal things that often get them into trouble

disruptive (a)
/dɪsˈrʌp.tɪv/

gây rối

causing difficulties that interrupt something or prevent it from continuing

academic year (phrase)
 /ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk jɪər/

năm học

the time during the year when there is teaching at schools, colleges, and universities

put into force (phrase)
/pʊt ˈɪn.tuːfɔːs/ 

có hiệu lực

to make something take effect

divide into (phrase)
/dɪˈvaɪd ˈɪn.tuː/

chia thành

to separate people or things into smaller groups or parts

publish (v)
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/

xuất bản

to produce something that people want to read, watch or play and make it available to the public