In line with the principle of exemption from examination nearby, school-age children and adolescents registered in this city are enrolled in the nearest place where they are registered. All compulsory education schools are not allowed to select students by examination, and public compulsory education schools are not allowed to recruit students by publicizing eugenics, walking students and special students. According to the principle of counterpart admission, students in compulsory education in Chongqing implement the "three-counterpart" admission method, that is, the household registration and housing management certificate (or real estate license and formal purchase contract) of school-age children and their parents are consistent with their actual residence. Students in rural compulsory education are enrolled in counterpart schools according to their household registration. All school-age children and adolescents with household registration in Chongqing shall go through the registration formalities at the corresponding primary school and junior high school by their legal guardians with the original and photocopy of the certification materials.
Primary school is a school where people receive primary formal education. It is an important part of basic education and belongs to the category of nine-year compulsory education. With the development of society, kindergartens have opened in front of it. Generally, 3-6 years old are kindergarten-age children, and 6- 12 years old are primary school-age children. At present, the length of primary education is 6 years (5 years in a few places). After the primary education stage, it is the secondary education stage, that is, from primary school to junior high school (junior high school for short).