Children :: School Life

92.7% (of those age 15 and above) can read and write (2001 census).

Preschool - 2 or 3 years
Primary school - 6 years
Lower secondary - 3 years
Upper secondary (academic or vocational) - 2 years
Pre-university - 1 or 2 years
Post-secondary (excluding higher education)

In Brunei, female students wear a uniform that resembles their traditional baju kurung with the tudung over their heads.