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In high schools, school hours are usually from 8.30am to 2pm or 2.30pm.

TRUE. Students will join school clubs and sports after school hours.

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Students change classrooms for different subjects but they have the same classmates.

FALSE. They change both classrooms and classmates.

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Students clean classrooms at the end of the day.

FALSE. Janitors are in charge of cleaning the school.

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Students brush their teeth at lunch.

FALSE. It's uncommon to see people brushing their teeth in any public area. Spitting into the public sink is considered rude.

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Teachers are not allowed to hit students if they misbehave.

TRUE. They can only contact the misbehaving student's parents, send the student to detention or expel the student from the school.

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It's ok for teachers to hug students.

FALSE. No physical contact is allowed to prevent sexual harassment.

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In college, students often get a part time job to pay off their student loans.

CORRECT. Students would work in restaurants or cafes to pay for their tuition fees.

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Private universities, such as Harvard, MIT, Stanford in America cost $6000 per year

FALSE. The average cost of private universities is about $38000 / year.

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From elementary school to high school, teachers can only stay in the same school for 4 years. Then, they must change to another school.

FALSE. The teachers can stay as long as they want in the same school.

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Grades + work experience + club activities are important when applying to the university.

CORRECT. Universities will look at the student's school performance and other life skills to decide whether to accept the student or not.

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