The State Stamp Bureau of the DPRK issued a stamp on the occasion of the 10^th anniversary of the promulgation of decree of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK on the enforcement of the universal 12-year compulsory education.

The 6^th session of the 12^th Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK held in September 2012 declared the ordinance on the enforcement of the universal 12-year compulsory education.

It was an important event for bringing about a radical turn in the education sector in keeping with the IT era.

The universal 12-year compulsory education consists of systematic education periods: one-year preschool education, five-year primary school, three-year junior middle school and three-year senior middle school.

The stamp portrays a teacher devoting passion to the education of the rising generation and pupils who are studying hard with ambition to prepare themselves as the good pillars of the country. It also reflects Pyongyang Middle School for Orphans built as the standard of junior middle school and senior middle school of our country.

Sheet of Stock No. 4841 Issued on December 15, 2012 to Mark the Promulgation of Decree of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK on the Enforcement of the Universal 12-year Compulsory Education