古代的学校原本没有如现代学校般严格的学制,亦没有固定的“毕业”期限。在科举制度没有形成的隋唐以前,官学一般只是定期举行“射策”(相当于现在的抽签面试)等形式的考试,考中者授予官职,不中者亦可留在学校继续学习,下次再考。隋唐以后,对大部分读书人来说,科举考试才是他们进入官场的必经之途。因此,直到科举取中之时,他们才算是真正“毕业”。他们的“毕 The ancient schools did not have the strict academic system as in modern schools and did not have a fixed ”graduation“ term. Before the Sui and Tang imperial civil examinations were not formed, official studies were generally conducted only on a regular basis. Examinations were held regularly, with ”official test“ (equivalent to the current lottery interview) Next test. After the Sui and Tang dynasties, for most of the scholars, the imperial examination is the only way for them to enter the officialdom. Therefore, they will not be truly ”graduated“ until the examinations are taken. Their ”Bi