At the beginning of June, millions of Chinese high school students will take the National College Entrance Exam, also called gaokao or “the big test.” In 2016, 9.4 million students sat for the test.
Notoriously stressful, the big test has sparked harsh criticism for its high-stakes nature. It’s considered a prerequisite to get into college that puts an incredible amount of pressure on students and has even been linked to student suicide.
This intense pressure spurs some students to cheat, and police are on hand at test sites to catch and detain cheaters.
Keep reading to see how intense China’s national exams are for students and families.
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Students put an incredible amount of preparation before the exam. In fact, some schools have been criticized for producing “robots” who study 15 hours per day for gaokao. Here, a student takes a must needed study break.
These students took oxygen while studying chemistry at a hospital in Suining.
Students begin studying for the exam far in advance of high school. Here, middle school students study for the gaokao.
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May 05, 2017 at 12:43AM
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