What happens to people who fail the Gaokao?

After these exams, students will be prepared enough for Gaokao. First of all, in China, if we say someone failed, it often means”he/she should get a higher score but he/she failed and got a pool score”. In China, students will have three examinations in the last 100 days before Gaokao.

Can Gaokao be retaken?

Yes, they can. There are classes and institutions only for those who retake the Gaokao. (In principle you’re not allowed to go back to your original school if your school is only for none-retakers.)

What happens if you cheat on the Gaokao?

Any students who cheat or are involved in identity theft in the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, will be disqualified from enrolling in universities and colleges, the Ministry of Education said. A record 10.71 million students have signed up to participate in this year’s gaokao, up by 400,000 from last year.

What is a good score for Gaokao?

Minimum Gaokao or Liankao score for application To be able to apply students must have at least a score of 60\% of the maximum score of their provincial Gaokao scale in the case of Mainland China or of their Liankao in the case of a Special Administrative Region of China.

Is Chinese gaokao fair?

While the gaokao is commonly accepted as a relatively fair way for Chinese universities to select students, there exists the issue of social and regional imbalance where wealthy students from urban areas have greater access to educational resources than less affluent students in more rural regions.

What is the gaokao exam in China?

The gaokao is the most important exam for Chinese secondary school students, given the results are the main assessment standard for college admissions in China. It is not only a key step for tens of millions of students after many years of hard work, but also an event that the whole of society focuses on every year.

How are Chinese students preparing for the National College Entrance Exam?

Chinese students review textbooks or write test papers to prepare for the upcoming National College Entrance Exam, also known as gaokao, at the Shanxi Library in Taiyuan city, north China’s Shanxi province, 2 June 2016. Some nine million students are preparing for the biggest test of their life: China’s annual college entrance examination.

Where is the Gaokao train in Mongolia?

Students wait for a “gaokao train” at Dayangshu Station in Inner Mongolia on June 5, 2019. Students board a “gaokao train” in Inner Mongolia on June 5, 2019. Students study for their college entrance exam on a “gaokao train” in Inner Mongolia on June 5, 2019.

Is it safe to take the exam in Guangdong Province?

In Guangdong Province, the site of recent sporadic COVID-19 cases, 636,000 students registered to sit the exam. Local departments have taken strict safety measures: all staff have been vaccinated and are required to show a negative test result from the past week.