US EditionMillions Sit China's High-Stakes University Entrance Exam
- Millions of students began the 2025 Chinese national college entrance exam, known as the gaokao, on June 7 across locations including Qujing, Yunnan Province.
- This year's exam follows strict security enhancements announced on May 28 by the Ministry of Education, including device screening, signal blocking, and AI surveillance.
- Additional measures such as performance suspensions in Anhui Province, traffic priority lanes, and real-time monitoring in places like Benxi City support a fair and quiet exam environment.
- Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang highlighted the exam’s vital role in the country’s progress and called for strict anti-cheating measures to maintain fairness and protect students’ well-being.
- The gaokao's outcome will affect millions' educational futures amid intense pressure, with authorities maintaining zero tolerance on cheating to safeguard exam integrity.
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Millions of students sit China’s high-stakes university entrance exam
By Adrien SimorreHopeful parents accompanied their teenage children to the gates of a busy Beijing test centre on Saturday, among millions of high school students across China sitting their first day of the highly competitive university entrance exam.A student holds flowers after taking part in the first day of China’s National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as “gaokao,” outside a high school in Beijing on June 7, 2025. Photo: Adek B…
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Millions sit China’s high-stakes university entrance exam
Hopeful parents accompanied their teenage children to the gates of a busy Beijing test centre on Saturday, among millions of high school students across China sitting their first day of the highly competitive university entrance exam. Nationwide, 13.35 million students have registered for the multi-subject "gaokao" series this year, according to the Ministry of Education,
Gaokao begins in China with over 13.3 million students participating
The Chinese national college entrance exam, also known as the gaokao, has begun.A total of 13.35 million students are expected to sit this year's exam, according to the Ministry of Education.Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang has emphasized the need to uphold
China's 2025 college entrance examination has officially begun. On June 8, the topic of "quintuplets taking the college entrance examination at the same time" in Taihu County, Anhui Province, topped the trending search list on many mainland social platforms. The five people walked into the examination sites of Anqing No. 9 Middle School and Petrochemical No. 1 Middle School respectively.
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