Gaokao

Also known as Nationwide Unified Examination for Admissions to General Universities and Colleges, National College Entrance Examination

The Nationwide Unified Examination for Admissions to General Universities and Colleges (), commonly abbreviated as the Gaokao (高考; 'Higher Exam'; also interpreted as the National College Entrance Examination), is the annual nationally coordinated provincially-administered undergraduate admission exam in mainland China, held in early June. Despite the name, the exam is conducted at the provincial level, with variations determined by provincial governments, under the central coordination of the Ministry of Education of China.

Key facts

Chinese.order: stl
Chinese.s: 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
Chinese.t: 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試
Chinese.p: Pǔtōng gāoděng xuéxiào zhāoshēng quánguó tǒngyī kǎoshì
Chinese.tp: Pǔ-tong gao-děng syué-siào jhao-sheng cyuán-guó tǒng-yi kǎo-shìh
Chinese.bpmf: ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥㄍㄠㄉㄥˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄠㄕㄥㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄎㄠˇ ㄕˋ
Chinese.j: pou2 tung1 gou1 dang2 hok6 haau6 ziu1 saang1 cyun4 gwok3 tung2 jat1 haau2 si3
Chinese.y: Póu tūng gōu dáng hohk haauh jīu sāang chyùhn gwok túng yāt háau si
Chinese.poj: Phó͘-thong Ko-téng Ha̍k-hāu Chiau-seng Choân-kok Thóng-it Khó-chhì
Chinese.hain: pu2 hong1 gao1 ddeng3 o5 hhiao5 ziao1 de1 suan2 gog7 hong3 id7 hao3 si4
Chinese.buc: Pū-tŭng Gŏ̤-dēng Hŏk-hâu Ciĕu-sĕng Cuòng-guók Tūng-ék Kō̤-sé̤ṳ
Chinese.mblmc: Pǔ-tó̤ng Ǎu-dǎing Hă-hāu Ciáu-sáing Cṳ̌ing-gŏ Tǒ̤ng-ĭ Kǎu-si̿
Chinese.hhbuc: Pô-to̤ng Go̤-dêng Ha̍h-hāu Ca̤u-seng Cé̤ⁿ-go̤h Tô̤ng-ih Kô̤-si̍
Chinese.altname: Higher Exam
Chinese.p2: Gāokǎo
Chinese.tp2: Gao-kǎo
Chinese.bpmf2: ㄍㄠㄎㄠˇ
Chinese.zh dungan: Путуң гаудəəң школа жаушəң цууангуй тонйи экзамен

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Encyclopedic overview

34 sections

Contents

History
Background
2006 Gaokao
2017 Gaokao
2018 Gaokao
2020–2022 COVID‑19 postponements
Acceptance rate for each year
Subjects before NCEE Reform
"3+X" system
Region specific
"3+X+Y" system
"3+2" system
"4+X" system
"3+1+X" system
"3+2+X" system
"3+X+1" system
Reform of the National College Entrance Examination
"3+1+2" system
"3+3" system
Procedure
Before the examination
Examination
Admission
Criticisms
Regional discrimination
Migrant children
Special concessions
Reform of bonus‑point policies (2014–present)
Psychological pressure
Impact
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Gaokao is required for undergraduate admissions to all higher education institutions in the country. It is taken by high school students at the end of their final year.thumb|A 2013 banner at Chongqing Nankai Secondary School announcing it as an examination venue for the 2013 Gaokao thumb|Parents and teachers outside Beijing Bayi School during the 2016 National College Entrance Examination thumb|Results as issued in Liaoning Province in 2018

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