China’s national gaokao university entrance exam is underway, with reports from multiple outlets saying that about 12.9 million students across the country have registered for this year’s test. The Ministry of Education is cited as the source of the registration figure. For most students, gaokao scores are a key, and in many cases the determining, factor for admission into Chinese universities.
The exam runs over multiple days and covers a range of subjects. Sources describe tests that include Chinese, mathematics, English, science, and humanities-related subjects. Students sit for the exam at testing centres, with many families present as they prepare and wait for the process to complete.
Outlet reports also note that results are scheduled to be released later in the month, after the exams finish. Overall coverage focuses on the scale of participation and the high stakes of the nationwide examination, which plays a central role in determining where students study at the university level.
