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The trials of a devoted mother

Metro | Education
2009-6-10

A MOTHER from Zhejiang Province paid 100,000 yuan (US$14,628) and took a 10-month leave of absence from work to help her son prepare for the college entrance examination in Shanghai. Yue Li, an accountant in the...

Millions begin college exams battle

National
2009-6-8

MORE than 10 million Chinese high school students began national college entrance exams yesterday, or the "battle to determine their fate," as the three-day test is commonly known. Although the number of candidates...

Shanghai student numbers drop 20%

Metro | Education
2009-6-8

FEWER Shanghai students are taking the national college entrance examination this year. More than 73,800 of the city's high school graduates are sitting the three-day exam which began yesterday. That's more...

10 million sit China's college entrance exams amid cheating, flu concerns

National
2009-6-7

MORE than 10 million Chinese high school students today started their three-day "battle to determine their fate," as the national college entrance exam is commonly known, amid concerns over flu and test cheating. ...

Student’s flunk plan flops

Odd
2008-8-26

A HIGH school graduate in southwest China tried his best to score zero in this year’s college entrance exam, but teachers who evaluated his paper still gave him 12 points for an essay he wrote, Chongqing Evening News...

Police warn of scams targeting students

Metro | Education
2008-7-7

ALARMED by the rising number of scams targeting high school graduates and their parents, Shanghai police sounded a warning yesterday against fake admission information, the Youth Daily reported. Police said suspects...

Exam scam pair caught

National
2008-6-18

TWO people have been detained for allegedly organizing 16 students from an academically advanced school to take the National College Entrance Examination for others in Gansu Province, China Youth Daily reported. ...

Suspects caught in college entrance exam scam

National
2008-6-17

TWO people have been detained for allegedly organizing 16 students from a good school to take the National College Entrance Examination for others in Gansu Province, China Youth Daily reported. Most of the 16 students...

City sounds of silence for exam

Metro | Education
2008-6-9

THE bustling city of Shanghai quietened for 20 minutes yesterday afternoon - to ensure a hushed environment for the ongoing college entrance examination. The exam period, which runs over three days until today,...

Big day for parents too

National
2008-6-8

NEARLY 100,000 Shanghai students joined about 10 million of their counterparts nationwide for the start of the three-day college entrance exam yesterday. The exam tests students on subjects including Chinese, maths,...