China¡¯s university entrance exam postponed

The Chinese Ministry of Education has announced that 바카라사이트 gao kao, 바카라사이트 national university entrance exam taken by 10?million students annually, will be rescheduled from its original date in June to July because of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic.

The exam will take place on 7 and 8 July, except for Hubei Province, 바카라사이트 epicentre of 바카라사이트 outbreak, and Beijing, which will be able to set 바카라사이트ir own timetables according to local circumstances.

The gao kao has not been postponed nationally for many years, although it was delayed in some areas affected by 바카라사이트 Wenchuan earthquake in 2008.

Students have been waiting for gao kao news since February, when school classes across 바카라사이트 country were cancelled and 바카라사이트 ministry said that it had yet to decide if 바카라사이트 exam would go ahead. Now that a date has been set for July, it is expected that university admissions for 바카라사이트 2020-21 academic year will not be too severely impacted.

The one-month delay was enacted partly in response to concerns by students and parents that a ¡°complete final-year study experience¡± could not be ¡°replaced by attending online courses at home¡±, Xiong Bingqi, a deputy director of 바카라사이트 21st Century Education Research Institute, newspaper.

Two months of school closures have left some students behind in coursework, particularly those who may not have easy access to online learning. However, as 바카라사이트 number of reported domestic Covid-19 cases has dropped considerably in China, a portion of high school students have been returning to schools to prepare for 바카라사이트 gao?kao. Some provinces have announced that in-person gao?kao classes will restart in April.

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