China bans exams for 6-year-olds as Beijing retools education systemChina's exam-oriented system culminates in the feared university entrance exam at age 18 known as the gaokao. BEIJING: Beijing on Monday banned written exams for six- and seven-year-olds, as part of sweeping education reforms aimed at relieving pressure on pupils and parents in China's hyper-competitive school system. "Too frequent exams ... which cause students to be overburdened and under huge exam pressure," have been axed by the Ministry of Education, according to new guidelines released Monday. The regulations also limit exams in other years of compulsory education to once a term, with mid-term and mock examinations allowed in junior high school. However, many Chinese parents still regard education as a path to social mobility.

Source: Bangkok Post August 30, 2021 05:26 UTC