More local students get enrolled in universities
19/9/2003 14:48
The enrollment rate of the Shanghai college entrance examination
reached a record 85 percent this year, an increase of eight percentage points
from a year before, according to the Shanghai Municipal Educational Examinations
Authority yesterday.
A total of 91,922 people took part in the college
entrance examination this year, with more than 7,8400 get enrolled in colleges
and universities.
Universities and colleges outside the city have fulfilled
89 percent of their recruitment plan in Shanghai this year.
Seventy-three
local senior vocational colleges expanded their recruitment this year from 9,792
students to 12,317.
"These vocational colleges are allowed to set minimum
required marks for their own recruitment, with the lowest even down to 150
points," said an industry analyst.
"Higher education was previously targeting
elite students, while currently becomes more popularized," said Li Ruiyang,
chief with the Shanghai Municipal Educational Examinations Authority.
Local
universities are targeting different levels of students, with some cultivating
elites and some helping students master professional techniques, Li
said.
Lowering threshold for local students to go to universities can help
improve the overall educational level in Shanghai, he
added.
Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news
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