Beijing 3,000 pupils take "Prodigy" admission rate of about 2%| prodigy _ news

Jinghua times dispatch (reporter Zhang ling) yesterday, nearly 3,000 students participate in gifted education classes in Beijing's eight kids (class) and intellectually outstanding students ' comprehensive qualities development classes (quality class) preliminary examination. Beijing, rose early this year due to policy changes and strictly limit the blind cross-district school choice, in eight classes for children has become a means by which many students pass the test and get into elite universities. Compared to previous years, this year has seen a slight increase. It is reported that this year eight classes for children, and literacy classes in a total of 66 students, acceptance rates near 2%, admission 1 person per 50 people.

Yesterday, at 7 in the morning, surrounding central high in Beijing have been ushered in a lot of parents with children. Reporters interviewed a random few parents, both from the Central District of Xicheng, Dongcheng, also from suburbs such as Daxing, Changping District. A parent from Fangshan told reporters, too early for my exam, worried about a traffic jam late to delay and one family a day earlier near the eight found a hotel to stay, pack a room, preparing for the day of the exam.

In eight classes for children was founded in 1985, Beijing is eight in collaboration with Institute of psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Institute for education science middle school gifted education programs. In 2010, approved by the Municipal Education Commission, based on increasing the quality of class enrollment, explore the top creative talents in compulsory education stage. According to the provisions in the eight, students register for the children's class and quality classes are required for the Beijing Hukou, around 10 years of age in primary school students. Students may opt to take the children or quality class or two classes at the same time apply. Quality classes "4+3" educational system, students take 4 years to complete five or six grades in primary school and 3 years of junior high school courses, schooling is still 3 years in high school. After the end of the first phase, from school students entering high school, expected enrollment of no more than 36 people. Classes for children are 4 years, completing all five or six grades in primary school and middle school, high school studies, plan enrollment, 30.

Due to too many candidates this year, eight consists of two test sites. Among them, arranged 37 high school test center exam, candidates added up to around 1500 people. Junior Department test Centre arranged a 28 room, approximately 1300 people.

In recent years, the high number of candidates registered for the class for children in eight, have reached thousands of people. In the eyes of parents, once it has been admitted to children's classes, and could avoid a small rise of junior and senior high school entrance examination, and taking direct part in the University entrance exam after 4 years, this "child prodigy" mode of education attraction is not small. Especially this year, when Beijing stepped up its specifications compulsory admission, strict dicing up early admission, full cancellation of joint health and to limit trans-regional flow of and introduction of 15 prohibition put an end to "school choice" "to the right of the entrance," "optional", and referred to as "most up early in the history."

(Original title: the 3000 pupils take eight "Prodigy")

(Edit: SN086)
01:59 on June 15, 2014 Beijing times