Fifteen Senior High Schools Selection Mechanism for an Exam-Free Learning Zone in the Academic Year of 2017
Announced Date：2017-04-12
Announced Unit：Office of the Secretary
To put the “Entrance Exam Free, Enrollment in Near-By Schools” policy into place step-by-step, the Ministry of Education has selected some public high schools for implementation during the academic year of 2017. The selected high schools shall be able to accommodate most, if not all, junior high school graduates who are willing to pursue high school education in their communities in an exam-free manner. Without the need of referring to their test scores in the Comprehensive Assessment Program for Junior High Schools, the pressure from taking the senior high school entrance exam on junior high school students can be alleviated, and the concepts of equal opportunity education as well as adaptive developmental can be realized. A six-year academic program will be developed with students at the core in a systematic way to enable all citizens to enjoy their learning rights, thereby achieving the goal of the 12-year national compulsory education step by step.