Record 10.78m students to sit gaokao in 2021
By Zou Shuo |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2021-06-02 14:07
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A record 10.78 million students around China are expected to take the all-important national college entrance exam this year, or gaokao, from Monday to Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday.
The number marks a slight increase from 10.71 million last year. The number of test centers and monitors has also increased, Xinhua said.
The gaokao was postponed for a month to July 7 and 8 last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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