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This chapter is the first step in linking the philosophical origin and theoretical standpoints of meritocracy to the contemporary higher education selection in China. Chapter 2 chronicles the origin and development of the civil service examination in the imperial China.
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There is no official data that documents the distinction between key/model schools and normal schools. With an exception of Shandong province, secondary schools are categorised as key/model status or non-key/model status.
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Different thresholds for different types of universities were published by the Ministry of Education at the provincial level annually after the Gaokao. Each university then published their detailed reports on their enrolment data, particularly cut-off points for each fields of study.
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The best academic performance is understood as the highest thresholds of the Gaokao. The highest thresholds in the 2006 Gaokao are those who obtained more than 560 points out of total 750. The thresholds for those candidates who chose Arts and Humanities were slightly lower than those who chose Natural Sciences. The highest thresholds are understood as cut-off points for Tier 1 and Tier 2 universities.
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Liu, Y. (2016). Meritocracy, Education Opportunities and Social Stratification. In: Higher Education, Meritocracy and Inequality in China. Higher Education in Asia: Quality, Excellence and Governance. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1588-5_6
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