"18 years old" is a rumor, from Sanmenxia, Henan. The official refutes the rumor: "The top scorer in the Xi'an middle school entrance examination comes from the parents of Tieyi Middle School | the top scorer in the middle school entrance examination |"
Today, according to @ Xi'an Network Reporting Center:
Recently, it has been circulating online that "the top scorer in the Xi'an high school entrance examination comes from Tieyi Middle School, from Sanmenxia, Henan, at the age of 18..."
After verification, this information is a rumor.
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Xi'an Education Bureau responds to the issue of "returning students": a joint investigation team has been established
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Recently, some parents have raised concerns and doubts about the number of applicants and qualifications for the 2023 high school entrance examination in Xi'an. On the evening of the 20th, the Education Bureau of Xi'an responded to the incident of "returning students" in the middle school entrance examination ↓
Regarding the issue of the number of candidates
In response to the online rumors of "85800 students enrolled in the seventh grade in 2020" and "87000 students taking the eighth grade academic proficiency exam in 2022", the Xi'an Education Bureau stated that after verification, the number of seventh grade students enrolled in Xi'an in 2020 was 108712, the number of people taking the eighth grade academic proficiency exam in 2022 was 107012, and the number of people taking the middle school entrance exam in Xi'an this year was 103031.
Regarding issues such as fraudulent qualifications for "returning students"
In response to concerns from some parents about fraudulent qualifications for "returning students" and illegal operations by intermediary agencies, the Xi'an Education Bureau stated that a joint investigation team has been established by the Xi'an Education Bureau and the Xi'an Public Security Bureau to verify the registration qualifications of "returning students" one by one. Any illegal or irregular behavior discovered will be dealt with seriously, resolutely cracked down on, and will not be tolerated.
!["18 years old" is a rumor, from Sanmenxia, Henan. The official refutes the rumor: "The top scorer in the Xi'an middle school entrance examination comes from the parents of Tieyi Middle School | the top scorer in the middle school entrance examination |"](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/3d6c6305840e2a164f6c9e3aa9269cce.jpg)
On the Policy Issues of the Middle School Entrance Examination
In response to the concerns of some parents about the high school entrance examination policy, the Education Bureau of Xi'an City has established a special working group, which will learn from the practices of other cities, combine with the development positioning of Xi'an City, fully listen to the opinions and suggestions of the general public and relevant parties, further optimize and improve the high school entrance examination policy in Xi'an City, and timely disclose it to the society.