With the end of the mid-level examination and nearing the end of the intake, a set of figures has generated widespread concern among students and parents everywhere -
In beijing, the number of students enrolled in general high schools in 2025 was around 85,000, an increase of about 3,000 over the previous year; in jiangsu province, 30 new and expanded general high schools were built in 2024, with an increase of 384,000 degrees; and shandong province issued a programme to increase the supply of high school degrees to 100 per cent and above by 2026, supporting each county (city) to run at least one public general high school with full coverage by 2027。
“the quality of general high school expansion” is taking firm steps:
In january this year, the central and state councils of the communist party issued the outline of the plan for the construction of a strong educational power (2024-2035), which proposes to accelerate the expansion of resources for general secondary education。
In march, “enlarge the supply of high school degrees” was included in the report of the government's work。
In june, the press office of the state council held a press conference on policies to further safeguard and improve people's lives. Guo peng, director of the development planning department of the ministry of education, stated: “the goal of increasing the quality of educational resources is to increase the number of children receiving a richer and better quality of education.”
How does upper secondary education respond to the “checksum” of the enhanced content? In their interviews, journalists found that local high schools had explored systemic innovations based on their own characteristics and experience。
At the accelerator accelerator model flight competition, students from middle school participated in the competition. Gai ying/light
It's more than just recruiting students
Expand quality resources and ease excessive competition anxiety
A group of data from chengdu, sichuan, reflects the strength of the local high school - in 2025, 18 additional general high schools were enrolled in urban areas, and the total number of general high schools enrolled was 1,069 million, an increase of 6710 over 2024。
"it's not just so simple to recruit." according to the director of the cheng city education department, the city of cheng city is using the expansion of the supply of upper secondary education degrees as a system project, which is being promoted in conjunction with initiatives such as the elimination of the “provincial hard-line” line, the consolidation of batches, the increase in the number of volunteers and the realization of parallel volunteering, to increase the number of candidates and broaden access to upper secondary schools. “in the next five years, we have sought to increase the number of general high school degrees by 64,000, further meeting the urgent need for the population to “go to school”.”
How can high school degrees be expanded
The city of beijing aims at “specialities” by increasing the number of specialty classes in general secondary schools and gradually increasing the proportion of “school-to-school” in lower secondary schools
(b) the province of shaanxi encourages the full-fledged transfer of qualified secondary schools to integrated high schools
In addition to building new general high schools, the city of ningxiashikawa has made additional efforts to expand the supply of general high school degrees by digging in existing school buildings, expanding them and extending them in a phased manner
In a series of focused hardware practices, such as new high schools, new branches and the upgrading of existing schools, special emphasis is placed on teacher excellence in urban schools. “the first high school enrolment was achieved in 2024, but our teachers arrived one year earlier than their students.” the vice-chancellor zhao, vice-chancellor of the chengcheng 7 school of nuternity (hereinafter referred to as “the seven middle talents”), introduced the school's teaching staff, consisting of two components: the introduction of high-level talent and the selection of high-level graduate students, who, prior to coming to the podium, would have to study for one year at a high school of excellence throughout the country and undergo repeated lectures, lectures, competitions and intensive training. The school recruits new teachers for the third consecutive year, and each group of new teachers undergoes this kind of grinding. Zhao simply revealed that the number of teachers enrolled this year has increased by 50 per cent over the previous year and will be expanded further in the coming year to include “first-in-first-in-school teachers, first and foremost to ensure the quality of teaching”。
It has always been recognized that the transition from secondary to secondary level is one of the reasons for the high pressure on students at the compulsory level. This initiative, however, focuses not only on the development of general secondary schools, but also on the exploration of vocational high schools。
According to several experts, the development of general high schools alone will not ease the anxiety of transition to higher education and will only reduce the burden on students by providing more diverse options. It was described that the metropolitan area was also exploring new models for the development of integrated upper secondary school personnel, which were integrated into general and vocational education. In 2025, the board of directors of education of the sheep district of chengcheng, based on the young-sung profession, added the brand of the urban sheep comprehensive high school as a pilot for the comprehensive high school, without changing the orientation of vocational education as a type of education. The schools offer both general upper secondary and vocational education courses, with a general shift, giving students an additional opportunity to choose; and the integration of professional skills into the “advanced union” educational system, thereby meeting the development needs of students of different potentials and providing them with an education that is personal, autonomous and appropriate。
The “beijing city mathematics festival” opened with a presentation by teachers and students in the beijing 5th high school and secondary school. Zhou liang / light picture
“celebrity + low school” “celebrity + new school” “celebrity + agricultural school”
Innovative learning mechanisms to achieve multiplier effects
When it comes to the original purpose of the group organization of schools, the secretary of the second high school party in jenan city, shandong province, lee xian, considered that “the use of radiation-driven activities is both a social responsibility and a mission”
On the basis of thorough research, the school led the implementation of the “education group + quality quality zones” development strategy, which established the middle east education group in shandong city. “teachers at the group schools conduct group classes and parallel classes with two of the middle teachers in the city on a weekly basis in order to improve the teaching skills of the teachers; conduct training for cadres, teachers and staff in the city on a monthly basis in the city's second; and share scientific and technical premises, artistic resources and students' perspectives among schools.” at present, 82 schools are contracted by the middle east education group in shandong city, which shares ideas, curricula, resources and educational synergies among the schools in order to promote the balanced development of quality education in the region。
Metropolis, on the other hand, promoted the expansion of educational resources from a broader perspective - co-opted 65 projects in municipal direct schools to achieve 100 per cent coverage of municipal direct schools and high-quality schools in five urban districts in priority areas; promoted the establishment of six regional educational unions, with 114 schools in the school community and 780 in depth; and formed a group of 175 basic education schools, covering 642 schools and more than 600,000 students, in accordance with the “city + new school” model。
The national programme for the construction of a strong education state (2024-2035), published by the national office of china, proposes to accelerate the expansion of high-quality high-school enrolment targets in schools and to pilot balanced enrolment. Innovative school delivery mechanisms to increase coverage of quality education are being accompanied by an appropriate shift towards weak middle schools and rural middle schools, in an effort to provide equal access to quality education resources for every student. It is known that in 2025, the number of candidates who did not take a secondary examination in the school programme using regional indicators in urban areas amounted to 326,000, an increase of 21. 6 per cent over the previous year。
Based on immediate access to upper secondary education, expanded enrolments have increased overall access, group-based schools have guaranteed the quality of their delivery, and school-to-school indicators have ensured a more equitable distribution of quality resources among junior secondary students of different backgrounds and levels. The three are intertwined and together point to universal, equitable and quality upper secondary education。
Good mechanisms operate, falling on each specific student, and become a sense of access. Zhao jun showed journalists the idea of a 2025-grade target for students attending a bridging course. – “the yellow iron mine is the treasure of nature and the blood of modern technology” — “i sense the scientific strength behind the heavyweights of the great powers” — “i see the wonders and romances of science in watching titanium change colours in electrolytic fluids” — and “i feel the magic and romance of science.” in order to help target students to better connect to upper secondary education, the seven secondary schools developed a special curriculum - - the bridging course, which includes the foundation course (knowledge interface), the long-term course (moral education), the distance course (life exploration), the knowledge course (study travel) and the excellence course (strength competition). “not to repeat knowledge, but to make a transition in experience and awareness and to exercise the children's minds.” he said。
The finals of the national girls ' group at the junior high school football league were held at the qin emperor island training base in hebei province. Photo taken by cho jian hung
From focused learning to personal customization
Development of diversity and construction of specialty high schools
On the stage, candles swayed, “li zhong” of a servant of wind and dust was immersed in herbal medicine, and a modern-day teacher came suddenly “crossed”, using artificial intelligence robots to help lee zhong to identify the same chinese medicine. Immediately thereafter, the scene changed and the desks and chairs opened. Liu qiang, the head of the icst team, led the students in the production of grass-literacy robots using artificial intelligence techniques such as image classification and volume computing。
This is a theatre course at chengduhud high school in sichuan province。
“this integration course seeks to foster the scientific spirit of the students to analyse problems and solve them, providing individualized learning options for students with different potentials and interests.” liu qiang said。
At the secondary school education group of the people's university of china, students are also busy showing on stage the results of the drama practice course - the big four-story drama " shouting " . The relevant officials stated that, through integration of the primary, primary and high-level theatre courses, “it is hoped that students will learn about history and experience development from the perspective of multidisciplinary cross-fertilization”。
“teach for the transfer of knowledge, learn for application, and pursue the full and personal development of each student.” the secretary of the sichuan province high school of huayang (hereinafter referred to as “the high school of huayang”) general secretary yao min outlined his teaching philosophy。
In yao min's hands, journalists have seen a curriculum that is divided into three categories: compulsory, optional and optional, covering subjects such as artificial intelligence base, aviation model curriculum, c++ program foundation, high-end biochemical experiments. In the basics of science, students first experience their specialties of interest and then choose a specialty course for further study; at the stage of the selection of interest, some of the innovative potential talent emerges, and schools set up a platform for individualized development. “from concentration to free choice, to individual customization, students are free of all interests.” what matters more than a prize is yao-min's progressive culture, which has built up “scaffolds” for every student to grow, leading them out to broader platforms such as colleges, laboratories, etc。
In line with the new development requirements, high school education is working to break the “thousands of schools” and build personalized growth ladders for students of different qualities。
In july 2023, at the world football championship for students held in morocco, the women's foot squads of shandong city ii represented china and won the world championship in the seventh world war, which was once again my country's honour 16 years later. Since the election of the first national youth school specialty schools in calendar year 2, in 2015, schools have adhered to the “two-legged walking” approach to physical education, ensuring that all students attend physical education classes and conduct sports festivals in order to meet their needs for diversified fitness, while also vigorously developing specialty sports such as football, basketball and football to tap sports talent and invest in developing fully developed and overqualified adolescents。
“the world of football is much more than winning, and its greater value is breeding.” as li xinjiang has said, the diversity of high schools is nurturing the soil for the free growth of every child, and each student will find his or her place in a diverse educational environment, taking root, growing up, growing up and becoming self-serving。
The daily light (22 july 2025, 14th edition)
