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BEIJING - Good grades alone may not be enough to earn a place in Chinese universities — students also may have to prove their physical fitness under an Education Ministry proposal, state media reported Thursday.
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The proposal comes after a ministry survey showed there was an overall decline in the physical strength of high school students in recent years, Xinhua News Agency said.
The Education Ministry is considering recording the results of physical tests in students' academic files.
"The results can then be reviewed as an important reference by universities and other higher educational institutes in enrolling students," Liao Wenke, a vice director with the ministry, was quoted as saying.
The ministry is considering using the physical test as a way to split university applicants who have the same score on written tests.
It also plans to raise the physical test standards for students who wish to enroll in senior high schools.
The 2005 survey, involving 380,000 students, revealed a sharp increase in the number of students between the ages of 7 and 18 who were overweight.
It also found that Chinese students jumped an average of 1.18 inches less in the long jump compared with 2000.
china getting ahead of us again...
BEIJING - Good grades alone may not be enough to earn a place in Chinese universities — students also may have to prove their physical fitness under an Education Ministry proposal, state media reported Thursday.
ADVERTISEMENT
The proposal comes after a ministry survey showed there was an overall decline in the physical strength of high school students in recent years, Xinhua News Agency said.
The Education Ministry is considering recording the results of physical tests in students' academic files.
"The results can then be reviewed as an important reference by universities and other higher educational institutes in enrolling students," Liao Wenke, a vice director with the ministry, was quoted as saying.
The ministry is considering using the physical test as a way to split university applicants who have the same score on written tests.
It also plans to raise the physical test standards for students who wish to enroll in senior high schools.
The 2005 survey, involving 380,000 students, revealed a sharp increase in the number of students between the ages of 7 and 18 who were overweight.
It also found that Chinese students jumped an average of 1.18 inches less in the long jump compared with 2000.
