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    How Will the Gaokao Postponement Impact Aspiring Students?

    Apr 16, 2020 5 minutes
    Copyedited by Laurence Coulton

    According to China’s Ministry of Education (MOE), the national college entrance examination (gaokao), which is usually held on June 7-8, will be moved to July 7-8 this year, due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. Authorities in Beijing and Hubei Province in central China can suggest their own dates. The MOE says it will ensure students’ safety and the fairness of the exam.

    Prior to the announcement there was speculation whether the would be delayed, as schools and lives of this year’s participants have been seriously disrupted by the pandemic. But the national exam is among the most important in the country, an event which decides the course of students’ lives, so any change in the date was deemed almost impossible.

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