China's Gao Kao is the mom of all exams. Check out the two most vital days of a Chinese language excessive schooler's life.

• China’s Gao Kao kicked off on Wednesday, and is anticipated to final in most cities till Thursday.
• The exams are so vital that the police typically present up in power to keep up order and escort college students.
• China’s 2023 Gao Kao cohort is its greatest but, with 12.9 million test-takers.

China’s huge Gao Kao assessments started Wednesday, with thousands and thousands of excessive schoolers taking part within the nation’s faculty entrance exams.

For any Chinese language scholar hoping to get into faculty, that is make-or-break. Think about the SAT, ACT, and your entire AP assessments rolled into two days. That is Gao Kao, or “larger schooling examination.”

The marks from all of a scholar’s exams are mixed right into a single rating that defines what faculties they’ll get into. If they do not hit a university’s customary, there’s virtually no likelihood of attending that faculty. 

The stress might be immense, and the whole nation is aware of it. Households put their lives on maintain for 2 days to ensure each situation is excellent for his or her child. Cities count on residents to maintain it down so the scholars can focus. In some cities, police seem in droves to escort test-takers.

This is what went down this yr throughout the annual Gao Kao — the largest two days of each Chinese language excessive schooler’s life.