The essence of popularizing high school education is popularizing vocational high school education. The senior high school entrance examination plays an important role in diverting junior high school students, so that students who are suitable for continuing theoretical study can go to ordinary high schools; Let students who are not suitable for in-depth theoretical study go to vocational high schools to learn a skill. In this way, it will not only help to reduce the pressure of education and teaching in ordinary high schools, but also integrate limited educational resources and realize educational equity to the greatest extent; It is also conducive to improving the scientific and cultural quality of all citizens, so that children who are not suitable for in-depth theoretical study have the opportunity to receive good high school education and even higher education, which is conducive to achieving educational equality.
Many people in the society misread the spirit of this notice as: compulsory education will be implemented in senior high school, and the compulsory education period will be extended from 9 years to 12 years, and the senior high school entrance examination will be cancelled. In view of the great influence of social rumors and misunderstandings, the education department specifically refuted this rumor: the conditions for high school to be included in compulsory education are not met, and the cancellation of the senior high school entrance examination is not established.
The so-called "senior high school is not qualified for compulsory education" means that China is still in the primary stage of socialism, its national strength is not enough to support 12 compulsory education, its per capita GDP ranking is still relatively low, and we have more important tasks to be solved urgently, so it is unrealistic and impossible to implement 12 compulsory education in a short time.
At present, the capacity of high school education can basically meet the educational needs of junior high school graduates. The state has also introduced a tuition-free policy for students in secondary vocational schools and a subsidy policy for poor students in ordinary high schools. At this stage, it is urgent to solve the problems of structural adjustment and quality resource balance of ordinary vocational schools. There are many talents, such as those who are good at coolies, those who are good at studying and doing scientific research, those who are not good at reading should only finish primary school, and some who are good at it can be sent to universities or higher levels, which are suitable for the country and themselves, and do their best not to waste any human resources!