The eight famous schools in Shanghai are Datong Middle School, Gezhi Middle School, Yan 'an Middle School, Kongjiang Middle School, Fuxing Middle School, Qibao Middle School, Jianping Middle School and Nanyang Model Middle School. Datong Middle School was originally the best school in Shinan District, and was merged into Huangpu District in 1990s. Up to now, these eight schools are still the best schools in these seven districts. The main admission methods are self-enrollment, zero volunteering and quota allocation, and parallel volunteer.

Students from Fudan University in Shanghai

At Fudan University in Shanghai, there are more students from the south. Because Fudan University has a relatively large proportion of students enrolled in Shanghai. Fudan University has locked in many local students in Shanghai in advance through comprehensive evaluation, independent enrollment and other channels. In addition, Shanghai Fudan University has a high admission score and few foreign students, which doomed Fudan University to have more southerners than northerners.