•Publication Date：08/25/2014 •Source： Taiwan Today A simplified enrollment process for Taiwan senior high school students was finalized during a meeting of education department commissioners Aug. 21 in Nantou County, according to the Ministry of Education.
“This reform removes the burden from local secondary school students and parents,” an MOE official said “We expect the new policy to enable students to focus more on their studies and less on comparing schools.”
Effective 2015, the changes include reducing the application process from as many as four stages to two at most and requiring senior high schools to admit at least 50 percent of students based on results from the Comprehensive Assessment Program.
All applicants are still required to take the CAP, with only those achieving certain scores eligible to sit tailored assessment given by schools with specialty programs. Such institutions mainly offer music and science curriculums.
As students submit their preference lists after both tests, these changes will help wrap up the application process in late July instead of the same time a month later.
“We are confident the new process is a landmark development for the nation’s compulsory education system and will enhance standards over the long term,” the official said.
