Higher education for arts students

There are generally four ways for arts-talented students in China to gain a higher education:

1 The bonus-point policy

Previously, students with talent in the arts, including music, dancing, drama and painting could get several bonus points in the gaokao, the national college entrance exam. The number of points varied across provinces. But the Ministry of Education canceled the bonus-point policy in 2014 as one of the measures to bring fairness and transparency to the gaokao.