'Examination mill' meets the needs of students

MAOTANCHANG HIGH SCHOOL in Lu'an city, East China's Anhui province, has hit the headlines again before this year's national college entrance exam (gaokao), which falls on Tuesday and Wednesday. The school has earned a reputation as a "gaokao mill" as it has produced a great number of students who have passed the exam. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Monday:

Thanks to the impressive performance of its students in previous national college entrance exams, Maotanchang High School has arguably become "the world's largest gaokao mill" in many people's eyes, regardless of the fact it is located in a little-known township in Anhui province.

Although such a title also reflects widespread public complaints about the country's exam-oriented education that does not bother the Maotanchang students and their parents, because they truly believe that passing the exam is the only way to success.