For the vast majority of parents and students, this autumn is bound to be a particularly special start of the school year:

New textbooks, compiled in accordance with the New Compulsory Education Curriculum Standards (hereinafter referred to as the "CECS"), have been fully rolled out. Content adjustments have been made across major subjects like Chinese, Math, and English, with English undergoing the most significant changes.

Meanwhile, reform policies for provincial middle school and college entrance exams are being implemented one after another. With the new middle school and college entrance exams set to be fully implemented by 2025, the exams are showing a stronger tendency toward selective assessment, and the difficulty level continues to rise.