The Graduation Examination of Junior High School is an academic examination held annually in parts of mainland

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

to determine graduation from junior high school. Students who pass this exam receive a Certificate of Graduation (毕业证书). Students who fail do not graduate, and are given a Certificate of Completion (结业证书), meaning they have finished the courses but failed to graduate. In some parts of China this test is combined with the

Senior High School Entrance Examination The Senior High School Entrance Examination, or commonly known as ''Zhongkao'' (Chinese: 中考, ), is the academic examination held annually in the mainland of the People's Republic of China to distinguish junior high school graduates. This exam ...

(中考).

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