Taiwan High School Admissions: Yi Zhong Score Drops Slightly, Nu Yi Zhong Holds Steady

Taichung's prestigious high schools, Taichung First Senior High School (Yi Zhong) and Taichung Girls' Senior High School (Nu Yi Zhong), have announced their minimum admission scores for the upcoming academic year, revealing a slight dip for Yi Zhong while Nu Yi Zhong holds steady.

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The minimum admission score for Taichung First Senior High School has slightly decreased to 94 points.

Yi Zhong's minimum score for general admissions has been adjusted to 94 points, a decrease from last year's 95 points. However, this figure only applies to 56 students, highlighting the intense competition. The majority of successful applicants, a significant 66%, achieved scores of 100 points or higher. The school admitted 795 students in total. Yi Zhong's academic dean, Zhu Yu-mei, attributed the lower minimum score to a 2,000-student decrease in the Taichung-Tudou region's applicant pool and students' unfamiliarity with new question formats in the exams.

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The minimum admission score for Taichung Girls' Senior High School remains at 92 points.

Nu Yi Zhong, on the other hand, maintained its minimum admission score at 92 points, the same as the previous year. This score requires applicants to achieve at least 5A grades with four pluses. The school admitted 616 students, with an additional 18 places for special admissions. A total of 10 students achieved a perfect score of 111 points, and 48 students scored 110 points. Similar to Yi Zhong, Nu Yi Zhong's dean of academic affairs, Cai Yue-jing, noted that the new question formats presented challenges. While high-achieving students still performed well, the number of students admitted with the minimum score of 92 points increased to 53, compared to only four last year, suggesting the new exam style impacted even top scorers.

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The minimum admission score for Yi Zhong has slightly decreased this year, mainly due to a 2,000-student decrease in the Taichung-Tudou region's applicant pool, and students' unfamiliarity with new question formats also had an impact, leading to a slight decrease in admission scores.