Such detailed plans have been worked out to further perfect the educational system as modification and supplementation of the universal 12-year compulsory education programme, the introduction of combined teaching and the operation in a peculiar way of hobby groups to make the contents of education practical, comprehensive and up-to-date.

Preparations are in progress to run new IT senior middle schools across the country from the forthcoming new school year and increase the kinds and number of such technical schools.

And a work is on the move for improving the method of estimating pupils' ability and the system for entering a school of higher grade.

Meanwhile, various works are planned to improve the quality of tele-reeducation by developing an integrated education management information system and make multimedia programs according to schools, grades and subjects.

And a work will go on this year to turn more than 300 schools into model units across the country and improve the educational conditions and environment, a main guarantee for cultivating talents.