Students at Dongmeng High School in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, prepare for the gaokao. (YU XIANGQUAN / FOR CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING - A new high of 11.93 million students will take China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as "gaokao."

Aside from a postponement in Shanghai due to COVID-19, the exam will be held on June 7 and 8 nationwide.

Gaokao is deemed critical for social mobility and national talent selection in China. More than 10 million students took the exam across the country in 2021. 

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