Chinese university entrance exam boot camp investigated over fake advertising claims
- School in Anhui province in spotlight after saying it wanted to recruit students from Shanghai
- Facility is well known for its military-style training methods
A school in southeast China that operates boot camps for students looking to resit the university entrance exam is being investigated for possible fake advertising, according to various media reports.
In an article about Maotanchang Middle School in Luan, Anhui province, that was widely circulated on social media, a member of its staff was quoted as saying the school was trying to attract students from Shanghai who had failed this year’s test and wanted to prepare to take it again.
The school is known for running high-intensity courses where students are made to spend months sitting scores of past exam papers, Xinmin Evening News reported on Monday.
It has 16,000 students who spend up to 16 hours a day in the classrooms, leaving only to sleep.
According to education authorities in Luan’s Jinan district, the school is being investigated for possible fake advertising as the courses it offered are actually being run by Jinan High School, its sister operation, The Beijing News reported on Wednesday.