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set firm targets for implementation. In 2005, Beijing Education Committee put
forward “Notice of Opinions on Adjustment of Primary and Secondary Schools
Layout” indicating it would continue the policy to ensure quality and an emphasis
on comprehensive planning based on mapping location and demography.
There were 24 townships, Xiangs and towns, 473 villages before. With the
readjustment and merge of townships, there are now 10 townships, 1 xiang, 4
street administrative offices and 480 villages. The birthrate has fallen from 15.0 ‰
in 1990 to and 7.0 ‰ in 2006. The birth rate for Xiji township was only 3.3 ‰
in 2007 and 9.5 ‰ for Majuqiao in 2006. The changes in schools appear in two
respects. First the number of schools have reduced as a result of mergers. The total
number of primary schools in 1990 was 301, with 11 for county town school, and
22 central primary schools, with 138 for complete schools, and 130 incomplete
schools. In 2004–2005, there were only 107 primary schools left, a 64 % reduc-
tion. Second, the structure of schools has changed. There are basically no incom-
plete schools or teaching points left. Only central primary schools and complete
primary schools remain (Table 8.3).
The number of junior secondary schools reduced from 35 in 1990 to 24 in
- But senior secondary school increased from 1 in 1990 to 9 in 2005 as enrol-
ments at this level grew (Table 8.4).
8.4.2.3 Ansai, Shannxi
Shannxi provincial government formulated Opinions for Accelerating Relocation
of Primary and Secondary Schools and Teaching Force Optimization and
Ensuring Investment in Rural Compulsory Education in 2002, which established
Table 8.3 Number and type of primary schools in Mmajuqiao township (1990–2008)
(The data in 1990 is for Dadushe township. In 2003 Dadushe Township was merged into
Majuqiao Township. The Data from 2003 to 2008 are for Majuqiao)
Type of primary schools 1990 2003 2006 2008
Total^131043
Central primary^1111
Complete primary 5 9 3 2
Incomplete primary^7Table 8.4 Number of secondary schools in Tongzhou 1999/00–2004/05)
Types 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Complete secondary^956967
Senior secondary^155789
Junior secondary 35 34 30 28 28 24
Primary and junior secondary^4356
Total^45444548484746