key primary and secondary schools to be selected from all over the country. The quantity and scale of these schools should be matched with the enrollment of higher-level schools, so as to deliver talents for higher education. Besides, they also should concentrate on running a number of “top-notch” schools. In 1983, the Ministry of Education issued the “Opinions on Further Improving the Quality of General Secondary Education”. It mentioned the method of improving junior high school enrollment, in order to liberate primary school students from excessive pressure. In 1992, the State Education Commission promulgated the “Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Compulsory Education Law”. The Article 26 of its fifth chapter stipulates: “The implementation of compulsory education schools shall be planned and rationalized by the municipal or county-level people's government in the district. The setting of primary schools should be beneficial for school-age children and teenagers to enter the school nearby.” “Nearby enrollment” aims to regulate the government’s implementation of compulsory education. As for children, “nearby enrollment” is a kind of right granted to them by law. In 1993, primary schools achieved “nearby enrollment”. However, the implementation had not been fully achieved in junior high schools because the entrance examination for junior high schools remained. Under this background, in 1993, the State Council promulgated the “Outline of China's Education Reform and Development”. It proposed to establish the nearby enrollment for primary school graduates, the entrance examination for junior high school graduates, the high school graduation exam, the entrance examination and examination system for the college entrance examination. In 1995, the State Education Commission promulgated the “Implementation Opinions on Governing the Unreasonable Charges in Primary and Secondary Schools”. It clearly stated that in the nine-year compulsory education stage, primary schools and junior high schools must adhere to the principle of “nearby enrollment”, and it is not allowed to enroll in “the students through the choice of school”. In addition, it is strictly forbidden to link donated funds to the enrollment of students. The opinion pointed out that the fundamental measures to solve the problem of school selection and unreasonable charging are to speed up the adjustment of school layout and attach importance to the construction of weak schools. These measures can narrow the gap between schools and thus implement the policy of “nearby enrollment” in a fundamental sense. Since then, in the stipulations of the various policy documents issued by