More than 10,000 new junior high school placements added, Beijing announces 2026 compulsory education enrollment policy.

Today, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission issued the "Opinions on the Enrollment of Compulsory Education Stage in 2026". The relevant person in charge of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission introduced that the number of students entering primary school this year has slightly decreased compared to the previous year, and the pressure on school places is showing a trend of transmission to the junior high school stage. Beijing has established a school place supply mechanism that is coordinated with changes in population, insisting on "addition means quality improvement". By 2026, Beijing will add more than 10,000 new high school places, striving to ensure that every child can enjoy fair and quality education. Deepen the advancement of a new type of grouped education, with the coverage rate of grouped education in the city reaching 80%, steadily promoting the smooth flow of resource elements.