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Our Chinese friends always ask us, which high school is the best in Richmond? You know, in China, the elementary schools, high schools and universities are all classified to normal schools and key schools. The student who can study in a key high school will have better chance to a university in future. The parents have to do their best to make their child into a key school. That is why many Chinese parents look for the key school after they move in Richmond.

你知道，在中国，小学，中学和大学被分为普通学校和重点学校。能在重点中学里学习的学生会有更好的机会上大学。因此，父母们千方百计地要让孩子上重点中学。这就是为什么中国移民来到列治文区后，做父母总是打听哪间中学是重点中学。

We do not know how to explain this to them. We ourselves also want to know this answer.
　

The following are our questions.

Answer: No.

(本区教育局)答复：没有。

Does Canadian Education Law allow or not allow to divide the public schools to the normal and key schools?

Answer: We have two systems in British Columbia - public schools and private schools.

答复：我们省有两种教育系统：公立学校和私立学校。

Was there such education system before but now it has been changed by some reason?

Answer: No.

答复：没有。

Does each public high school get the same money from School District each year?

Answer: Yes, on a per pupil basis.
　

答复：是的。是按学生人数拨放的。

Does each public high school get the same kind of teachers and the teachers get same pay no matter which school they are teaching?

Answer: Yes
　

答复：是的。

If you say there is not difference among your schools, what make the marks difference among your high school?

Answer: The abilities of individual students.

答复：是因学生能力的差异造成的。

You know each year BC publish the evaluation about their schools. Some people think the school which got high mark is the key school. It must get more money, better teachers or better teaching instruments from their School District. Is it true?

Answer: No.
　

答复：不是。