The Ministry of Education has asked organizers of national competitions for primary and secondary students to double-check the authenticity and originality of past prize winners.
教育部要求全国性竞赛主办单位对以往获奖项目的真实性、独创性进行复核。
National competitions should not far exceed students' cognitive abilities, and parents and others should not participate in the competitions on behalf of the contestants, the ministry said in a notice.
坚决避免参赛项目明显不符合学生认知能力现象的发生，坚决防止由家长或其他人代劳等参赛造假行为。
The ministry will continue to strictly scrutinize national competitions, and organizers that are found to be seriously violating regulations will be removed from competition white lists and not be allowed to host competitions again, it said.
教育部将进一步加强对审核通过的竞赛的管理，严肃查处竞赛中出现的违法违规行为，情节严重的，将从竞赛名单中移除，并不再受理举办单位举办竞赛的申请。
Further, competition results are not allowed to be used to decide student admission to primary and middle schools. Rather, admission should be solely based on the proximity of their homes to the schools, the notice said.
各地要继续严格落实义务教育免试就近入学政策，不得将任何竞赛奖项作为幼升小、小升初升学依据。
High schools should also not use the results of competitions as bonus points to count toward student admission, it said.
严禁将各类竞赛获奖情况作为高中阶段学校招生考试（中考）加分依据。
教育部2018年印发《关于面向中小学生的全国性竞赛活动管理办法（试行）》，从2019年开始审核并公布竞赛名单，严控竞赛数量。
On July 1, the ministry published a white list featuring 35 approved national contests for primary and secondary school students for this year and next year.
7月1日，教育部公布了2020年和2021年面向中小学生的全国性竞赛活动名单，确定35项全国性竞赛活动。
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