High school report card refers to the material that records the students' achievements in all subjects during the middle and final period of the three-year high school, and is kept by the school guidance office and stamped with the official seal of the school. The report card of senior high school not only records the results of basic courses such as Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, politics, history, geography and politics, but also records the results of other comprehensive courses such as sports, art and music. Foreign schools also pay more attention to other courses. High school report card is one of the proof materials of high school education when students apply for studying abroad.

The national unified entrance examination for colleges and universities, referred to as the "College Entrance Examination", is a selective examination for qualified high school graduates or candidates with equivalent academic qualifications. The subjects of the examination are full-time ordinary high school graduates and China citizens with equivalent education. Enrollment is divided into two categories: science, engineering, agriculture, medicine (including sports) and literature and history (including foreign languages and art). Ordinary institutions of higher learning will be selected according to their scores, enrollment regulations and plans.