Junior High School Education Examination Answer Key Released; A++ Thresholds for Each Subject Revealed

Central News Agency, Taipei, June 2. The Psychological and Educational Testing and Research Center (PETRC) of National Taiwan Normal University announced the 2025 Junior High School Education Examination 'Grading and Answer Key Table' tonight for students to check. To achieve the highest A++ grade in the 'Proficient' category, students can miss at most 2 questions in Chinese and Social Studies, and 3 questions in Natural Science. The PETRC announced the 2025 table on the examination website tonight. The grades are divided into 'Proficient (A),' 'Basic (B),' and 'Strengthening Needed (C).' Proficient and Basic grades also include '++' and '+' labels, where '++' refers to the top 25% of that grade, and '+' refers to the top 26% to 50%. According to the table, to reach the Proficient (A) threshold in Chinese this year, at least 36 questions must be answered correctly, and the A++ threshold is 40 questions, meaning students can miss at most 2 questions. The Proficient threshold for Social Studies is 48 correct answers, and the A++ threshold is 52, allowing for at most 2 errors. These two thresholds for Chinese and Social Studies are consistent with last year (2024). The Proficient (A) threshold for Natural Science is 43 correct answers, the same as last year; the A++ threshold is 47 (last year was 48), meaning 3 errors are allowed (last year was 2). English includes listening tests, and Mathematics includes non-multiple-choice questions, both requiring weighted calculations, making them more complex. English grades include reading and listening, calculated with 80% reading and 20% listening. To reach the Proficient (A) grade in reading, 38 questions must be answered correctly. Listening is only divided into Basic and Strengthening Needed, with a threshold of 13 correct answers for Basic. To reach Proficient (A) overall, a weighted score of 90.7 is required, and 98.14 for A++, consistent with last year. Mathematics includes multiple-choice and non-multiple-choice questions, calculated with 85% multiple-choice and 15% non-multiple-choice. To reach Proficient (A) overall, a weighted score of 77.10 is required (last year was 76.2), and 91.60 for A++ (last year was 93.2). Tseng Fen-lan, deputy director of the PETRC, told CNA in a phone interview that the exam is designed with the same difficulty level every year, so the thresholds do not vary much, usually by only one question. Tseng said that through the table released today, students can roughly grasp their grades. Before the official report card is released on the 5th of this month, students can check school brochures, talk to their homeroom teachers or counselors, and prepare for the upcoming admission process. Of course, they can also think further about their learning plans for the transition from junior high to high school.