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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This test is only given to 15 year olds?  I'm sure in many countries, the top students are the ones taking this test.  The rest of the students are probably enrolled in non-academic tracks.  Not so in this country where everyone is supposed to be college and career ready but they've gotten rid of so many vocational programs for high schoolers.[/quote]
Not sure about the countries you are talking about, but in my country the 15 year olds are in what we call elementary school (here middle school or 1st year of high school). There are no tracks yet.
It's the basic free education all get and most of our schools are public schools.
Speaking of my country, the top students were not the only ones taking the test. 50% of the 15-year olds took the test. Not sure how they were selected, have to read more about it, but schools from every corner of the country took part. Girls did better than boys and city schools did better than small schools. Though the difference is small which is a good thing.
It's not all about rankings. The countries want to know whether they are doing better than last time. Are the investments in education and change in curriculum paying off.
China is working towards adding other provinces, but since it's a huge country, it'll take time.[/quote]

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