“高考户籍制”:彻底终结还是有限松绑?

Registration Binding System:To Abolish or to Loosen?

"高考户籍制"是中国高考区别于世界各国大学招考制度的最显著特征之一,其历史原型可追溯至科举时代的"科举户籍制";至民国及新中国初期,即已实行一种基本的高考户籍制。在大规模人口流动已成为中国社会常态特征的背景下,这一制度面临前所未有的合法性危机。高考户籍制问题的本质在于分省定额录取,户籍并非其真正根源,因此当前不应通过"一刀切"方式在全国范围内将之彻底终结,改革应根据各省实际,因地制宜,稳步推进。

College entrance examination-registration binding system is one of the most notable characteristics which Chinese college entrance examination differs from other coun- tries~. Its historical prototype was imperial examination-registration binding system. During the Republic of China as well as in the initial period of New China,there were already some registration restrictions in college entrance examination. In modem China,large scale population flow has been regular social characteristic;college entrance examination-regis- tration binding system has been suffering a serious crisis of legitimacy. But its essence lies in the mechanism of allocating quota by province,not in registration itself. At pre- sent,we should not abolish it thoroughly,but take gradual approaches to reform according to each province Js specific conditions.