Xu Yifang attends Xuchang High School in central Henan Province, which sends more candidates to China's national college entrance exam than any other.

She scored 136 in Chinese, 135 in math and 144 in English, each marked out of 150. In physics she scored 86, chemistry 96 and biology 97, each out of 100, Dahe Daily reported.

Her place in nuclear engineering and nuclear technology was confirmed when admission results were released this month.

Xu said on July 13 that she had never signed up for a cram class. She had only done the homework her teachers set, she said in an interview republished by Daxiang News.

China restricted for-profit tutoring in core school subjects in 2021.