This year, there are 37 Gaokao test spots and 1393 test rooms in nine test centers in the downtown area (Haishu District, Jiangdong District, Jiangbei District and the High-tech Zone), Zhenhai District, Beilun District, Yinzhou District, Cixi County, Yuyao County, Fenghua County, Ninghai County and Xiangshan County. A total of 38,500 high school graduates are enrolled for the Gaokao examination, a reduction of 5000 candidates over last year.