1984年,广州市四个老城区普及了初中教育,小学毕业升初中率达95％以上,而市属各区县农村地区升初中率仅在50％左右,最低的县只有37％。《中共中央关于教育体制改革的决定》公布之后,广州市政府随即召开会议,讨论、制订并由市第八届人大第四次会议通过了《广州市普及九年制义务教育实施方案》,规划从1986年起,把普及九年制义务教育的重点放到市属八县、四区、一镇,于1990年分三批实现全市升初中率达到95％的目标。两年来,由于各级党政领导高度重视,教育部门全力以赴,广大干部群众艰苦努力,社会各方面力量和华侨港澳同胞的积极支持,广州市实施“普九”的工作在不断克服各种困难迅速发展,稳步前进,取得了令人振奋的成绩。 In 1984, junior high schools were popularized in four old urban districts of Guangzhou. The primary school graduation rate reached 95%, while the percentage of junior middle schools in rural districts of municipal districts and counties was only about 50% and only 37% in the lowest county. After the CPC Central Committee’s Decision on Reform of the Education System was announced, the Guangzhou municipal government immediately held a meeting to discuss, formulate and implement the “Plan for Popularizing Nine-year Compulsory Education in Guangzhou City” by the Fourth Session of the Eighth National People’s Congress Since 1986, the goal of popularizing nine-year compulsory education has been put on the eight counties, four districts and one town in the municipalities. In 1990, the goal of achieving 95% of the city’s middle and junior high school attainment in three batches was achieved. In the past two years, due to the great attention paid by the party and government leaders at all levels, the efforts made by the education sector, the hard work of cadres and the masses, the strength of all sectors of society and the active support of overseas Chinese compatriots in Hong Kong and Maucao, Guangzhou City has continuously overcome various difficulties Difficulties developed rapidly and steadily, with exciting results.