Even though the admissions requirements for middle-school music-program students going into a high-school music program are not stringent (middle schools only require that students have an overall average of 60 in Chinese, English, math and science to be put on the recommended list), some students still complain that they have too much homework to bear.
以國中升高中的音樂班甄試為例，只要國、英、數、理等學科平均達到六十分及格標準，就可以參加推薦甄試，儘管如此，孩子們還是喊功課重、吃不消。