As a minority people, Yami who wish to pursue education are given an apparent advantage over other students, in that senior high admission scores are weighted in their favor.
到台灣求學，乍看之下雅美孩子似乎佔了一項優勢﹘﹘身為少數民族，根據教育部規定，高中入學考試總成績加卅五分；五專及大學入學則降低錄取標準的百分之廿五。