At a time when multi-track admissions have yet to meet with widespread support among parents and teachers, an unfortunate incident occurred at the end of February. It was discovered that students at about a dozen junior high schools had been leaked the answers to the mock joint exams. This led to fears that the multiple track admissions policy was not as fair as the joint entrance exam.
多元入學尚未得到家長、老師普遍信任，不料二月底，台北市數十所國中傳出國三模擬考洩題事件，更讓家長人心惶惶，引起「多元入學不如聯考公平」的質疑。