Chienkuo High School, generally recognized as a "star school," has already determined that its outstanding selected students will not be judged exclusively by the standard of academic grades. Particular emphasis will also be placed on performance in activity groups, in order to "lend balance" to their current student population, whose on-campus activities lean heavily in favor of scholastic pursuits.
公認的「明星」高中建國中學，已明確表示，建中優先甄選的學生，將不以智育成績為主要的衡量標準，而將側重社團表現，以「平衡」如今校園內大部份偏向智育的學生。