Tsinghua high school denies rumor about 'pig class'  

网传清华附中学生“不努力会进猪班” 校方否认

“如果不努力，就会被分到猪班去哟！”近日，微信网友圈有网友称，这是清华大学附中激励学生努力学习的方式，其朋友家孩子因不堪如此压力，已转学国外。昨日，清华附中校办工作人员否认存在猪班。不过，该校教务处工作人员称学校设有优才班、实验班，但具体招生方案需当年制定。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A prestigious high school attached to Tsinghua University in Beijing denied on Thursday that they had put students with low grades into a class nicknamed the "pig class," the Beijing News said on Friday.

The newspaper cited netizens on WeChat who had described how the school divided students according to their scores into different classes, nicknamed "dragon class," "tiger class," "pig class" and "horse class."

The first two classes are composed of high-scoring students, while the low-score students are banished to the "pig class." The "horse class" is for students with strong physical skills.

The teachers always press students hard, saying that if they don't work hard they will be banished to the "pig class," the WeChat post said.

An employee at the school denied the allegations, but admitted there are two classes called "Youcai class" (talents class) and "Shiyan class" (experimental class). He refused to reveal the criteria for grouping students.