Linhai   is a city with balanced compulsory education in China. It is a city strong in   education at provincial level. It is titled Zhejiang Model City for   Extra-Curriculum Cultural and Physical Activities. At present, in Linhai,   there are 215 kindergartens, 89 elementary schools(with another 11 teaching   places), 36 middle schools, nine high schools, nine vocational high schools,   three nine-year education schools, four schools for migrant laborers’   children, one special education school, 19 adult education/community schools,   one teachers training school, one TV university, two universities and   colleges. Among these institutions, there are two first class characteristic   model high schools at provincial level, three second class characteristic   model high schools, two key vocational and technical schools at national   level, 111 standardized schools for compulsory education at provincial level,   198 provincial level kindergartens, two model towns for pre-school education   in Taizhou, 11 towns for qualified pre-school education in Taizhou. Pre-schooling   enrollment rate reaches 95.4%. Both enrollment and consolidation rates of elementary   and middle school students reach 100%. 99.11% of middle school students enter   high school after graduation. Gross enrollment rate of high school students   reaches 99.84%. There are 193.7 thousand students of all levels. There are 8,760   public school teachers, among whom, 14 are in-service Special Grade Teachers   at provincial level, 99 are Taizhou Famous Teachers, six are Famous   Headmasters, two are Famous Teachers listed in National High-level Personnel   of Special Support Program. In 2017, there are 1,424(429 of them are students   learning arts) students who are admitted by Class A Enrollment universities   and colleges. This leads other counties in Taizhou. Five students are   admitted by Peking University and Tsinghua University respectively.