Query Chinese college entrance exam (高考) data from the command line. Data source: 掌上高考 (gaokao.cn), operated by China Education Online (中国教育在线), under the Ministry of Education.
Prerequisites
gaokao-cli must be installed at ~/.local/bin/gaokao-cli. No WebBridge or browser required — all data comes from public CDN JSON APIs.
Commands
1. List provinces
gaokao-cli provinces
Returns all 31 provinces with IDs. Use province names (e.g. 北京) or IDs (e.g. 11) in other commands.
2. Score lines (省控线/批次线)
gaokao-cli score-line --province 北京
gaokao-cli score-line --province 北京 --year 2025
gaokao-cli score-line --province 河南 --year 2025 --type 物理类
| Flag | Short | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--province |
-p |
Yes | Province name or ID |
--year |
-y |
No | Year (default: latest) |
--type |
-t |
No | 综合/理科/文科/物理类/历史类 |
3. Score section (一分一段表)
# Full table
gaokao-cli score-section --province 北京 --year 2025
# Lookup specific score — returns rank, count, and 同位分 (equivalent scores in prior years)
gaokao-cli score-section --province 天津 --year 2025 --score 650
# Old gaokao provinces with 文理分科
gaokao-cli score-section --province 河南 --year 2024 --type 理科 --score 600
| Flag | Short | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--province |
-p |
Yes | Province name or ID |
--year |
-y |
No | Year (default: latest) |
--type |
-t |
No | 综合/理科/文科/物理类/历史类 |
--level |
-l |
No | 本科/专科 |
--score |
-s |
No | Specific score to lookup |
Key feature: Each entry includes appositive_fraction — equivalent scores in previous years for the same rank (同位分), invaluable for cross-year comparison.
4. School search (院校查询)
gaokao-cli school --name 清华
gaokao-cli school --985
gaokao-cli school --211 --province 北京
gaokao-cli school --dual-class --province 上海
| Flag | Short | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--name |
-n |
No | Fuzzy name search |
--province |
-p |
No | Filter by province |
--985 |
No | 985 universities only | |
--211 |
No | 211 universities only | |
--dual-class |
No | 双一流 universities only | |
--level |
-l |
No | 本科 or 专科 |
5. Batch reform history (批次改革历史)
gaokao-cli batch-history --province 北京
gaokao-cli batch-history # all provinces
Shows when provinces merged batches or switched from 文理分科 to new gaokao model. Essential context for interpreting historical score lines.
Output format
All commands output JSON to stdout:
- Success:
{"ok": true, "data": ...} - Error:
{"ok": false, "error": {"code": "...", "message": "..."}}
Data coverage
- 31 provinces across mainland China
- Score lines: 2014–2025 (varies by province)
- 一分一段表: 2016–2025 (varies by province)
- Schools: ~2,957 institutions including 985/211/双一流 tags
Province subject types
Different provinces use different subject classification:
| Type | Description | Used by |
|---|---|---|
| 综合 | Comprehensive (3+3 model) | 北京, 天津, 上海, 浙江, 山东, 海南 |
| 物理类/历史类 | Physics/History track (3+1+2 model) | 广东, 湖北, 湖南, 河北, 福建, 重庆, 辽宁, 江苏 + 2025新增 |
| 理科/文科 | Traditional Science/Arts | Remaining provinces (shrinking as reform spreads) |
Use batch-history to check when a province switched models.