At the start of the school, students are academically sorted by entrance exam test grades.

In most subjects exams test short-term memory in closed-book exams or standard of presentation in course work.

If the applicant performs particularly well on the entrance exam tests, the school may award a scholarship.

The exam tests how well a programmer has understood the language constructs and mechanisms.

The exam tests students' proficiency in a variety of academic subjects including mathematics and language arts literacy.