According to experts, Shanghai's junior high school teachers are among the world's most qualified. This is because of their well-rounded training approaches, diversified teaching procedures and rewarding career paths.
The assessment was released after the local teachers scored highest in 12 indicators in an international survey.
The city of Shanghai has always attached great importance to cultivating first class teachers and providing them with rewarding career opportunities, according to Zhang Minxuan, director of the Research Institute of International and Comparative Education at Shanghai Normal University.
In addition to the 12 indicators on which the teachers were checked, which included skills such as efficiency of lessons, encouraging student engagement in class, and professional training, the overall performance of Shanghai teachers in nearly 40 indicators far exceeded the international average standard, according to the survey.
Approximately 4000 teachers from 199 junior high schools responded to the survey, which also polled teachers in 37 countries including Australia, Italy, Japan and Singapore, over the past three years.
In an interview with director of the survey, Karine Tremblay, said to journal Shanghai Education on WeChat that the Shanghai teachers have in - depth exchanges between peers, which also helps them to "grow together on a fast track."
"We found that many initiatives concerning teachers' professional development implemented in Shanghai can serve as world models," she said, according to China Daily.
In the OECD's 2012 Program for International Student Assessment, Shanghai students topped the ranks in math, reading and science tests in competition with those from dozens of countries.
This helped to generate the BBC documentary series "Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School", which was broadcasted in August.
