With a goal of improving aboriginal students' performances on the standardized tests, principals of 110 aboriginal schools have met for a discussion to share their inputs. From changing the mentality of parents, to encourage the students to read more, the talk is set to come up with solutions in boosting the scores.

Year after year, aboriginal students miss out on attending their top choice school by just a few points.

In the past, aboriginal students scored an average of just 70 out of 300 points on the Basic Competence Test for Junior High School Students.

The Ministry of Education has been working with civic groups to assist aboriginal students on this front,

and while improvements have been seen, principals say that the average score of students at their schools has only increased by one to two points.

According to Chang Pin Junior High School principal Kao Ching-teh, changing the mentality of parents would greatly benefit aboriginal students.

Many aboriginal school principals believe that one surefire way for students to perform better on standardized tests is to spend more time reading.

Meanwhile, others say that aboriginal students should take advantage of open admission programs to apply for, rather than test into, public schools.