School grants scholarship by lottery draw

A school raises scholarships from parents of students and then allocates the money to students through a lottery draw, jinbaonet.com reported.

Aojiang Middle School in Wenzhou in East China's Zhejiang province adopted a suggestion to collect scholarship money from parents to encourage well-performed students. As more than 10,000 yuan ($1,629) in the bonus pool had not been used at the end of the school year, some parents suggested that the school give the money to students through a lottery draw.

The school's scholarship approach has raised the eyebrows of the local education authority which labeled the move as "improper".