2003年秋季,襄樊市在所辖的枣阳、谷城、宜城等三个县市实施农村初中试办四年制初中(班),力求探索一条农村初中兼顾义务教育和职业技术教育,既帮助学生完成初中阶段义务教育,为升学打好文化基础,同时,帮助学生掌握1至2门农村实用技术,为当地经济发展培养实用型人才。当年共举办 In the fall of 2003, Xiangfan City implemented rural junior high schools in three counties and cities under the jurisdiction of Zaoyang, Gucheng, and Yicheng to try out a four-year junior high school (class) in an effort to explore a rural junior high school that takes into account both compulsory education and vocational and technical education. Help students to complete junior high school compulsory education and lay a good foundation for further studies. At the same time, help students master one to two rural practical technologies and cultivate practical talents for local economic development. Held in the year