Almost 80 percent of primary and secondary school students had the opportunity to get more nightly sleep this semester, the Ministry of Education said on Wednesday.

教育部12月22日表示，今年秋季学期近八成中小学生睡眠时间更长。

Lyu Yugang, director of the ministry's department of basic education, said 77.14 million parents were surveyed to ascertain whether their children were getting enough sleep. A total of 76.2 percent of respondents said their children were getting the recommended 10 hours of sleep a night for primary school students and nine hours for those in secondary school.
教育部基础教育司司长吕玉刚表示，共有7714万名家长参与了学生睡眠时长是否达到要求的调查，76.2%的家长反映学生睡眠时长达到或接近"小学10小时、初中9小时"的规定要求。

Last year's survey found only about 40 percent of students were getting enough sleep, Lyu said.
去年的调查发现，仅40%左右的学生达到或者接近睡眠时间要求。

In April, the ministry advised primary school students should go to bed before 9:20 pm, middle school students before 10 pm and high school students before 11 pm.
教育部在今年4月发布通知要求，小学生就寝时间一般不晚于21:20；初中生一般不晚于22:00；高中生一般不晚于23:00。

"Homework, after-school tutoring courses and online games should all take second place to ensuring students can get sufficient sleep," Lyu said.
吕玉刚说："作业、校外培训、网络游戏都要为保障学生睡眠'让路'。"