[ClearCase_guy]

It is arguably unfair that graduates of state-sanctioned Islamic high schools cannot take college entrance tests. ... Some say that these schools can be as good as secular schools; secularists charge they are inferior and train people to follow authority rather than to function as democratic individuals.

I'm sure that the issue isn't quite this simple, but the above seems odd to me.

If the graduates of these schools cannot take college entrance tests, then what options do they have? Won't they be pretty much forced to shape their lives around religious authorities? Aren't they being squeezed out of participation in secular society?

Doesn't seem smart. But, as I say, there's probably a lot more to it.

[Valin]

Very good point.