Zhejiang Wenzhou High School

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Zhejiang Wenzhou High School
浙江省温州中学
AdministrationOffice.jpg
The Administration Office
Location
2 Wutian Ave, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

325014
Information
Motto英奇匡国，作圣启蒙
Founded12 October 1902
CategoryPublic school
PrincipalJian Xu
Faculty227
GenderCoeducational
Classes48
Average class size40
Area0.225 km2 (0.087 sq mi)
National ranking46
Websitewzms.wzer.net

The Zhejiang Wenzhou High School (simplified Chinese: 浙江省温州中学; traditional Chinese: 浙江省溫州中學; pinyin: zhè jiāng shěng wēn zhōu zhōng xué ), known colloquially as Wenyizhong (WZHS), is a public senior high school located in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.[1] WZHS is situated in the Ouhai District of Wenzhou, within the Sanyang Wetland Scenic Area. It is one of the first provincial first-class high schools and first provincial first-class ordinary high school model schools established by the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province.[2] Wenzhou High School is known as the "cradle of mathematicians" for educating many famous mathematicians, such as Su Buqing and Gu Chaohao.[3] Among the best schools in China in 2015, Zhejiang Wenzhou High School is ranked 46.[4]

History[]

In July 1902, at the initiative of Sun Yirang, the Wenzhou government's Zhongshan Academy located in the city of Cangqiao was changed to Wenzhou Government College, which is the predecessor of Wenzhou High School. In 1906, Wenzhou Government College was renamed Wenzhou Government College of Zhejiang Province. In that year, Liu Shaokuan became the principal.

In May 1911, Wenzhou Government College of Zhejiang Province was renamed the Tenth Middle School of Zhejiang Province, and the school was still located in Cangqiao. In 1925, the Tenth Middle School of Zhejiang Province changed its name to Zhejiang Tenth Middle School, abolished the teacher training department, and set up the senior high school, junior high school and elementary school departments; two years later, the school was renamed Zhejiang Provincial Tenth Middle School again.

In August 1933, the Zhejiang Provincial Tenth Middle School was renamed Zhejiang Provincial Wenzhou High School. At this time, the domestic situation in China was chaotic, and then Sino-Japanese war broke out. Wenzhou fell three times, Wenzhou high school buildings were severely damaged and forced to move the school three times. After the war, Wenzhou High School was moved back to the city of Wenzhou.

On May 7, 1949, Wenzhou was liberated by the Chinese Communist Party, and Wenzhou High School entered a new period of development. 1953, Wenzhou High School was established as one of the 14 first-class high schools in the province, under the direct control of the Provincial Education Department. The following year, Wenzhou High School was put under the supervision of Wenzhou Municipal People's Government and renamed Wenzhou No. 1 High School of Zhejiang Province.

In 1965, the school was moved to the Jiushan River. In 1985, the school was renamed "Wenzhou High School of Zhejiang Province".

In 1995, Wenzhou High School was ranked among the provincial first-class high schools and provincial civilized schools.[5]

Library of the new campus

Academics[]

WZHS is a provincial first-class high school accredited by the [:zh:浙江省教育厅]Department of Education of Zhejiang Province. In a 2020 ranking produced by Sohu.com, Wenzhou High School ranked 51st among the best high schools in China, which ranks fourth among all high schools in Zhejiang Province.[6] The school is one of the 18 members of the provincial first-class high schools. The school offers compulsory and elective courses for the Chinese college entrance examination( Gaokao). And WZHS also offer higher level curriculum for domestic and international physics, mathematics, biology, and computer science competitions(including IMO, IOI, IPhO, IBO and provincial and national competitions in China). WZHS has been awarded many titles and awards by the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province and the Education Bureau of Wenzhou, including:

  • Zhejiang Provincial First-Class High School（浙江省一级重点中学）
  • Zhejiang Provincial First-Class Ordinary High School Characteristic Model School（浙江省一级普通高中特色示范学校）
  • Tsinghua University 2013 and 2014 "New Centennial Leaders Program" recommended schools.（清华大学2013年、2014年“新百年领军计划”推荐学校）[7]
  • Peking University's First List Of "Co-Education Bases For All-Round Talents".（北京大学首批“博雅人才共育基地”） [8]
  • Peking University's 2013 and 2014 recommendation schools under the "Real Name Recommendation System for Secondary School Principals".（北京大学2013年、2014年“中学校长实名推荐制”推荐资质学校）[9]
  • Zhejiang Province Civilization Organization（浙江省文明单位）
  • Zhejiang Provincial Advanced School（浙江省先进学校）
  • Zhejiang Provincial Advanced School of Education Research（浙江省教科研先进学校）

Departments[]

  • WZHS main campus (本部): offering senior high (Grade 10-12) students domestic compulsory and elective courses prescribed by the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province. The graduating students will take Gaokao or University's Independent Admission to enter the Universities in China.
  • Wenzhou Foreign Language School Senior High School Department( 温州中学国际部，International Department of WZHS): The school is jointly organized by Wenzhou Foreign Language School and Wenzhou High School. The school offers international education classes and domestic special education classes. The school started to enroll freshmen in the fall of 2019, with an enrollment size of 6 classes, including 2 classes for international education and 4 classes for domestic special education.[10]
  • Wenzhou NO.51 High School（温州市第五十一中学）:The school is part of the WZHS group of schools, the school and WZHS share faculties, and about 1/3 of the teachers are hired from WZHS. NO.51 High School offers high (Grade 10-12) students domestic compulsory and elective courses. The school will send a group of outstanding students to Wenzhou High School at the end of the first and second semester of their senior year.[11]
  • WZHS Xinjiang Department（温州中学新疆部）:The WZHS Xinjiang Department was established in 2007 and receives four classes of Xinjiang students each year. The new Xinjiang Department building was completed in 2009 and is located in the Sanyang Wetland Scenic Area, just a hundred steps away from WZHS main campus.[12]

Admissions[]

Admitted senior high school (高中) students usually come from one of the following admission programs:

  • High School Entrance Exam (Zhongkao, 中考): The majority of students are admitted to the school by using their Zhongkao scores as criteria. The admissions rules for the Xinjiang Department are different.[13]
  • Independent admission (自主招生): WZHS holds its own exams to recruit students with science, math, and informatic talents before they take the Zhongkao. Four classes are enrolled each year.[13]
  • Sports and Art Talented Students Admission(体育与艺术特长生招生): WZHS will accept junior high school students who have artistic or athletic talents. The number of students admitted here is required to be limited to less than 5% of the total number of students admitted.[13]

University Admission Result[]

In the 2019 college entrance examination, the total number of students from Wenzhou High School who got into Tsinghua University and Peking University is 22, and 10 students got into world-renowned schools such as University of Oxford and University of Hong Kong. 215 students (33.1%) were admitted to C9 League Universities; 300 students (46.2%) were admitted to 985 universities in total; and 101 students (15%) were admitted to 211 universities. WZHS maintained its excellent performance in the 2020 Chinese college entrance examination. And one of the students ranked first among all students who took the college entrance exam in Zhejiang Province.[14][15]

Operations[]

By 2010, Wenzhou High School had 48 classes in WenZhou, Zhejiang Province. The school had nearly 2,400 students and 227 staff members.[16]

Wenzhou High School covers an area of 338 acres, with a total building area of 76,700 square meters. There are several teaching buildings, a science hall, a laboratory building, a library, a gymnasium, an art building, student dormitories, a teachers' rest building, a cafeteria, an administrative office building, an English island, and a biology island. It also has a standard athletic field, tennis court and indoor solar pool. [17] The school has built an educational information center, campus network system, CATV system, campus public broadcasting system and multimedia teaching system.[17] The library has a total collection of 99,713 books, 225 kinds of magazines and 55 kinds of newspapers.[17]

By 2010, Wenzhou High School had 227 teaching staff, including 4 top-grade teachers, 82 senior teachers, more than 30 provincial and municipal outstanding teachers and new teaching talents. There are 5 people in the city's "551" talent project, 12 people in the city's "221" famous teachers and principals training program, and 7 people in the provincial famous teachers and principals training program. By 2021, the number of Wenzhou high school top-grade teachers has increased to 8.[18]

Campus culture[]

The 68th sports day

Argot[]

An Tui (English: burning oil in the dark; Simplified Chinese: 暗推) origins from the Wenzhounese (the dialect of Wenzhou). This argot is firstly used by a Chinese teacher of Zhejiang Wenzhou High School, referring to the phenomenon that students learn after bedtime. This action requires people to prepare a portable lamp because the school doesn't provide power during bedtime.  Students would use light-shield curtains to prevent being found by housemasters. This argot means studying hard without letting others aware of the diligent.[19]

The 68th sports day

The sports day[]

The sports days, which often last for 3 days, contain track and field. According to tradition, every 3 classes of different grades would team up as a league to join the competition. Each league would design and buy the outfits weeks ahead of the sports day. Many leagues write their songs to cheer members up, and some even make their mascots and flags.[19]

Notable alumni[]

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