Chongqing Nankai Secondary School
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Chongqing Nankai Secondary School 重庆南开中学 | |
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Zhang Boling | |
School district | Shapingba |
CEEB code | 694382 |
Principal | Tian Xiangping (田祥平) |
Faculty | about 200 |
Age range | 15 ~ 18 |
Language | Chinese |
Campus size | 24 hectares |
Colour(s) | Purple |
Tuition | 1200 RMB (209.3 U.S. dollars) per term for senior high[Note 1] |
Funding anniversary | October 17 |
Website | www |
Chongqing Nankai Secondary School (重庆南开中学) is a public secondary school in Shapingba, Chongqing, China.
In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in American universities, Chongqing Nankai Middle School ranked number 28 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities.[1][2]
History
In the summer of 1936, educator
The school campus covers an area of 362 mu (24 hectares).[citation needed] The campus has facilities such as science and computer laboratories, an astronomical observatory, a library, a school history museum, an indoor sports hall, a grand auditorium, an artistic centre, two outdoor stadiums, an indoor swimming pool, student dorms and Business Street. The school’s library has over 150 thousand volumes.
Chongqing Nankai Secondary School has a teaching staff of about 200, including 90 senior teachers, 9 special-graded teachers and 9 research fellows.[citation needed] Over 105 young teachers have a master's degree or above. The school participates in academic exchanges and has established academic relations with schools in the United States and Japan. About 30 teachers have been sent abroad on lecture tours or for advanced studies. Teachers in the school have won national prizes for improvement in teaching method and some teachers were specially rewarded by the state council.
More than 20 graduates have become the deputies of People’s Congress and members of The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in the school.
The school enrolment is over 6000, about 3000 of them living on campus. Every year about 99% of graduates enrol in colleges, among whom about 90% enter national universities. The number of students admitted by Peking University or Tsinghua University has been the highest among schools in Chongqing for years.
Celebrated scientists including some thirty academicians of the
The school has developed an education technology center, astronomical observatory, website and distance educational network.
Overview
The school previously owned significant assets in
Notable alumni
Academicians
33 graduates are members of the
- Zhu Guangya (朱光亚)
- Zhou Guangzhao (周光召)
- Yuan-Cheng Fung (冯元桢)
- Guo Kexin (郭可信)
- Liang Sili (梁思礼)
- Zhou Heng (周恒)
Politicians
- Zou Jiahua (邹家华)
- Zheng Bijian (郑必坚)
- Yan Mingfu (阎明复)
Economists
- Mao Yushi (茅于轼)
- Wu Jinglian (吴敬琏)
- Morris Chang(张忠谋)
Arts and Media
See also
Sister schools:
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ It used to have junior high department, which is public-private-partnership (PPP) and provided free education but was turned to an independent private school in 2015 because of the new policy against PPP schools to try to provide equal education.
References
- ^ People's Daily "http://gz.people.com.cn/n2/2016/0224/c358162-27802234.html Archived 2016-10-14 at the Wayback Machine" Feb 24, 2016.
- ^ CollegeNode Ranking ""中国内地出国留学Top50中学排行榜". Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2016-04-05."