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Shanghai High School
Summary
Shanghai High School () is a top public high school in Shanghai, China. It also has an international division, the Shanghai High School International Division. In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in American universities, Shanghai High School ranked number 3 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities.
The campus is located on 989 Baise Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China. The campus covers 340 mu or about 56 acres.
Its junior department was separated to Shanghai Huayu Private School ()in 1999. Shanghai High School's sister school in Hong Kong is the St. Paul's Co-educational College.
The school was established in 1865 under the name Longmen Academy (). Its name was changed to Jiangsu Shanghai High School in 1927, and it was renamed as Shanghai High School in 1950.
During World War II, the school's buildings were used by the Japanese as a prison camp, Lunghua Civilian Assembly Center. An exhibition of the school's unique history can be seen in the school's art building exhibition center.
In June 1993, Shanghai High School became the first Chinese school to start an international division. In 1995, Shanghai High School International Division became the first in China to offer an International Baccalaureate program. More than 1750 students from the United States, Japan, Korea, Canada, England, Italy, Germany, Australia, Yugoslavia, Iran, Egypt, Venezuela, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan represent just some of the fifty plus countries and regions represented at Shanghai High School International Division. In 2005, 37.5% graduates entered top 20 universities in the US.
In 2003, Shanghai High School became a UNESCO associated school. That October, it became the first "Shanghai Municipal Demonstration School."
Tang Shouqian (汤寿潜)
Yang Xianjiang (杨贤江)
Ou Yuanhuai (欧元怀)
Zheng Tonghe (郑通和)
Wang Shikan (王士侃)
Wu Ruinian (吴瑞年)
Shen Yizhen (沈亦珍)
Sun Fuxi (孙福熙)
Chen Guangzu (陈光祖)
Ye Keping (叶克平)
Bai Zaili (白宰理)
Fang Qi'ao (方启敖)
Tang Shengchang (唐盛昌)
Feng Zhigang (冯志刚, current principal)
The international division of Shanghai High School, SHSID currently enrolls over 3000 students.
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