Nanchong Senior High School

Nanchong Senior High School (四川省南充高级中学) is a public high school in Nanchong City, Sichuan Province.^[1][2][3] The school comprises five campuses—Shunqing, Jialing, Gaoping, Linjiang, and Wenfeng^[4]—covering approximately 184 acres.^[1] The school has 1,336 staff members, including 406 with senior titles, and 34% of the teachers hold graduate-level qualifications.^[5]

It is considered among the best schools in Sichuan and has been classified as a "National Model High School" and "First-Class Model High School", and "First-Class Demonstration Senior High School (Leading Type)" by the Sichuan Provincial Government.^[6][7]

Nanchong Senior High School was founded in 1927 by Yuzhang Wu,^[1] a revolutionary and linguist of the proletariat class in the People's Republic of China.^[8]

In 1950, it merged with Jianhua Middle School, a private school established by Lan Zhang,^[1] a democratic revolutionary, educator, and one of the national leaders of the People's Republic of China.^[9]

In 1952, the Sichuan Provincial Government officially named it Sichuan Nanchong Senior High School.^[1]

Based on the annual college entrance examination admission rate, teaching quality, and student quality evaluation published by the Nanchong Municipal Government Education Department,^[10] Nanchong Senior High School has led in teaching quality in Nanchong City for 32 years, since 1993.^[11]

According to the biennial 'Top 100 High Schools in China' rankings, Nanchong Senior High School was included among the top 100 in 2009, 2017,^[12] and 2022.^[13] This ranking has, however, faced some controversy due to differences in evaluation criteria compared to the traditional emphasis on college entrance exam results.^[13]

The campus expanded and increased enrollment after 2019, strengthening the region's educational capacity and enhancing its influence within the province.^[14] There are concerns that this growth may have diluted the school's core quality resources and lowered the admissions threshold.^[15] While the school remains a leading institution in the Nanchong area, a decline in provincial high-achiever exam results (e.g., fewer high scorers on the national college entrance examination since 2022) appears to lend some credence to these concerns.^[16] Additionally, the school's large intake of top students has raised concerns in the community about limiting opportunities for other schools, potentially fostering a monopoly.^[15][16]

The school has also recruited teachers from across the country to strengthen its faculty.^[17][18]

Nanchong Senior High School prioritizes students' mental health and well-rounded personal development.^[10] Since it was founded in 1927 the school aims to cultivate well-rounded individuals with strong character.^[19]

In 1927 Yuzhang Wu founded Jialing Senior High Schoo. He selected "Sincerity and Courage" as the school motto.^[1] The motto draws from The Book of Rites: Doctrine of the Mean, which states, "Sincerity is the way of heaven; pursuing sincerity is the way of man." Yuzhang Wu believed that "sincerity" is an attribute of heaven. Similarly "courage" embodies resilience and fearlessness."^[19]

There are many tudent clubs, including Broadcasting, Etiquette, Debate, Art, Folk Art Appreciation, Photography, Literature, Dance, Drama, Choir, Folk Performance, and Calligraphy clubs, and others.^[20]

There are also after school club activities, which include experiences like outdoor sketching, crafting, broadcasting, volunteer etiquette services for new students, and performances at cultural showcases.^[21]

• Duojia Pan (潘多加), biologist, a student of Nanchong Senior High School in 1984,^[22] member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (2023).^[23]
• Rongjun Shen (沈荣骏), lieutenant General, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.^[24]
• Yongchuan Chen (陈永川), mathematician, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.^[25]
• Ji Xin (邢继), deputy general manager, chief engineer, and chief designer of Hualong One, China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd.^[26]

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