Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province
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Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province 江苏省苏州中学 | |
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Motto | Honesty, Faith, Thoughtfulness, Courage (诚、信、思、勇) |
Established | 1035; 989 years ago (1035) |
Principal | Wei Xin (卫新) |
Staff | 348[1] |
Faculty | 251[1] |
Number of students | 2014[1] |
Website | szzx1000.cn |
The Suzhou High School of Jiangsu Province (江苏省苏州中学) is a public high school in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
In 1035, the Northern Song politician and writer Fan Zhongyan founded the earliest predecessor of the current Suzhou High School, Suzhou Prefecture School (苏州府学). During the Qing dynasty, Zhang Boxing (張伯行) established the Ziyang College (紫陽書院) inside the Suzhou Prefecture School. It was one of the most prestigious colleges in the nation, and several emperors of the Qing dynasty praised its achievements.[2] In the 1900s, the imperial examination was abandoned, and consequently Duanfang, the governor of Jiangsu, transformed the school into a modern school. He also invited sinology masters Wang Guowei and Luo Zhenyu to join the faculty of the school.[3] In addition, during the Republic of China period, Zhang Taiyan and Qian Mu taught sinology here. It is widely regarded as one of the four most famous high schools in Jiangnan.[note 1][4]
After the establishment of People's Republic of China, Suzhou High School became one of the 24 key high schools of China in 1953, which were selected by the Ministry of Education,[5] and one of the top four high schools in Jiangsu Province.[note 2][6] In 1997, Suzhou High School was one of the first batch of national model high schools in Jiangsu Province. After the key school concept was abolished,[7] it became a four-starred high school in 2004. In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in American universities, Suzhou High School ranked number 39 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities.[8][9]