Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School
Selective school in Taipei, Taiwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School 臺北市立建國高級中學 | |
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No.56, Nanhai Rd. Zhongzheng Dist. Taipei , 100052 Taiwan | |
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Other name | CKHS[1] |
Former name | No. 1 Taihoku High School(1922) Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School(1967) |
School type | Public schools, Selective school |
Mottoes | 勤、樸、誠、勇 (Diligence, Simplicity, Sincerity, Courage.) |
Established | 2 April 1898 (1898-04-02) |
Founder | Government-General of Taiwan |
Educational authority | Department of Education, Taipei City Government [zh] |
School code | 353301 |
Principal | Chih-Chun Chuang [zh] |
Staff | 34(2020)[2] |
Faculty | 216 (2020)[2] |
Grades | 10 - 12 |
Gender | Male |
Age range | 16 - 18 |
Enrollment | 2,895(Nov 2021)[2] |
Classes | 83[3] |
Language | Standard Mandarin (traditional) |
Classrooms | 110[3] |
Campus | Great Taipei Area |
Area | 5.78 acres[2] |
Campus type | Urban |
Houses | 68 |
Student Union/Association | Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School Student Council |
Colour(s) | Khaki |
Slogan | 今日我以建中為榮, 明日建中以我為榮。 (CK proud of CK.) |
National ranking | 1 |
Nobel laureates | Samuel C. C. Ting Wei-min Hao |
Website | www |
Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School (CKHS;[1] Chinese: 臺北市立建國高級中學), also historically known as Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, is a public high school for boys located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The school was established in 1898 during the early years of Japanese rule. Originally named "No. 1 Taihoku High School" (臺北州立臺北第一中學校), it was the first public high school in Taiwanese history.[4][5] CKHS requires the highest scores on the national senior high school entrance exams.[6][7][8] As of July 2021, CKHS's alumni include 1 Nobel Prize laureate (Physics), the only ethnic Chinese Turing Award laureate, 1 Cannes Film Festival Award winner (Best Director), 1 head of state, at least 5 members of the US National Academy of Sciences, and numerous scholars and public servants. Its female counterpart is the Taipei First Girls' High School.[9]