Changjun High School

Changjun High School (simplified Chinese: 长郡中学; traditional Chinese: 長郡中學, literally Changsha County High School) also known as Changjun (长郡) is a key model high school in Hunan province. In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in American universities, Changjun High School ranked number 33 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1904, the Prefecture of Changsha established "Changsha prefectural school", which was the earliest prefectural school at that time. In 1912, after the prefectural system was abolished, Hunan Changjun state-owned High School was founded based on the prefectural school. Later, the school was renamed as Hunan First United County-owned High School, Changjun State-owned school, Hunan Changjun United High School, Changsha First High School（in 1951）, Changsha Second High School and Changjun High School in 1984.

For one century, with the school principle of Simple, Sincere, Self-possessed and resolute, the school has sent a total of more than 78,000 qualified graduates, maintaining a large number of excellent people. Changjun High School obtains high reputation not only for its famous teachers such as Xu Teli, Li Weihan, Chen Zizhan and Zhou Shizhao, but also for its distinguished students including revolutionists such as Ren Bishi, Li Lisan, Li Fuchun, Xiao Jinguang, Chen Geng and Zeng San, 13 academicians such as Zhang Xiaoqian and Shen Qizheng. Besides them, esthetician Cai Yi, musician Lu Ji and youth singer Zhang Ye and Chen Xiaoduo once studied here. The school has 17 items of annually-awarded scholarship fund and 4 items of special teachers’ educational fund set up by well-known alumni.

Based on its experience, Changjun people have established its school-running policy---students first, best performance as the aim. It insists on the developing thought of “harmonious development, content development, characteristic development and international development” and puts the educating concept of "for the students life-long development", "to become useful first adult" into reality, promoting quality education. So it has formed its own features and brand.

The quality of school teaching is enduring and the results of quality education stacks up. Since 1995, the proportion of our students who passed Graduating Exam for High-school students and the proportion of students entering colleges has been keeping the upper grade of Hunan province. In the College Entrance Exams from the years of 2007-2013, 316 students were admitted into Beijing University and Qinghua University; Totally 671 students won first prize in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and information science at the Olympics for High-school students provincially and nationally. Among them 49 students entered the national training team, winning 8 international gold medals. As for the art and sports, students won 199 national gold medals. Changjun gymnastics team attended World Gymnastic Competitions for High-school students four times on behalf of China and won 5 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 11 copper medals. Chengchi Literary Club has twice been named“National Top Literary Club”. Students’ experience activities such as "Walk into the barracks", "Walk into the Nature", "Walk into the community", "Walk into the factory" and "Walk into the new countryside" are renowned all over China.

Owing to its all-round development, Changjun High School has been awarded with the titles of National Advanced Unit of School Democracy Management, National Advanced Unit of Physical Education and Sanitation, National Advanced Unit of People Employment, National Advanced Unit of Art Education, Provincial Advanced Unit of Grass-Roots Party Constitution, Changsha Civilized Unit.

In the fall of 2009, Changjun new campus formally opened. It cost 320 million yuan and was invested by Changsha Municipal Government. The new campus is located in the leading area of “the two-oriented society” called Octagon Area, covering an area of 150 acres. Changjun 2 campuses in the east and west of Xiangjiang River take off together and the school’s development has turned a new page.

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