Shanghai No. 2 High School () is a public secondary school located in Shanghai, China.

History

Founded in 1902 by Wu Xin as Wu Pen Girls' School (), Shanghai No.2 High School was the first independent

girls' school Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education and gender-isolated education, is the practice of conducting education with male and female students attending separate classes, perhaps in separate buildings or schools. The practice of ...

established by Chinese in the 20th century. In 1947, the academy was moved to 200 Yongkang Road (formerly 209 Route Remi), the original campus of Ecole Primaire Russe (俄國初級小學), later renamed Ecole Municipale Française-Ecole Rémy (法國雷米小學). In 1952, Wu Pen Girls' School was renamed Shanghai No. 2 Girls' High School. In September 1967, it was renamed Shanghai No. 2 High School, when it became a co-educational public school.{{Cite web, url=http://www.shiers.cn/articleList.aspx?typeId=8&tId=9, title=上海市第二中学, website=www.shiers.cn, access-date=2017-08-23

References

High schools in Shanghai Educational institutions established in 1902 1902 establishments in China