No. 2 High School of East China Normal University is a high school located in
Zhangjiang High-Tech Park
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Pudong
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Shanghai
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, China.
Overview
Founded in 1958, No. 2 High School of East China Normal University is the only 'key high school' in Shanghai that is under direct auspices of the country's Ministry of Education other than
Shanghai Foreign Language School
Shanghai Foreign Language School (SFLS, ) is a secondary school based in Shanghai, China. It is not a traditional 'language school' as in schools delivering only language teaching. It is a full-time high school providing education to students age ...
, a school specialized in foreign language. It is most well known for its outstanding performance in international, continental, national and regional science contests. A number of 22 gold medals is won in
International Mathematical Olympiad,
International Physics Olympiad,
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International Olympiad in Informatics
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, and
International Biology Olympiad as of 2009, the most in
Mainland China
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This high school is also known as one of the best four public high schools in Shanghai.
The school is located in the
Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park
The Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park is a technology park in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It is operated by Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development Co., Ltd. The park specializes in research in life sciences, software, semiconductors, and inform ...
with convenient transportation, and covers an area of 10
ha with first-class basic establishment. No. 2 High School Attached to East China Normal University is a boarding school and at present, has a total of more than 1400 students and a total staff of 140. In 1999, its International Division was established and approved by the Shanghai Municipal Government for enrolling foreign students, aged 12 to 18, for junior and senior high school education.
The school serves as an
HSK testing center, as well as a 'Base' under the direct auspices of the Office of Chinese Language Council International of the People's Republic of China for teaching Chinese as a foreign language. In addition, the school provides Chinese language teaching as an established subsidiary of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council.
Alternative names
The school has (or has had) the following names:
* No. 2 High School of East China Normal University, official English name since 1999.
* No. 2 Secondary School of East China Normal University, school name used by College Board.
* No. 2 Secondary School attached to East China Normal University, out-dated since 1999, when International Department was built and the school planned moving from its original address (896 Zaoyang Rd., since built to 2002) to 555 Chenhui Rd., Pudong district in Shanghai.
School view
See also
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No. 1 High School Affiliated to East China Normal University
References
External links
No. 2 High School of ECNU official websiteInternational Division of No.2 High School of ECNUNo.2 High School of ECNU, Chinese Language Education Service for ForeignersUNESCO program: Strengthening the Second Secondary School attached to East China Normal University
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High schools in Shanghai
East China Normal University
East China Normal University
East China Normal University (ECNU) is a comprehensive public research university in Shanghai, China. It was formed in 1951 by the merger of the Great China University (est. 1924) and Kwang Hua University (est. 1925) and originated from the St. ...
Educational institutions established in 1958
1958 establishments in China
Schools in Pudong