Shenzhen Foreign Languages School
Shenzhen Foreign Languages School | |
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Shenzhen Foreign Languages School Teaching Block, 2012 Patriotism and Curiosity | |
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NO. 1 Yantian Road, Yantian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (SH Department) | |
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Established | 1990 |
School district | Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province,P.R.China |
Principal | Tang Jiahong |
Staff | about 600 |
Grades | 1 - 12 |
Number of students | about 1500 (middle school)/ about 3000 (high school)/ about 2400 (branch) |
Color(s) | green,white,blue |
School Anthem | Sailing |
Admittance Rate | approx. 1.7% |
Website | Official website |
Shenzhen Foreign Languages School | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 深圳外國語學校 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 深圳外国语学校 | ||||||
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Shenzhen Foreign Languages School (SFLS), is a prestigious middle school and high school in China which specializes in language studies. Located in Shenzhen, a coastal special economic zone in Guangdong Province, China, it provides students with study in English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish and Russian. Besides excellence in languages, Shenzhen Foreign Languages School is well known for its performance in the Chinese university administration examination, commonly known as the Gaokao. In the 2011 Gaokao, the percentage of SFLS students admitted to undergraduate studies was 99.53%. In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in American universities, Shenzhen Foreign Language School ranked number 19 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities.[1][2]
The first Principal Mr. Gong Guoxiang started the school in 1990, with nine teachers, 50 students and three classrooms. In 1994, the school, with its secondary and high school department, moved to its new site in the heart of the city at Hongli Road and Yannan Road. It was also the Center for Japanese Language Research back then.
In 2001, the school launched its branch school (Shenzhen Foreign Languages School Branch). Led by principal Ms. Wu, it is located in Longgang District, Shenzhen. However, it doesn't offer foreign languages other than English.
In 2003, the Senior High Department was moved to the seaside Yantian District, at the foot of Wutong Mountain.
Today, Shenzhen Foreign Languages School has been expanded to an integrated school-system with Primary School, Secondary School, High School, Longgang Branch, and a kindergarten.
The students are involved in a variety of academic contests, extracurricular activities, varsity sports and international communication.
With the help of a recently established Advanced Placement center, graduates of the school have gone on abroad to become students of well-known universities such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Harvard, Brown University, University of Chicago, University of California, Stanford University, Cornell University, Boston College, Carnegie Mellon University, Duke University, Pomona College, etc.
It has a foreign exchange program with Alcester Grammar School in Warwickshire, England.
Student activities
Arts Festival
Foreign Languages Festival
Sports Festival
Science and Technology Festival
spring outing/autumn outing(two times a year,regardless of the weather)
Lei Feng day sale
Basketball
Football
Badminton
Volleyball
Table Tennis
Student clubs
Comic and Animation Club
Cooking Club
DV Club
Hip Hop Club
Yoga Club
Kungfu Club
Music Club
Costume Designing Club
Designing Association
Magic Club
Model United Nations
Model Bank
Model Court
Environmental Protection Association
Biological Experiments Club
Chemistry Experiment Club
Chess Club
Frisbee Club
Basketball Club
Football Club
Volleyball Club
Badminton Club
Orienteering Club
Taekwondo Club
See also
List of Foreign Language Schools in China
References
- ↑ People's Daily "http://gz.people.com.cn/n2/2016/0224/c358162-27802234.html" Feb 24, 2016.
- ↑ CollegeNode Ranking "http://www.collegenode.com/list.php"
Coordinates: 22°32′52″N 114°05′37″E / 22.5479°N 114.0936°E