Shanghai Nanyang Model High School () is a public secondary school in Xuhui,

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, China.

History

In 1896, Nanyang Public School () was founded by an imperial edict issued by

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, under the Business and Telegraphs Office of the

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. Four schools were then established: the Normal School, the School of Foreign Studies, a middle school and a high school. In 1901,

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, the first president of the school, also the

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responsible for proposing the idea to the

, then founded the predecessor of today's Shanghai Nanyang Model High School as an elementary school affiliated to the growing

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, which has now become

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. In 1927, the school was independent from the university and became private Nanyang Model Elementary/Middle School. Three years later, the senior department of the school was opened. In 1931, the school moved into Tianping campus. This campus is now the junior department of Nanyang Model High School which was separated from the school in 2000. In 1956, the school became public school again and was renamed as Shanghai No. 71 High School. In 1958, the name of the school was changed to Nanyang Model High School.
Office of Shanghai Local History Website In 1959, the school was appointed as one of the key schools in Shanghai.
Education in Xuhui District In 2000, following the reform of the education system in Shanghai, the junior department of the school was closed and separated from the original campus and the school then became Shanghai Nanyang Model High School.

Names in history

Nanyang Model High School has the following different names in history: * Elementary school affiliated to Nanyang Public School (1901–1927) * Nanyang Model Elementary/Middle School (1927–1956) (Senior department of the school was opened in 1930.) * Shanghai No. 71 High School (1956–1958) * Shanghai Nanyang Model High School (1958–present) Whole View of Shanghai Nanyang Model High School Campus - June 2011

Whole View of Shanghai Nanyang Model High School Campus - June 2011

Principals in history

There have been 12 principals in the school's history: * Woo Tsin-hang (Wu Zhihui) (1901) () *Chen Maozhi (1901-1904) () *Lin Kanghou (1904-1911) () *Shen Shukui (1911-1927) () *Shen Tongyi (1927-1966) () *Zhu Jiaze (1978-1979) () *Zhao Xianchu (1979-1984) () *Yuan Yipei (1989-1990) () *Zhang Maochang (1990-2000) () *Qian Yaobang (2001-2005) () *Gao Yi (2005–2019) () *Li Xiaoyu (2019–present) ()

Alumni

* Zhicheng (Alvin) Jiang, grandchild of the third

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, child of 5th

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Rong Yiren * Chen Haosu, Chairperson of the

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* Zhou Jiannan, politician *

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References

External links

Nanyang Model High School Official Website

Official Website of Nanyang Model Private High School's BC Program
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