Taichung First Senior High School

The Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School (TCFSH; , simply as ) is a senior high school in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. TCFSH was the first high school founded by Taiwanese to educate their youngsters during the colonial days under Taiwan under Japanese rule.

Overview

The admission of Taichung First Senior High School is extremely competitive. Less than top 1% of scorers on the Basic Competence Test for Junior High School Students receive admission. A portion of graduates go on to attend university in Taiwan as well as worldwide, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and the University of California, Berkeley. For many international science and math competitions such as the International Mathematics Olympiad, the International Geography Olympiad, the International Physics Olympiad, the International Biology Olympiad, the Intel Science Fair, the International Chemistry Olympiad, the International Earth Science Olympiad, etc., students from TCFSH are regularly chosen to represent Taiwan.

History

Taichung First Senior High School was founded by elite members of gentry in Taichung, including , Lin Hsien-tang, Lin Hsiung-cheng, , and Koo Hsien-jung, and classes began on 1 May 1915, on the grounds of the former Taichung Elementary School. During Japanese rule, Taichung First Senior High School was the only school to admit Taiwanese students, as the two other high schools in Taiwan at the time accepted Japanese students exclusively. At its founding, Taichung First Senior High School employed only Japanese academic administrators, and enrollment was capped at 600 students. A student protest in 1927 led to 36 explusions, and the voluntary withdrawals of over a dozen other pupils.

*In 1922, the school was transferred to the Taichung County government and the name was changed to Taichung County Taichung First Middle School (台中州立台中第一中學校).
*In 1945, Taiwan is free from Japan's rule after World War II, and the school was renamed Taiwan Provincial First High School (台灣省立台中第一中學).
*In 1948, The school was elected as one of the 39 best high schools in Taiwan. The only other high school in Taiwan that received this honor was the Taipei First Girl's High School.
*In 1954, a satellite campus was established in Fengyuan City.
*In 1987, the mathematic and physics class for gifted students was formed.
*In 1996, the art class was formed. It was the first time that girls could be admitted to TCFSH.
*In 2000, the name was changed to National Taichung First High School (國立台中第一高級中學).
*In 2003, the language gifted class was created.
*In 2009, the science class was established. It provided an alternative choice for many talented female students. Some first-tier female students who were qualified for the Taichung Girls High School (TCGS) chose to enroll at TCFSH instead of TCGS.
*In 2017, the name was changed to Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School (台中市立台中第一高級中等學校).

Partner Schools

*: Lycée Malherbe, Caen, since 2005
*: Waseda University Honjo Senior High School, Honjō
*: Kobe Municipal Fukiai High School, Kobe
*: Incheon Jinsan Science High School (), Incheon

Alumni

Art

* - guitarist with the band F.I.R
*Lin Hwai-min - choreographer and founder of the Cloud Gate Dance Theater
* - singer

Academia

* Henry T. Yang - The chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara since 1994. A member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Politics

* Hsieh Tung-min
* Huang Kuo-shu
* Joseph Wu
* Lee Ying-yuan
* Li Ao
* Mao Chi-kuo
* Wu Den-yih

References

External links

{{Commons category, National Taichung First Senior High School

Official website in Chinese



1915 establishments in Taiwan
Educational institutions established in 1915
High schools in Taiwan
Schools in Taichung