Wuxi No.1 High School
Wuxi No.1 High School (Chinese: 无锡市第一中学; pinyin: Wúxī Shì Dìyī Zhōngxué) is located in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China (PRC). The school was built up in 1911 and famous for the high-quality education.It was called'Five Charming Roses among the High Schools in Jiangsu' with other four school which was High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University，Suzhou High School, Nantong Middle School of Jiangsu Province and Changzhou High School.Wuxi No.1 High School is the seventh best school in Jiangsu Province(The data from Chinese National Higher Education Entrance Examination). The gist of Wuxi No.1 High School is to let students enjoy the school,encourage students to create new things and learn from playing.The principal of Wuxi No.1 High School now is Jianghui Chen.
Wuxi No.1 High School International department has been operated since 2008. It has IBDP(set up in 2011)and A Level both two courses.It is also Collegeboard Advanced PlacementCenter, CIE center and one of the few public school which is authorized by Ibo in China.The advanced International education make Wuxi No.1 High School become famous in whole China.Its graduates have received many famous universities in the World such as University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Chicago, UCLA, UCBerkeley, NYU, Swarthmore College, University of Hong KongUniversity of Tokyo and LSE. The IB diploma department now has Chinese A, English B,Mathematics,Further Maths,Biology,Chemistry,Physics,History,Economics,Visual Arts and Musics for students to choose. In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in American universities, Wuxi No.1 School ranked number 38 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities.[1][2]
The clubs in Wuxi No.1 High School are creative. Many clubs such as MINDS Model United Nations, Fair Trade and Humanity for Habitat plays vital roles in the high schools of China.The original magazine NEW LAND made by Wuxi No.1 High School are well celebrated in Wuxi. More than 20 clubs can provided students more chance to show their advantages.
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"