A School Through Ages, Shining Brightly
——Introduction to Chengdu Shishi High School
Chengdu Shishi High School is the first school founded by a local government in China. Founded as "Shishi Jingshe" by Wen Weng, the governor of Shu Prefecture, in the late years of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty (around 141 BC), it has a history of over 2,150 years.
Shishi High School has an excellent academic atmosphere and has produced numerous talented individuals, enjoying a high reputation domestically and having a certain influence internationally. The school inherits the fine traditions of "Patriotism and Benefiting the People, Adapting to the Times, Order and Seriousness, Virtue and Practicality", adheres to the educational philosophy of "Inheriting Fine Traditions · Building a Solid Foundation · Cultivating Creative Abilities", and highlights the educational characteristics of "Vibrant · Harmonious". It has established the educational concept of "Seeking Truth and Being Pragmatic, People-Oriented" and the core values of "Aspiring High, Pursuing Excellence". It has achieved outstanding educational results in various historical periods, being one of the first national exemplary ordinary high schools in Sichuan Province to pass acceptance. It has been awarded as an Advanced Collective in the National Education System, a Civilized Unit of Sichuan Province, a School Ethos Demonstration School of Sichuan Province, an Art Characteristic School of Sichuan Province, an Experimental Teaching Demonstration School of Sichuan Province, an Advanced Collective for Physical Fitness Standards of Sichuan Province, a Science and Technology Education Demonstration School of Sichuan Province, and a Model School for Running Schools According to Law in Sichuan Province. It is a school that integrates excellent historical traditions with modern educational ideas, featuring experimental, exemplary, and open characteristics.
Shishi High School has a team of teachers with high moral standards, excellent professional skills, and first-class comprehensive quality, forming and developing the fine teaching style of "High, Strict, Precise, and Flexible", reflecting the teacher quality of "Magnanimity, Elegance, Progress, Dedication, and Collaboration". The school's educational and teaching quality has long maintained a first-class level in Chengdu and Sichuan Province: the college entrance examination admission rate has always remained 100%; a large number of students win awards in national subject competitions every year; and a group of students obtain qualifications for recommended admission to prestigious universities every year. In recent years, hundreds of students have been admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University, and thousands of students have entered "top ten" famous universities in the country. The school has also produced Sichuan Province's college entrance examination champions in liberal arts and science multiple times. The school's educational and teaching achievements are recognized and rewarded by the municipal education bureau every year, enjoying a good reputation in society. In addition, the school's scientific and orderly management, rich and colorful student club activities, life education and research for middle school students, and the construction and application of subject resource databases in a network environment all play a leading and exemplary role in the province and city.
Shishi High School has established extensive cooperative relationships with the education sectors of the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, and other countries, conducting long-term international exchanges and cooperation. Currently, projects such as the "US-Canada" University Preparatory Class, "China-New Zealand Experimental Class", "Cambridge International High School Curriculum Experimental Class", and "Chinese International Promotion Base" form a new pattern of international cooperation in running schools.
In April 2009, the "Chengdu Shishi High School Education Group" was established, with Chengdu Shishi High School as the leading school. Currently, Shishi High School is leveraging its advantages as a key school and the radiation, guidance, and demonstration role of high-quality educational resources to contribute to the continuous development of basic education in Sichuan Province and Chengdu City.
In April 2011, Chengdu Shishi High School and the Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone Management Committee joined forces to build Chengdu Shishi Tianfu High School, a public boarding senior high school with a high starting point, high standard, and high quality. The establishment of Chengdu Shishi Tianfu High School will surely make a positive contribution to the balanced development of science, technology, economy, and culture in Chengdu Tianfu New Area.