High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

The High School Affiliated to
Renmin University of China
中国人民大学附属中学

Virtue, Erudition, Creativity and Pragmatism
崇德、博学、创新、求实
Address
No.37 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District (100080)
Beijing
China
Information
Type Public
Established 1950
Principal Pengzhi Liu (刘彭芝), Xiaoning Zhai(翟晓宁)
Enrollment 4,500
Campus Urban, 24.7 acres
Color(s)     Red
    White
Nickname RDFZ
Affiliations Renmin University of China
Branches Main Campus
First Branch Campus
Second Branch Campus
Xishan Campus
Chaoyang Campus
Beihang Fuzhong
Zhengzhou Campus
Website www.rdfz.cn

The High School Affiliated to Renmin University Of China (simplified Chinese: 中国人民大学附属中学; traditional Chinese: 中國人民大學附屬中學; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Dàxué Fùshŭ Zhōngxué), colloquially Rendafuzhong abbreviated to RDFZ (Chinese: 人大附中), is the affiliated high school of Renmin University of China, and is one of the most prestigious high schools in Beijing.[1] It is the sister school of Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, Phillips Academy in Massachusetts, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Illinois, and Punahou Academy in Honolulu.[2] RDFZ is situated in Haidian District of Beijing, and also in the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Zone. It is among one of the beacon high schools accredited by Beijing Municipal Government. The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group.[3]

History

In the 1950s, due to the specific political and cultural backgrounds at that time, the government felt the need to establish middle school for blue-collar workers and farmers to increase their labor skills. Thus, the school, originally named Beijing Experimental Fast Track Middle School for Workers and Farmers, was founded directly by the Ministry of Education in January 1950. After only three months of preparation, the school welcomed its first group of students on April 3, 1950. Since it has the duty to experiment, discover and establish the paradigm of education for blue-collar workers and farmers, the word Experimental was placed in the name of the school.

The matriculation ceremony was somewhat grand, the then minister of the Ministry of Education, Ma Xulun attended the event with his deputies of which one delivered a speech during the ceremony. The number one state newspaper - "People's Daily" also reported the event.[4]

In 1952, the school was renamed to Workers and Farmers' Fast Track Middle School Affiliated to Renmin University of China due to the change of its direct governing body.[5] The school stopped admitting blue-collar workers and farmers from 1955 and started teaching normal high school classes.[6]

A short change of governing body occurred in July 1956. The school was transferred to Beijing Education Bureau but later transferred back to Renmin University in April 1958 when the school was renamed to Workers and Farmers' High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China which meant that the school had become a proper high school. The phrase Workers and Farmers was retained because of the fact that there were still worker and farmer students in the school.[7]

The school started admitting 9th grade from 1960. Which means that the school had transferred itself from a senior high only High School to a junior high included high school. The name of the school was finally decided to be High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China. With the last group of worker and farmer students graduated in 1963, the school's teaching system was settled.

Anti-intellectualism flourished in mainland China in the 1970s due to the well-known cultural revolution. As one of the many victims, Renmin University of China was forced to close by Beijing Revolution Committee in October 1970.[8] As a direct impact, the school had no choice but to change its name to Beijing No.172 Middle School.[9] The jurisdiction of the school was transferred to Haidian Education Bureau.

With Renmin University of China reopened in 1978, the school reaffirmed its affiliation to the university. The name of the school was changed back.[10]

Principals[11]

Name Term
Hu Chaozhi (胡朝芝) 1950-1956
Xia Jia (夏加) 1956-1959
Di Wenyu (邸文彧) 1960-1962
Chen Bangyou (陈邦友) 1967-1969
Wu Yingjie (吴英杰) 1971-1978
Dong Fang (董放) 1983-1984
Hu Junze (胡俊泽) 1984-1992
Zhu Disheng (朱迪生) 1992-1997
Liu Pengzhi (刘彭芝) 1997–Present
Zhai Xiaoning (翟小宁) 2014–Present

Achievement

Since its establishment in 1950, the school has been given awards by China's Ministry of Education and Beijing Municipality Education Commission, such as:

Staff team

The staff team includes 50 special-class teachers, over 170 senior-level teachers, l6 conferred the titles of pillar teachers at the national level, and another 25 at the Beijing municipal level, and 37 recognized as advanced individuals in their disciplines in Haidian District. There are more than 40 foreign teachers from the United States, Great Britain and other countries.[12]

Structure

High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, or commonly known as RDFZ, is a branch of RDFZ United.[13] It is worth mentioning that RDFZ United does not admit any students itself but only serves as a top-level administrative body to facilitate all the branches. RDFZ is the 1st and the most famous branch under the governance of RDFZ United.

Besides RDFZ, there are more than ten schools which are under the governance of RDFZ United.[13] Some of them are created by RDFZ (RDFZ 1st Branch, RDFZ 2nd Branch, etc.) while others are assimilated (Bijie, Beihang, etc.) due to the reputation of RDFZ brand. RDFZ United is also one of the few that have branches located outside mainland China. Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science, or RDFZ USA, is a joint venture of RDFZ United located in Princeton, NJ, USA.[14]

Students

Foreign passport holders are allowed to attend as long as they have legal guardians living in Beijing for the duration of their enrolment.[15]

Result in National Matriculation Examination

In the past two decades, RDFZ has always stood out as one of the topmost schools in China in terms of entrance rate into institutions of higher learning, serving as one of the major sources of recruitment for China's famous universities like Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Renmin University of China.

Matriculation into Tsinghua University and Peking University
Year 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Number of students
180
182
174
176
217
154
143
107
93
72

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2007

2006

2005

2004

Campus

The campus covers an area of 10 hectares. The school has a virtual science laboratory donated by Apple Inc., electronic technology classroom, graphic design classroom, New Dynamic English classroom, distance learning classroom, automobile simulated driving classroom and self-service network-based laboratory. Each classroom in the school is equipped with a multimedia system.

Maxwell functions found on the football ground in the campus

Extra-curricular Life

The Student Government (人大附中学生会), whose presidents and head of each division are elected by annual democratic campaign, is at the centre of life on campus. It consists of several divisions and severs the students in every aspect. More than 2/3 of RDFZ students are involved in extra-curricular organisations.

Presidents

Three Presidents comprised the executive power of the Student Government, making decisions and coordinating all student events. The 28th dais members are Qiutong Xu (徐秋童), Yifan Lian (连一帆), Dantong Sun (孙丹童).

Student Council

Student Council served as a congress on campus. Representatives from all classes joined together to discuss all issues on campus, creating a democratic atmosphere. Co-founded by Weiyao Wang (汪维垚) and Yanzhe Guo (郭彦哲), it grew fast and now has great influence on campus. The current Secretary General is Zhenyi Li (李振医), with his deputy Yaoshi Li (李耀实).

Activity Division

Activity Division of the Student Government (学生会活动部) holds annual school wide events such as Movie Festival, Music and Dance Carnival,New Year’s Concert, Speech Contest, Host Contest, Debate Tournament etc.

Editorial Division

Editorial Division issues quarterly student magazine "No Boundary" and "Us".

Volunteer Group

Volunteer Group (人大附中志愿团) insists on serving the school and local community for more than a decade and has won a great reputation.

Club Union

Club Union (人大附中社团联合会) supports the activities and work of 96 different clubs. The student enjoys the freedom to found new clubs with good proposals and intentions, and they get supports from the school advisors. Popular Clubs include Model United Nations, Junior Achievement, Finance Clubs, Writer’s Society, Bridge Club, Debating Club and Astronomy Club. Art clubs such as the Orchestra, Marching Orchestra, Dance Troupe, Martial Arts Group, Choir and Gymnastics Team are all professional-quality groups with numerous national and international awards.

Activity Advisors

All teachers can serve as activity advisors or supervisors on campus; however, two teachers in Tuanwei are the center of the supervision of student activities. Wei Liu (刘炜) and Mingzhu Li (李明珠) now serve as the two supervisors.

International exchanges

RDFZ has established partnerships with more than 40 schools around the globe, such as Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy Andover, Punahou School, Thomas Jefferson High School and Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in the United States, Eton College and Wellington College in the United Kingdom, and several top schools in Singapore, Japan, Australia, Germany, Spain, Korea, Thailand, Finland, etc. Exchange visits are arranged for students and teachers every year between Beijing and the countries and regions mentioned above.

Notable alumni

Politics: CPPCC Vice Chairman Hao Jianxiu (郝建秀); PRC Ambassador to U.S. Han Xu (韩叙); CPPCC Chief Secretary Song Demin (宋德敏); CPPCC Vice Chief Secretary Liu Zheng (刘政)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2014年北京高中最新排名 人大附中居榜首". edu.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  2. ↑ "人大附中". www.rdfz.cn. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  3. ↑ "Brookhouse School | Learn to Excel". www.brookhouse.ac.ke. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  4. ↑ "50 years of education in China". 中国教育50年大事记（中国教育部门户网）.
  5. ↑ "海淀文史资料选编第二辑49页".
  6. ↑ "人大附中校史长廊-速中的结束". 人大附中.
  7. ↑ "人大附中校史长廊-一校六制 几易校名". 人大附中.
  8. ↑ "中国人民大学校史". Renmin University of China.
  9. ↑ "人大附中校史长廊 - 文革动乱与学校更名为172中学". 人大附中.
  10. ↑ "人大附中校史长廊-拨乱反正 勇打高考翻身仗". 人大附中.
  11. ↑ "人大附中". www.rdfz.cn. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  12. ↑ "人大附中". www.rdfz.cn. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  13. 1 2 "RDFZ - The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China". www.rdfz.cn. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  14. ↑ "Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science". www.prismsus.org. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  15. ↑ BeijingKids. Issue 2015.02, School Choice Guide 2015-2016. p. 77.
16.^ 人大附中ICC学生会

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