Shenzhen Foreign Languages School

Shenzhen Foreign Languages School
Shenzhen Foreign Languages School Teaching Block, 2012 Patriotism and Curiosity
Address
NO. 1 Yantian Road, Yantian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (SH Department)
Information
Established	1990
School district	Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province,P.R.China
Principal	Tang Jiahong
Staff	about 600
Grades	1 - 12
Number of students	about 1500 (middle school)/ about 3000 (high school)/ about 2400 (branch)
Color(s)	green,white,blue
School Anthem	Sailing
Admittance Rate	approx. 1.7%
Website	Official website

Shenzhen Foreign Languages School （SFLS）, is a prestigious middle school and high school in China which specializes in language studies. Located in Shenzhen, a coastal special economic zone in Guangdong Province, China, it provides students with study in English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish and Russian. Besides excellence in languages, Shenzhen Foreign Languages School is well known for its performance in the Chinese university administration examination, commonly known as the Gaokao. In the 2011 Gaokao, the percentage of SFLS students admitted to undergraduate studies was 99.53%. In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in American universities, Shenzhen Foreign Language School ranked number 19 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities.^[1][2]

Shenzhen Foreign Languages School Teaching Block, 2012

Shenzhen Foreign Languages School Sports Arena, 2012

The first Principal Mr. Gong Guoxiang started the school in 1990, with nine teachers, 50 students and three classrooms. In 1994, the school, with its secondary and high school department, moved to its new site in the heart of the city at Hongli Road and Yannan Road. It was also the Center for Japanese Language Research back then.

In 2001, the school launched its branch school (Shenzhen Foreign Languages School Branch). Led by principal Ms. Wu, it is located in Longgang District, Shenzhen. However, it doesn't offer foreign languages other than English.

In 2003, the Senior High Department was moved to the seaside Yantian District, at the foot of Wutong Mountain.

Today, Shenzhen Foreign Languages School has been expanded to an integrated school-system with Primary School, Secondary School, High School, Longgang Branch, and a kindergarten.

The students are involved in a variety of academic contests, extracurricular activities, varsity sports and international communication.

With the help of a recently established Advanced Placement center, graduates of the school have gone on abroad to become students of well-known universities such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Harvard, Brown University, University of Chicago, University of California, Stanford University, Cornell University, Boston College, Carnegie Mellon University, Duke University, Pomona College, etc.

It has a foreign exchange program with Alcester Grammar School in Warwickshire, England.

Student activities

Arts Festival

Foreign Languages Festival

Sports Festival

Science and Technology Festival

spring outing/autumn outing(two times a year,regardless of the weather)

Lei Feng day sale

Basketball

Football

Badminton

Volleyball

Table Tennis

Student clubs

Comic and Animation Club

Cooking Club

DV Club

Hip Hop Club

Yoga Club

Kungfu Club

Music Club

Costume Designing Club

Designing Association

Magic Club

Model United Nations

Model Bank

Model Court

Environmental Protection Association

Biological Experiments Club

Chemistry Experiment Club

Chess Club

Frisbee Club

Basketball Club

Football Club

Volleyball Club

Badminton Club

Orienteering Club

Taekwondo Club

See also

List of Foreign Language Schools in China

References

• Shenzhen foreign languages school reforms English test

Coordinates: 22°32′52″N 114°05′37″E / 22.5479°N 114.0936°E / 22.5479; 114.0936

Ordinary high schools in Shenzhen
Shenzhen City Municipal	Shenzhen Middle School Shenzhen Experimental School Shenzhen Foreign Languages School No.2 Experimental School Affiliated Middle School of Normal College, Shenzhen University No.3 Senior High School Shenzhen Senior High School Shenzhen High School of Science
Luohu District Municipal	Cuiyuan Middle School Binhe Middle School Luohu Foreign Languages School Pearl School Elite Experimental Secondary School No.2 Senior High School
Futian District Municipal	Hongling Middle School Futian Middle School Meilin Middle School Yitian Middle School Fujing Foreign Languages School
Nanshan District Municipal	Nantou Middle Shenzhen Yucai High School Overseas Chinese Town Middle School Affiliated Middle School of Beijing Normal University Nanshan Foreign Language School Affiliated Middle School of Peking University, Nanshan Branch
Yantian District Municipal	Shatoujiao Middle School
Longgang District Municipal	Pinggang Middle Buji Middle School Buji Senior High School Longcheng Senior High School Jianwen Middle School Pinghu Foreign Languages School Guangming New District Senior High School
Bao'an District Municipal	Bao'an Middle School Bao'an Senior High School Xin'an Middle School Xixiang Middle School Shajing Middle School Songgang Middle School Longhua Middle School Guanlan Middle School Shiyan Public School Fuyuan School Oriental English College Tsinghua Experimental School
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