National Tainan First Senior High School

National Tainan First Senior High School 國立臺南第一高級中學
Location
No. 1, Sec. 1, Mintzu Rd., Tainan City, Taiwan 70145, R.O.C.
Information
Type	National Senior High School
Established	1922
School district	Tainan  Republic of China
Dean	蔡明輝 張敬川 施明吉 黃立欣 胡秀蘭
Principal	張添唐
Grades	10-12
Number of students	2500(approximately)
Information	886-6-2371206
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Website	http://www.tnfsh.tn.edu.tw/

The National Tainan First Senior High School (Chinese: 國立臺南第一高級中學) is a public senior high school in Tainan City, Taiwan. The school was established in 1922. It is considered one of the most prestigious high schools in Taiwan,^[1] usually only accepting students who rank in the top 3 percentile of the Taiwan Basic Scholastic Test.

History

The school was established in 1922 by the Governor-General of Taiwan in order to achieve a Japanese and Taiwanese learning together policy. Tainan Second High School provided high school education for local Taiwanese, while Tainan First High School was for Japanese. Originally set up as a five-year high school, it was changed to a four-year high school in 1943 due to the start of World War II.^[2]

After the war, Taiwan was governed by the R.O.C., whose high school system was a 3-3-year one. In 1959, ShinHua Campus was established for senior high school students in ShinHua Township, Tainan County, and the campus became independent in 1966 and was renamed to National ShinHua Senior High School. In 1970, Tainan Second High School was renamed to Provincial Tainan First High School.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Chen Shui-bian, former President of Republic of China and former Mayor of Taipei City^[3]
• Ang Lee, film director^[4]
• Wang Jin-pyng, President of the Legislative Yuan
• Chi-Huey Wong, President of Academia Sinica
• Shang Fa Yang
• Lee Si-Chen, President of National Taiwan University
• Michael M. C. Lai, former President of National Cheng Kung University
• Jei-Fu Shaw, former President of National Chung Hsing University
• Yeh Shih-tao, famous writer of Taiwanese Literature
• Jutoupi
• Chiou I-jen, former Vice President of the Executive Yuan
• Yang Kui, famous writer of Taiwanese Literature

See also

• Education in Taiwan

Gallery

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  Small Assembly Hall

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  Side entrance

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  Track and field entrance

References

1. Frank Pajares; Timothy C. Urdan (1 January 2003). International Perspectives on Adolescence. IAP. pp. 308–. ISBN 978-1-59311-066-6.
2. Jody Cletus (October 2011). National Tainan First Senior High School. Plaispublishing. ISBN 978-613-7-82496-2.
3. Clifford Coonan (2 January 2013). "Postcard from...Taiwan". The Independent.
4. "Ang Lee" (PDF). Chinese American Heroes.

External links

• Official site(Chinese)

Coordinates: 22°59′39″N 120°12′59″E / 22.99417°N 120.21639°E