Qingdao No. 58 School

The Qingdao No. 58 High School[1] (山东省青岛五十八中) is a boarding school in Qingdao, China.[2] It is well considered the most selective high school in Qingdao. It has the highest cut-off scores in the senior-high school entrance examinations for acceptance. Over 90% of graduates get into tier one Chinese universities and some get accepted into top universities in the U.S and U.K, an impressive record among the schools in Shandong province. It's ranked as the 44th best high school in China by Ameson Chinese High School Ranking.

Qingdao No.58 High School
青岛五十八中
Address
20 Jiushui Road, Licang

Qingdao
,
Shandong

China
Coordinates36.157524°N 120.431779°E / 36.157524; 120.431779
Information
School typePublic
Motto追求卓越，报效祖国
(Pursue excellence and serve the motherland.)
Established1952
PrincipalYuan Guobin
Teaching staff165
Average class size50
LanguageMandarin
Campus size96 acres

The school has 165 full-time teachers, which includes 52 senior teachers, one national outstanding teacher, 16 Shandong provincial special-grade teachers and 92 Qingdao special-grade teachers. Most of them hold a Ph.D. or a master's degree.[3]

It has been awarded the honorary titles of the "Shandong Province Model teaching school" and the "Provincial and Civilized Unit".

In 2015, the school has been accepted as a member of the "National Advanced Education Group", the highest national accolade for a public school.[4]

In 2015, the school established an international department. Students in the international department can have two diplomas after graduation, one from Qingdao No.58 School and the other one from QiLu Sino-Canadian International school. Over the years, many students from the international department have been admitted into numerous great universities around the world.

History

The school was founded in 1952, as Qingdao No. 5 High School. In 1969, it was renamed to Laoshan No. 1 High School. In 1994, it was renamed to Qingdao No. 58 High School. Now, it is a standardized school in Shandong province, and one of the Informatization Pilot Schools in China.

International Cooperation
  • With Darien High School in Connecticut, USA

    Students can visit the Darien High School for two weeks in the fall and a DHS delegation of students travel back to China in the spring through the school's student exchange program. In June 2007, HSBC Bank, which was about to open a branch in town, donated $12,000 to the program.

  • With Willstätter High School in Bavaria, Germany

    Since 2001, Qingdao No. 58 High School has been in contact with Willstätter High School and built a strong relationship with it.

Established-60-year anniversary

On October 6, 2012, Qingdao No. 58 School held a celebration due to its Established-60-year anniversary. The celebration is doomed to be involved in the history of Qingdao No. 58 School and be engraved on every students' and teachers' heart.[5][6]

References
  1. Qingdao No. 58 School Archived August 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Exchange program an 'eye opener' for DHS students
  3. "教师风采". www.qd58.com. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  4. "The only school in Qingdao to be awarded".
  5. School Band
  6. Established-60-year Ceremony
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