Beijing No.4 High School is a public secondary school in Xicheng, Beijing, China.[1]
| Beijing No.4 High School 北京市第四中学 | |
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.jpg) School gate | |
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A2 West Huangchenggen North St., Xicheng District China | |
| Coordinates | 39°55′53″N 116°22′42″E / 39.931262°N 116.378257°E |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Diligence, Rigor, Democracy and Pioneering |
| Established | 1906 (as Shun-Tian Secondary School) |
| School district | Xicheng District |
| Principal | Ma Jinglin (马景林) |
| Faculty | 300 (Main Campus) |
| Number of students | 1500 (Main Campus) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Dark Blue White |
| Song | Song of Hope and Ideal |
| Branches | Senior High Campus Junior High Campus International Campus Fangshan Campus Shunyi Campus Hohhot Campus |
| Website | bhsf.cn |
The school's predecessor was built in 1907 and was originally named "Shuntian Middle School." In 1949, it was renamed "Beijing No. 4 High School." In 2005, it merged with Beihai Secondary School and resumed junior high school enrollment. In 2008, some teachers from Ethnicity Unity Secondary School were merged into the school. The school merged with Beijing No. 63 Secondary School in 2015. It currently has four campuses: high school, junior high school, Guangzhou Guangwai campus, and Fuxingmen international campus.[2][3]
The school consistently ranks at the top of Chinese high schools. In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in American universities, the school ranked number 1 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities.[4][5]
Alumni
- Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Ma Kai, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
- Chen Yuan, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, child of Eight Elders member Chen Yun
- Bo Xilai, Politburo member, child of Eight Elders member Bo Yibo
- Liu Yuan, child of Wang Guangmei
- Lin Liguo, child of Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Lin Biao
- Chen Haosu, child of 2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs Chen Yi
- Xie Fei, child of President of the Supreme People's Court Xie Juezai
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