广东肇庆中学是一所历史悠久、业绩辉煌的省重点中学,坐落在风景秀丽的历史文化名城——肇庆端州。她的前身是创办于1573年的两广端溪书院,1905年改为肇庆府中学堂,素有“西江高学府”之称。1949年11月起定名为广东肇庆中学,是全省十六所重点中学之一。以良好的校风、雄厚的师资、鲜明的特色、显著的效益而享誉岭南。1994年被评为首批省一级学校,1997年被确定为首批全国现代教育技术实验学校,2002年被定为“十五”期间教育部重大教育科研基地和共青团全国青少年科技活动示范单位,2004年被定为广东省新课程改革试验样本校。2007年10月,学校以等级通过广东省普通高中教学水平评估,成为广东省首批示范性普通高中。2008年至今先后被评为“广东省安全文明校园”、“广东省依法治校示范校”、“广东省书香校园”、“广东省中小学校本培训示范校”、“全国消防安全教育示范学校”、“广东省青少年科学教育特色学校”、“广东省创先争优‘南粤先锋’先进基层党组织”、“广东省德育示范学校”、“第五届和谐校园先进学校”。
办学百年来,学校为国家培养了四万多名人才。岭南画派大师黎雄才,电波传播专家焦培南,水利专家蔡瑶忠,地震专家黄玉昆,广东省副省长徐少华,亚运会银牌获得者梁月玲、蒙玉琼,国际信息学(计算机)奥赛银牌获得者魏小亮,2004年广东高考“双料状元”申栋材等是杰出代表。学校先后荣获全国“五讲四美、为人师表”活动先进单位、全国勤工俭学先进单位、全国群众体育先进集体、广东省文明单位、广东省实施《国家体育锻炼标准》先进单位、广东省科技活动先进学校、“广东省职业道德建设‘百佳’单位”等荣誉称号。
学校现有两个校区:老校区为初中部,位于两广端溪书院原址,占地36亩,建筑面积约2.4万平方米;新校区设有高中部和新疆部,位于风景秀丽的仙女湖畔,占地247亩,建筑面积约10万平方米。新疆部于2007年至2009年秋季每年招收2个新疆预科班,从2010年秋季开始每年招收3个新疆预科班。2009年秋季高中部开始接收国际交流生。目前,全校共有99个班(其中初中36个班,高中60个班,新疆预科班3个),在校学生5224人,其中新疆学生455人,台湾生1人、香港生8人,阿根廷生1人,高中部本地学生2715人,初中部学生2049人。
学校师资力量雄厚,现有教职工468人。其中特级教师3人,高级教师145人,中级教师174人,硕士研究生114人,肇庆市专业技术拔尖人才3名,省市名师培养对象一批。近年来,有100多位教师获市级以上表彰奖励,100多位教师获省级以上教研成果。2009年9月,学校申报的“‘三自五修’特色育人实验研究”项目,被评为全国教育科学“十一五”规划2009年度教育部重点课题。
学校秉承“格物致知,崇善尚美”的校训,以“养文明之气,办优质之学,育和谐之才,走创新之路”为办学指导思想,通过实施“名师强校”工程,全面推进素质教育,积极探索新课程改革,学校教育教学管理水平不断走上新台阶!高考本科率、重点率、尖子学生人数等稳居全市,学科竞赛成绩始终在市内独占鳌头。初中部保持高水平发展,学生综合素质高,发展后劲大。新疆部管理有序,学生安定团结,学业进步快,家长满意,得到国家、广东省、新疆教育厅等有关部门多次好评。
学校将紧紧围绕“教学质量省内、教科研水平国内”的办学目标,按照“没有爱,就没有教育;没有智慧,就没有教育;没有视野,就没有教育”的教育信仰,以“安安静静教书,快快乐乐育人,仔仔细细管理,健健康康生活”的务实精神,朝着“高视野、高品质、高境界”教育发展的思路和“不怕吃苦,不怕吃亏;善于反思,善于合作;敢于承担,敢于创新”的育人目标,以实际行动深化教育改革,推进教育创新,争取早日把肇庆中学办成一所既有传统特色、又富有现代化气息的全国名校。
ABriefIntroductiontoGuangdongZhaoqingMiddleSchool
GuangdongZhaoqingMiddleSchoolisakeyhighschoolinGuangdongProvince,renownedforitslonghistoryandoutstandingachievementsineducation.TheschoolwasfoundedinNovember1905,initiallynamedDuanxiAcademyofGuangdongandGuangxiProvinces,whichwasestablishedin1573.Ithasbeencalled“TheBestMiddleSchooloftheXijiangRiverArea”.SinceNovember1949,ithashaditspresentname“GuangdongZhaoqingMiddleSchool”andhasbecomeoneofthe16keyhighschoolsintheprovince.Theschoolhasbeenhighlypraisedbythepublicforitsexcellenteducation.Itisamongthefirstgrouptohavebeencreditedasthefirst-classhighschoolinGuangdongProvincein1994andwellknownasoneofthekeyhighschoolsinGuangdongforitsexcellenceinitsschoolspirit,excellentteachingqualityandenvironment.IthasalsobeenawardedthetitlesoftheNationalModernEducationalTechnologyExperimentSchoolandNationalTraditionalItemsofPhysicalEducationSchool.TheschoolhaspassedtheGeneralSeniorHighSchoolTeachingQualityAssessmentofGuangdongProvincetobecomeaNationalDemonstrationHighSchoolwithexcellentgrades.Dozensofawardsreceivedbytheschoolinrecentyearsagainlendcredencetotheschool’sefforts.Inthepasttwoyears,theschoolhasbeenrecognizedasSecureandCivilizedSchoolinGuangdongProvince,GuangdongReading-lovingSchool,ModelSchoolofSchool-basedTraininginGuangdongProvince,ModelSchoolofLaw-orientedManagementinGuangdongProvince,NationalModelSchoolofFireSafetyEducation,YouthScienceEducationFeaturedSchoolinGuangdongProvince,GuangdongPioneerofAdvancedGrassrootsPartyOrganizationfor“ExcellinginPerformances”,ModelSchoolofMoralEducationinGuangdongProvinceandModelSchoolwithHarmoniousCampus.
Overonehundredyears,theschoolhasdemonstratedgreatachievementsinteachingandresearchactivities,moraleducation,subjectcompetitionsandsportsmatches.Morethan40,000studentshavegraduatedfromtheschool.Amongthemaresomefamousalumniandalumnae,suchasLiXiongcai(agreatartistinpainting),JiaoPeinan(anelectricalwavestransmissionspecialist),CaiYaozhong(anirrigationist),HuangYukun(aseismologist),XuShaohua(Vice-governorofGuangdongProvince),LiangYuelingandMengYuqiong(silvermedalwinnersoftheAsianGames),WeiXiaoliang(thesilvermedalwinnerofthe9thInternationalInformationOlympicsof1997inSouthAfrica),ShenDongcai(rankedfirstinGuangdongProvinceinbothartsandscienceinthe2004NationalCollegeEntranceExam).What’smore,theschoolhasreceivedmanyhonorarytitlestheseyearssuchas“AdvancedUnitinWork-StudyProgram”,“AdvancedUnitinNationalAmateurSports”,“UnitofSocialistEthicsandCulture”,“AdvancedUnitinImplementationofNationalStandardforSportsTraining”,“AdvancedSchoolofScienceandTechnologyActivities”,etc.
Theschoolismadeupoftwocampuses.ThejuniorcampusislocatedinthenorthoftheancienttownbuiltinSongDynasty,whichliesinthecenterofthefamoushistoricandculturalcity---Zhaoqing.Itcoversatotalfloorspaceof24,000squaremeters.Theseniorcampusissituatedoutsidethecity,nearthebeautifulscenicStarLake.Theseniorcampus,includingtwodepartments(localstudentsdepartmentandXinjiangAutonomousRegionstudentsdepartment),whichrunsaboardingschoolsystem,occupiesatotalfloorareaof100,000squaremeters.Fromtheyear2007to2009,theschoolenrolled2pre-senior-highschoolclassesofXinjiangAutonomousRegionstudentseachyear.Sincetheautumnof2010,onemoreclassofXinjiangstudentshavebeenrecruited.Fromtheyear2009,theschoolbegantoenrollinternationalexchangestudentseachyear.Thisyear,thereare99classesintotal,36injunior,60inseniorand3pre-senior-highschoolclassesofXinjiangAutonomousRegionstudents.Theschoolhas5,224students,including2715localseniorstudents,2,049juniors,455studentsfromXinjiangand10exchangestudents(onefromTaiwanProvince,eightfromHongkongandtheotheronefromArgentina).
GuangdongZhaoqingMiddleSchoolboastsaqualifiedfacultyof468staffmembers,including3special-gradeteachers,145seniorsand174intermediates.Takingthefacultyasthebasisofschooleducation,theschoolencouragestheteacherstochallengethemselvesandpursueexcellence.114teachersholdmasterdegrees,3outstandingteachersareamongthelistofZhaoqingTopTechnicalProfessionals,andsomeotherteachershavebeenhonoredas“FamousTeachersofGuangdong”.Inrecentyears,morethan100teachershavebeenawardedprizesbythecity,theprovinceorthenation.Over100teachers’researchachievementshavebeenrecognizedattheprovincialandnationallevels.InSeptember2009,theresearchprojectoncharacteristicschooleducation,undertakenbytheschool,wasgrantedasthekeyprojectoftheNationalEducationTechnologyResearchduringthe11thFive-YearPlanperiod.
Guidedbytheadvancededucationalphilosophy,theschoolhasalsobeenenjoyingthebestenrollmentrateintheNationalCollegeEntranceExamsinZhaoqingarea.StudentsfromthisschoolhaveachievedthehighestcomprehensiveorindividualsubjectscoresintheNationalCollegeEntranceExams.Inadditiontothis,thestudentsoftheschoolhaveobtaineddozensofmedalsinnationalandinternationalacademiccompetitions,whichisfacileprincepsinZhaoqing.Meanwhile,thejuniorschoolmaintainsitsdevelopmenttrackatahighlevel,nurturingmoreandmoreall-roundstudents.TheXinjiangDepartmentrunsingoodorder,andthestudentsareunitedandcooperative,makingsatisfactoryprogress.Theschool’sachievementsarehighlypraisedbytheCentralGovernment,GuangdongProvincialGovernment,XinjiangEducationDepartmentandotherofficialdepartments.
Theschoolwillmoveonwiththeidealof“Withoutlove,wisdomorperception,therewillbenoeducation.”andmaintaining“Highperception,Highquality,Highlevel.”Stickingtotheteachingaimof“providingsuperioreducationinGuangdongProvince,achievingnationalfrontlineteachingandresearchingstandards,implantingthevalueofnotbeingafraidofbearinghardshipsandgettingtheshortendofthestick,andbeinggoodatintrospectandcooperate,beingdaringtoundertakeandinnovate,andaccordingtotheprincipleof“teachingearnestlyandhappily,supervisingcarefullyandlivinghappily”,theschoolwillsteadilystrivetobuilditselfintoamodernschoolwithitstraditionalcharacteristicsandnationalprestige.