- Chu Van An High School (Hanoi)
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Chu Van An High School Motto Yêu nước - Cách mạng - Dạy tốt - Học giỏi
(Patriotism - Revolutionism - Good Education - Well Learning)Established 1908 Type Public Principal Chu Xuan Dung (Chử Xuân Dũng) Faculty 135[1] Students approx. 2,400[1] Grades 10-12 Location 10 Thuy Khue Str., Tay Ho,
Hanoi, VietnamWebsite www.thpt-chuvanan-hanoi.edu.vn 
Chu Van An High School
Chu Van An High School (Vietnamese: Trường Trung học phổ thông Chu Văn An), also known as Chu Van An School or Pomelo School (trường Bưởi, before 1945) is one of the three provincial public magnet high schools in Hanoi, Vietnam, along with Hanoi-Amsterdam High School and Nguyen Hue High School. Established by French authorities in 1908 as High School of the Protectorate (French: Lycée du Protectorat), this is one of the oldest institutions for secondary education in Indochina. Despite the initial purpose of the French government for this school which was training native civil servant to serve in their colonial establishments, Vietnamese students at Bưởi school, common name of the school, had many times struggled against colonial doctrine and the ruling power. With that patriotic and hard-working traditions, a lot of Bưởi alumni became important figures in many area of Vietnam society such as the revolutionary Phạm Văn Đồng, doctor Tôn Thất Tùng or poet Xuân Diệu.
In 1945, Bưởi school was renamed Chu Van An High School and continued to keep its tradition in education and patriotism. Nowadays, Chu Van An High School is one of three national high school of Vietnam along with Le Hong Phong High School in Ho Chi Minh City and Quoc Hoc High School in Huế.
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History
History of Chu Van An High School began on December 9, 1908 when Governor-general of Indochina Antony Wladislas Klobukowski signed decree for the establishment of College of the Protectorate (French: Collège du Protectorat; Vietnamese: Trường Thành chung Bảo hộ) as a primary and secondary school for grades 1-9. As of 1922-1923 school year, College of the Protectorate had about 300 primary pupils (grades 1-5) and 435 secondary pupils (grades 6-9) with a staff of 38 teachers including 12 Europeans and 26 indigenes.[2] The school was upgraded to high school for grades 10-12 in 1931 with the official name High School of the Protectorate (French: Lycée du Protectorat; Vietnamese: Trường Trung học Bảo hộ) but commonly known as Bưởi school (Vietnamese: Trường Bưởi).[3] This was part of the French authorities's project to create a series of institutions for secondary education with initial purpose of training native civil servant to serve in their colonial establishments.[4] At that time, Bưởi is the only high school for native students in Tonkin with an enrollment of 120.[5]
Enrollment
As one of three high school for gifted students in Hanoi (together with Hanoi - Amsterdam High School and Nguyen Hue Specialized High School), Chu Van An High School is highly selective in its admission process. Every year, the school receives over 3000 applications out of which only 500 to 600 would be admitted for the new class year. Applicants wishing to enroll in school are required to take an entrance examination conducted by Hanoi Department of Education and Training. This examination usually takes place around mid-June with two obligatory subjects, which are Mathematics and Literature, and one additional subject for students who want to be admitted in specialized classes, for example Mathematics or Informatics class candidates have to take Mathematics while History class ones have to take History. The admission list will be announced in early July based on student's ranking by results in examination.
Notes
- ^ a b As of 2006. "Chu Van An High School - 2005-2006 school year". Chu Van An High School official website. 2008-05-15. http://www.thpt-chuvanan-hanoi.edu.vn/view/news/index.php?act=content&s_id=0000000088.
- ^ Van Thao Trinh, p. 128
- ^ "Bưởi School" (in Vietnamese). Hanoi's official website. 2008-05-15. http://www.hanoi.gov.vn/hanoiwebs1/vn/gioithieuchunghanoi/group4/group4_2/page2_5.htm.
- ^ Van Thao Trinh, p. 56
- ^ Kamm, Henry (1996). Dragon ascending: Vietnam and the Vietnamese. Arcade Publishing. pp. 34. ISBN 1559703067.
References
- Trinh, Van Thao (1995) (in French). L'école française en Indochine - Hommes et sociétés. KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 2865375722.
External links
- (Vietnamese) - Chu Van An High School
- (Vietnamese) - Chu Van An High School official website
- (Vietnamese) Chu Van An Student & Alumni Association official website
- (Vietnamese) - Chu Van An Alumni Class 1969-1976 official website
Coordinates: 21°02′36″N 105°50′00″E / 21.043251°N 105.833445°E
Categories:- High schools in Vietnam
- Provincial public magnet high schools in Vietnam
- High schools for the gifted in Vietnam
- Schools in Hanoi
- Educational institutions established in 1908
- Schools in Saigon, South Vietnam
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