Henan Experimental Middle School

Chinese
s=河南省实验中学
t=河南省實驗中學 Henan Experimental Middle School or called Henan Experimental High School, is a middle school of the People's Republic of China, located in Zhengzhou, Henan's Jinshui District. It was founded in 1957 as the Affiliated Middle School of Zhengzhou Teachers' Vocational School, later becoming the Affiliated Middle School of Zhengzhou Teachers' College, the Affiliated Middle School of Zhengzhou University, and the Zhengzhou 40th Middle School before being given its present name in 1979.

As of 2006, official statistics stated they enrolled 2,800 students, though other reports put their student body at 10,300. [cite web|publisher=Henan Experimental Middle School|url=http://www.hasyzx.com.cn/xxgk/xxgk.htm|title=河南省实验中学简介 (Henan Experimental Middle School profile)|accessdate=2008-01-12|language=Chinese|date=2006] cite news|work=Nanfengchuang Magazine|title=河南省实验中学：1.76亿元乱收费的“示范性” (Henan Experimental Middle School: RMB176 million, a model of reckless fee charging)|url=http://www.nfcmag.com/ReadNews-7848.html|date=2006-10-06|accessdate=2008-01-12|language=Chinese] Along with students of the Zhengzhou First Middle School and the Zhengzhou Foreign Languages Middle School, students from Henan Experimental are said to have the best language abilities in the province; many students from the school apply to overseas universities, especially in America. [cite news|work=Henan News|url=http://www.henannews.com.cn/newcnsnews/30/2008-01-11/news-30-64659.shtml|date=2008-01-11|accessdate=2008-01-12|title= 为避国内考生多 郑州高三学生瞄准“美国高考” (To avoid the crowd of domestic test-takers, Zhengzhou seniors take aim at US college exams)|language=Chinese] Diplomas of their international division, which is jointly operated by the Nova Scotia, Ministry of Education and that of Henan province, are recognised by both the Canadian and Chinese governments. [cite news|work=People's Daily, Henan Edition|url=http://ha.people.com.cn/news/2006/06/29/111809.htm|title=河南省实验中学13名学生拿到中加两国毕业证 (13 Henan Experimental Middle School students get China-Canada binational graduation certificates)|date=2006-06-29|accessdate=2008-01-12|language=Chinese]

However, the school has been criticised for their participation in the trend of commercialisation of education, in particular for their high tuition fees and the 400% increase in the size of their student body from 2003-2006, which earned them a total revenue of RMB176 million.

References

Further reading

*cite news|url=http://ha.people.com.cn/news/2007/12/03/242187.html|work=People's Daily, Henan Edition|date=2007-12-03|accessdate=2008-01-12|title=河南实验中学 学生自编自演“成长的烦恼” (Henan Experimental Middle School students edit and perform own play, "The Annoyance of Growing Up")|language=Chinese

External links

* [http://www.hasyzx.com.cn/ Official homepage]