Shenzhen Middle School

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Shenzhen Middle School 深圳中学
Location
Shenzhen , Guangdong China
Information
Type	Public School
Motto	建设中国特色世界一流高中 (Building a world-class high school with Chinese characteristics.)
Established	1947
Founder	Zhang Shoulin
Principal	Zhu Huawei
Faculty	~400
Enrollment	~7600
Student to teacher ratio	19:1
Campus	City, 107,602 square metres (1,158,220 sq ft)
Song	凤凰花又开
Mascot	"Knowledge" (A Sculpture)
Website	www.shenzhong.net

Shenzhen Middle School (Chinese: 深圳中学), commonly referred as SMS or SZMS, is a high school located in Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Founded in 1947, it was made the only provincial key high school (magnet school) in Shenzhen in 1983.^[1] In November 1993, it became one of the first Class-One Schools of Guangdong Province. In 1998, Shenzhen Middle School merged with Honghu Middle School, and the latter's campus is now Shenzhen Middle School's junior school. In total, its junior and senior campuses cover an area of 107,602 square metres (1,158,220 sq ft). The student-teacher ratio is about 10:1. Zhu Huawei (朱华伟, Zhū Huáwěi)^[2] is the current principal.

Shenzhen Middle School has been continuously ranked as the best school in Shenzhen and among the top schools in Guangdong Province. Over the last two years, Shenzhen Middle School has been ranked #1 in the percentage and number of high-scoring students in Guangdong Province, with the largest number of graduates admitted by top Chinese universities every year. In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in US universities, Shenzhen Middle School ranked number 8 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities.^[3][4]

Shenzhen Middle School consists of primary, junior and senior schools, located on separate campuses. The senior campus is divided into East Campus, where 10th and 11th graders are located, and West Campus, where 12th graders under intensive preparations for National Higher Education Entrance Examination are located.

In the three campuses, only the senior campus offers student dorms, which allows Shenzhen Middle School students to choose whether they want to be commuters or residents on campus. The residential facilities available include two residential halls, two dining halls, and two grocery stores. Both junior and senior campuses have a soccer field and a track field. There are five basketball courts, including one indoor, badminton courts and table tennis tables, a taekwondo room and a dancing room.