National Taichung First Senior High School
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Taiwan
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, Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
. TCFHS was the first high school founded by Taiwanese to educate their youngsters during the colonial days under Japanese rule Japanese occupation
Taiwan under Japanese rule
Between 1895 and 1945, Taiwan was a dependency of the Empire of Japan. The expansion into Taiwan was a part of Imperial Japan's general policy of southward expansion during the late 19th century....
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Overview
The admission of Taichung First Senior High School is extremely competitive. Less than top 1% of scorers on the Basic Competence Test for Junior High School Students (國民中學學生基本學力測驗) receive admission. A large portion of graduates go on to attend prestigious universities in Taiwan as well as worldwide. For many international science and math competitions such as the International Mathematics Olympiad, the International Geography OlympiadInternational Geography Olympiad
The International Geography Olympiad is an annual competition for the best 16 to 19 year old geography students from National Geography Olympiads. The competition consists of three parts: a written test, a multimedia test and a substantial field work exercise.iGeO tests the abilities of every...
, the International Physics Olympiad
International Physics Olympiad
The International Physics Olympiad is an annual physics competition for high school students. It is one of the International Science Olympiads. The first IPhO was held in Warsaw, Poland in 1967....
, the International Biology Olympiad
International Biology Olympiad
The International Biology Olympiad is a science olympiad for students in sixth form . The first academic international Olympiads after the International Mathematical Olympiad were launched under the auspices of the United Nations in the 1960s...
, the Intel Science Fair, the International Chemistry Olympiad
International Chemistry Olympiad
The International Chemistry Olympiad is an annual academic competition for high school students. It is one of the International Science Olympiads....
, the International Earth Science Olympiad
International Earth Science Olympiad
The International Earth Science Olympiad , one of the twelve International Science Olympiads, is an annual competition for secondary school students that tests their abilities in disciplines such as geology, meteorology, environmental science, and terrestrial astronomy...
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History
The National Taichung First High School was founded by elite members of gentry in Taichung in 1915, including Lin Lie-tang (林烈堂), Lin Hsien-tang (林獻堂), Lin Hsiung-chen (林熊徵), Tsai Lien-fang (蔡蓮舫) and Koo Hsien-jungKoo Hsien-jung
Koo Hsien-jung was a Taiwanese businessman and politician who enjoyed strong links to the Japanese colonial administration of Taiwan. He founded the Koos Group of companies, the largest business group in Taiwan....
(辜顯榮). Fought against the unfair education policy of Japanese colonial government, they established the Taichung Middle School to provide better education to the young Taiwanese who did not have the opportunity to attend middle schools which were reserved for the Japanese children exclusively.
- In 1921, the school was transferred to the Taichung County government and the name was changed to Taichung County Taichung Middle School. It was the only school which was established exclusively for Taiwanese student when TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
was under Japan's rule. - In 1945, Taiwan was returned to the Republic of China after the World War II and the school was renamed "Taiwan Provincial First High School"
- In 1948, The school was elected as one of the 39 best high schools in China. The only other high scholl in Taiwan that received this honor was the Taipei First Girl's High School.
- In 1954, a satellite campus was established in Fengyuan City.
- In 1987, the science and mathematic class for gifted students was formed.
- In 1996, the art class was formed. It was the first time that girls could be admitted to TCFHS.
- In 2000, the name was changed to National Taichung First High School.
- In 2003, the language gifted class was created. It provided an alternative choice for many talented female students. Some first-tier female students who were qualified for the Taichung Girl's High School (the TCGS) chose to enroll at TCFHS instead of TCGS.
- In 2009, the science class was established.
Art
- Real Huang (阿沁)- A member of the famous band in Taiwan, F.I.R. He is a guitar player in the band.
- Lin Hwai-minLin Hwai-minLin Hwai-min is a Taiwanese dancer, writer, choreographer, and founder of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. He was educated at National Chengchi University in Taiwan and University of Iowa in the US....
(林懷民) - He is the founder of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. - Hwan Shu-jun (黃舒駿) - A famous singer in TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
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Politics
- Hsieh Tung-min(謝東閔)
- Lee Ying-yuan(李應元)
- Wu Den-yihWu Den-yihWu Den-yih is a Taiwanese politician of the Kuomintang Party, and the current Premier of the Republic of China.-Personal:Wu was born in Tsaotun, Nantou County, Taiwan...
(吳敦義) - Joseph WuJoseph WuJoseph Wu Chao-hsieh was formerly the chief representative of the Republic of China to the United States as the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington, D.C....
(吳釗燮) - Li AoLi AoLi Ao , is a writer, social commentator, historian, and independent politician in the Republic of China .He is considered by many to be one of the most important modern Chinese essayists today, although critics have termed him an intellectual narcissist...
(李敖) - Mao Chi-kuoMao Chi-kuoMao Chi-kuo serves as the Minister of Transportation and Communications in the Republic of China under the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou, since May, 2008....
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