Dalian No. 24 High School

Dalian No. 24 High School
Address
217 Jiefang Road, Zhongshan District
Information
Type Public
Motto Virtue (明德),Focus (笃志),Erudition (博学),Caution (慎行)
Established 1949 [1]
Principal Huang Qicheng (黄启成)
Staff 123
Number of students over 1500
Campus 29,440 square metres (7.27 acres)
Information 0411-82307507
Website dlhs24.com.cn

Dalian No. 24 High School (Chinese: ; pinyin: Dàlián Shì dì Èrshísì Zhōngxué or 大连第24中学) is a public high school in Dalian, Liaoning province, China. It has a great reputation around Northeastern China and is highly ranked among all high schools in China. It was known as the "Small Tsinghua in Northeastern China". It has a reputation for encouraging students to develop leadership skills and having a less pressing studying environment. The school is also keenly supported by the Dalian Municipal Education Bureau.[2]

History

The original school was founded in 1920 by the Japanese, previously known as Dalian Fifth Ordinary Elementary School. In 1946 after the Japanese surrendered its name changed into Dalian Seventh Japanese Overseas Elementary School. The name changed in 1949 again into Dalian Yucai High School for providing advanced educations in Dalian. After 1958, the school is renamed as Dalian No. 24 High School.

Sister school

Lamar High School in Houston, Texas, United States has been No. 24's sister school since 2000.[3][4] Dalian is one of Houston's sister cities.[5]

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