National Hsinchu Senior High School


National Hsinchu Senior High School is a high school in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. Student enrollment averages around 2200.
Although traditionally an all-boy institution, National Hsinchu Senior High School started admitting females into the music program in 1998.

History

HCHS, originally called Shinchiku Prefectural Shinchiku High School, was established on 1 April 1922. After World War II in 1945, it was renamed Taiwan Provincial Hsinchu High School. In July 1968, after compulsory education was extended to nine years, it was renamed Taiwan Provincial Hsinchu Senior High School, and on 1 February 2000, renamed National Hsinchu Senior High School.
After the restoration in 1945, HCHS was a six-year high school, with a three-year Junior and a three-year Senior High division. However, the junior high division was suspended in 1957. In 1987, HCHS was directed to set up a math and science gifted class, 1998 a music-gifted class, and in 2004 a language and literature gifted class.

Buildings and facilities

HCHS covers an area of 10 hectares, well equipped with a students' activity center, gym, swimming pool, athletic field and sport courts. Besides, in buildings for teaching, such as Building of Science, Building of Arts and Crafts, and Resource Building, there are Science Lab, Home Economics Classroom, Automatized Lab for Life and Technology program, Art Classroom and Music Classroom, Computer Classroom and Multimedia Language Classroom. On the campus are male and female dormitories to house students living far away.

Achievement

Every year, students participate in international science exhibitions and are constant winners in international Olympic Games for science.
The musical clubs such as the choir, the brass band, the harmonica club and the Chinese music club have a long history. They attend national musical contests and win many prizes every year.

Achievement of the Provincial Choir Competition