山西省对外交流的窗口学校、“中国科技创新人才培养基地”
Overview of the Affiliated High School of Shanxi University
Founded in 1955, the Affiliated High School of Shanxi University (abbreviated to SDFZ ), is one of the first batch of key high schools in Shanxi Province. It started as The School for Cadres’Children in Taihang Military Region and Taiyue Military Region, which moved to Taiyuan later. In 1963, the school was accredited as one of the provincial key high schools.
Situated in Wucheng District of Taiyuan, SDFZ covers an area of 80,000 square meters with the favourable humanist environment --- dozens of colleges and scientific research institutes of Shanxi Province neighbour on the school. The campus is elegantly-designed, user-friendly and digitalized with such aids of teaching facilities as internet and multimedia.
During the long period of schooling practice, SDFZ has gradually formed the principles of “people-centered and sustained development”, “the combination of science and humanity” and “the combination of esteem for both social commitment and erudition”. By developing the school--oriented courses with distinguishing features, the school has a creative educational mode to cultivate students to develop on their own initiative, to explore personal potentialities and to give scope to everyone 's special skills. A favorable surrounding is thus provided for both teachers and students to have an all-round, harmonious and sustained development. Every year approximate 1,000 students win prizes of the National Olympic Competitions in the natural sciences and liberal arts. In the Annual National College Entrance Examinations, both in Taiyuan and in Shanxi Province, SDFZ has ranked top in the proportion of students entering the most renowned top 10 universities in China. More than 40 students are admitted into Peking University and Tsinghua University. There are a large number of talented students revealing themselves on campus annually.
Nowadays SDFZ has developed into one of the nation-renowned high schools affiliated to universities, with its remarkable accomplishments and its unique school culture. It has been conferred the following titles : National Model Group for the Unity and Advancement of Nationalities, National Advanced Institution in Physical Education ,May Day Labors'Model of Shanxi Province, Provincial Beacon School with Distinctive Characteristics, Provincial Pilot School for Moral Education, Civilized School of Shanxi Province, Superior Institution for Teaching Quality of Taiyuan, Exemplary Leading Group, and Outstanding Contributor to the Cultivation of Distinguished Students. SDFZ is also listed as National Experimental School in Science and Technology among Youth, Shanxi Provincial Experimental Base for the Fundamental Education Research, the Teaching Demo-Base of High School Teachers' Training Center in Shanxi Province and the "Talents Pool" by many national key colleges and universities.
Just as the saying goes:" it takes 10 years to grow trees, but 100 to cultivate people". The new millennium brings us the historic mission of reform. Faced with the new challenges, SDFZ will continue to strive for the new objective to become a national pilot high school, keeping abreast of the times and opening up new prospects for the scientific development.
山西大学附中是山西省教育厅直属的省级示范性高中，正式成立于1955年。她的前身是太行军区和太岳军区干部子弟学校迁到太原合并而成的山西省干部子弟学校，1963年被确定为省重点中学。学校现有面积8万平米，位处山西省高校、科研单位最集中的太原市坞城地区，人文地理环境优越。充满绿色和人文关怀的校园，优美宜人；网络和多媒体环境下的数字化校园，开放现代。
在长期的办学实践中，山西大学附中逐步形成了“以人为本、持续发展”的办学思想和“科学与人文交融、厚德与博学并举”的育人理念，构建了富有特色的校本课程，形成了极具个性的学校文化及办学特色，创建了学生“自主发展、全面发展、个性发展、特长发展”的育人模式，为师生全面、和谐、持续发展提供了优良的环境和广阔的空间，为社会提供了优质教育，培养了一批批国家级和省级拔尖学生。在全国中学生最高水平的数学、物理、化学、生物、信息等五大学科竞赛以及其它类别的竞赛中，山大附中的学生一路领先，独占鳌头，每年均有七八十人获得全国名牌大学保送生选拔考试资格并被提前录取。在一年一度的全国高考中，山大附中的学生每年有40余人被北大清华录取，80%以上的学生升入全国重点大学，高考一本、二本达线率稳居全省最前列。
跨入新的世纪，山大附中以其先进的办学理念、一流的办学业绩、鲜明的办学特色、独特的学校文化，成为山西领先、全国知名，山西省对外交流的窗口学校。学校还先后被授予“全国教育系统先进集体”“全国民族团结进步模范集体”“国家级体育传统项目学校”“全国贯彻《学校体育工作条例》优秀学校”“全国中小学民族团结教育先进集体”“山西省五一劳动奖状”“山西省文明和谐单位”“山西省具有特色的优秀学校”“山西省德育示范学校”“山西省文明学校”“太原市教育教学质量综合优胜奖”“优秀领导班子奖”“太原市培养优秀学生突出贡献奖”等荣誉称号，先后被确定为“中国科技创新人才培养基地”“山西省基础教育课程改革实验基地”“山西省中学教师培训中心教学观摩基地”“对外汉语教学推广基地学校”“国家留学基金委留学预科学院出国才选拔基地”和全国著名高校的“生源基地”。
十年树木，百年育人。面对世纪的挑战，山西大学附中将朝着既定的目标--创建“具有国际水平、全国一流、省内领先的大学附中，国家级示范高中”继续奋斗，与时俱进，开创未来！
