Haidian District is considered to be the most abundant area in Beijing, with six excellent middle schools, known as the "Haidian Six Little Strong", and the High School Affiliated to the National People's Congress is the first of the "Six Little Strong". The High School Affiliated to the National People's Congress is the cradle of the top students in the college entrance examination, and its junior high school is also outstanding. In the just-concluded 2017 high school entrance examination, the average score of the students in the cultural course of the high school attached to the high school was 501 points (out of 540), and if converted according to the 100-point system, it was 92.78 points, and four students tied for the second place in the overall score of Haidian District, and in 2016, 31 students got full marks in a single subject in the high school entrance examination, accounting for 39% in Haidian District. In addition to its excellent results in the high school entrance examination, the High School Affiliated to the National People's Congress is also the middle school that is best at mathematics competitions in Beijing, ranking in the top two for a long time.
The cradle of the High School Affiliated to the National People's Congress has a lot to do with the former principal Hu Junze. After visiting the United States in 1985, Hu Junze believed that China focused on average teaching and neglected selection. In that year, the High School Affiliated to the National People's Congress set up an experimental class for abnormal children, specially screening students with different talents to study behind closed doors, and won many gold medals in international competitions. Nowadays, the class for children with extraordinary conditions has evolved into an early training class, and its teaching orientation is not limited to awards, and it has become a new goal to send research-oriented talents to top universities.
The morning class is open to students around 10 years old in Beijing, mainly 5th grade students. The class is taught on a four-year flexible basis, and in addition to mastering the content of compulsory teaching, at least one day per week will be used for lectures, natural science experiments, and field trips. Qualified graduates of the class will go directly to the high school, but they have faced unprecedented pressure in the past four years. Grade 6 students need to read 5 million words of extracurricular reading in a year, compared to 4 million words in 9 years in 2011 when the Ministry of Education recommended 4 million words for compulsory education students. In the past four years, there are many students who have been demoted and transferred out of the early accompanying class, but there are also excellent players who skip grades or transfer in.
Strict selection is a necessary condition for excellent junior high schools to shine in the high school entrance examination, and it seems that the early training class alone is a bit weak, and the middle school attached to the National People's Congress also has an experimental class that accounts for about 1/4 of the total number of classes. The placement criteria are completely based on the placement test at the time of admission, and the mathematics scores in the Chinese, mathematics and English courses usually have a higher weight. The "key classes" and "experimental classes" in the nine-year compulsory education stage have been banned, so the "experimental classes" attached to the people are not on the table, and the classes are only named after Arabic numerals, which seems to be indistinguishable, but the experimental classes will be equipped with stronger teachers. The tip for parents to judge whether to be selected for the experimental class is to observe the ratio of male to female students, which is generally close to 3 males to 1 female.
Different from the elite education of the early training class and the experimental class, the ordinary class of the people's annex is more in pursuit of average teaching. The regular class is also based on the placement test results, but the students in each band are evenly distributed, and the ratio of boys to girls is closer to 1:1. Only 40 of the 850 students enrolled in 2017 were admitted through computer allocation, and nearly 80% of the students were recruited by "point recruitment". It can be seen that whether it is an experimental class or not, the students who enter the school have already been screened layer by layer, and the High School Affiliated to the National People's Congress is "disgusted with randomness".
The high school affiliated to the National People's University of China has allocated top teachers for the students. There are many subject leaders and high school entrance examination propositions in the backbone of the teaching team, who often publish academic papers and participate in education reform. In addition to the professional and academic achievements, the level of teaching staff is also remarkable, many teachers have won awards in on-site teaching and courseware competitions in Beijing or Haidian District, and the teaching exchanges between teachers and students are efficient and relaxed. Strong interaction between junior and senior high school teachers is also a characteristic of the high school affiliated to the National People's Congress, and many high school special teachers will participate in junior high school teaching seminars and participate in the compilation of tutorial materials.
In terms of curriculum arrangement, the High School Affiliated to the National People's Congress is quite distinctive. Elective courses such as Photoshop, flash, Visual Basic, and C are very practical, and students with a strong interest in computer science usually get started quickly, and these skills will be useful in poster making and graduation party design. Students who are not computer averse can also choose sports, handicrafts, and art appreciation courses, including interesting courses such as aircraft principles, film analysis, and model airplane making, with a total of more than 100 subjects to choose from. These extra studies are not too burdensome, and as long as you concentrate on your classes, you can pass the exams, which can be said to be very close to university electives.
The High School Affiliated to the National People's Congress is known for its rich extracurricular activities, and the junior high school has also inherited this characteristic. Broadcast drill design, DV shooting, penalty kick ...... There are a variety of cultural and recreational activities. Many sports competitions will be completed by teachers and students, which is also an important magic weapon for cultivating class cohesion in the High School Affiliated to the National People's Congress. The extracurricular activities and electives set up by the school can be described as relaxed and rich, but there is a sense of competition in all aspects, including cultural courses, and the principal spends tens of minutes announcing the list of outstanding students of the year during the annual flag-raising ceremony, and uses this as a model for the campus. There is also a strong atmosphere of performance comparison among students in private, coupled with the high expectations of parents who want their children to become dragons and phoenixes, many students have borne a heavier burden in the high school attached to the National People's Congress, and they are overwhelmed and forced to transfer schools occasionally. The heavy academic workload does not affect the pride of students in their alma mater, and the school uniforms of the high school affiliated to the National People's Congress have appeared on the streets of Europe and the United States, and many graduates who have entered the university will still form local alumni associations and often hold offline exchanges, while other names do not show this cohesion.
In 2018, Haidian District's specialty enrollment plan has been banned, and nearby enrollment will become the main promotion direction in the next few years. However, the High School Affiliated to the National People's Congress is still mainly based on "point recruitment", and strict selection is still its core selection mechanism. Prospective students and parents can pay attention to the early training camp held by the school, the elimination rate in the past two years is close to 95%, and the unsuccessful candidates with excellent performance still have the opportunity to be "recruited".
The junior high school affiliated to the National People's Congress has excellent teachers, top experimental facilities in China, and a variety of extracurricular activities. The school is full of people, students enjoy high-quality teaching resources at the same time, but also face unprecedented competitive pressure, only 20%-30% of students can continue to stay in the high school every year, but compared to the academic content, how to cultivate the self-confidence of children in this group of "cow babies" may be a more noteworthy topic for parents, the high school attached to the National People's Congress is very good, but it may not be suitable for every student.