Yanping High School

The school was established in 1946 by our founder, Zhu Zhao-yang . Soon after the Japanese surrendered, he was determined to come back to Taiwan to found a school to educate people here and contribute what he had learned to the country. He was strongly supported the co-founder Song Chin-ying by the intellect of that time and with the help of Liu Ming , a magnate of the mining industry then, he founded Yanping University. He requested Lin Xian-tang to serve as the chairman of the board. In order to commemorate Zheng Cheng-gong’s undauntedness, disregard of fame and wealth, and his determination to build Taiwan as a secure rear base area, Mr. Lin named the university “Yanping University.” (For Mr. Zheng was awarded by Prince Gui of Southern Ming Dynasty the royal title: Prince of Yanping Prefecture and Zhaotao Grand General. Zheng Chenggong is known as Koxinga in the West) The founding directors are Lin Xian-tang , Tsai Pei-huo , Yang Zhao-jia , Du Chong-ming, Wu San-lang , Qiu Nian-tai, Yiu Mi-jan . In September, 1946, the school formally started recruiting students, but because it didn’t meet the requirements of founding a university, the name was changed to “Yanping College".

For fifty years the alumni of Yanping have spread to all corners of the world and they have many distinguished achievements. They offer ‘nutrition’ to the school. The teachers all have their specialties and work hard. They respect their jobs and are devoted to teaching. All the homeroom teachers come to school before 7:30, spend lunchtime with students and they are not allowed to leave the school before 1750. This is one of the responsibilities of being a homeroom teacher. Our idea is that if the students are in school, too, must the teachers.

A career in Education lasts a lifetime. It should not focus ok on competition only ,but the ok should open the students’ wisdom, and cultivate their generosity, evolving their potential to make a sapling become prolific and grow into a giant tree. So we take pains to teach the students how to maintain a clean environment, follow class regulations, and do daily chores. Only after they carry out their own duties can they engage in greater future enterprises. So we offer clubs and associations including alumni, and student council. They can train their abilities and communication skills in these groups.

Now we have combined the junior and senior levels in our high school. To be admitted as senior high school freshmen, the students in other junior high schools in Taiwan must take government-sponsored tests first. The first test session allows them to apply to one public and one private school. If they choose to continue to the second test and they are not accepted by the top few public schools, Yanping is often their next choice.

For junior high students we must follow the Ministry of Education directive and draw lots for admission of students. Many of our students are the best students in their elementary schools. Only those who can accept the challenge will attend our school.

In order to preserve the best facilities for the students almost all teachers stay in the same staffroom. Our founder, Mr. Zhu, offered NT 100,000 as a scholarship to take care of the children of the faculty members and poor students and alumni. His foundation took over this important work after he passed away. During every year’s school festival, all faculty members and students work together to express their love for the school. The school motto given by our founder is “honesty, righteousness, diligence, and simplicity”. The purpose at Yanping is to serve society, not to make profit. The spirit will last forever and will never be altered. Now the development of Yanping continues to improve yearly and we believe we will play the most important role in the prosperity of society in Taiwan.