Zilang Middle School in Nantong City is a full-time public key high school, located in Jiangzhibin, the northern foot of Langshan Mountain, one of the eight famous mountains in China, with the developing Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone in the east and the rising Langshan Port in the west, surrounded by rich historical sites, literati tombstones and tourist attractions. The school covers an area of nearly 100 acre. The campus is surrounded by camphor trees, with elegant environment and unique architecture, which complement the natural scenery of Langshan Scenic Area.
Zilang Middle School has more than 3,300 teachers and students and 54 classes, forming a large school scale. The school takes "benevolence" as its motto to encourage teachers and students-"benevolence is the foundation of building people, and perseverance is the source of success". Approved by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, the school has the qualification to employ foreign cultural and educational experts and employ foreign teachers to teach all the year round. Every student in the school can have an authentic English class. The school has established friendly relations with many universities in Canada and Australia. In 2003, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs awarded "Advanced Unit for Hiring Foreign Teachers".
Zilang Middle School has excellent school conditions, complete teaching facilities and advanced teaching equipment. In recent years, the school has invested more than 20 million yuan to build new teaching buildings, student apartments, standard sports fields and artificial lawn football fields that meet the requirements of FIFA and IAAF competitions. In addition, the school also has a multi-functional classroom, a standard playground with a 400-meter runway, a music classroom, an art room, a technical room, a reading room and other special classrooms to ensure the all-round development of students.
Zilang Middle School has excellent teaching quality. Students are particularly diligent and hardworking, and teachers are particularly dedicated and dedicated. Among nearly 200 full-time teachers, 50% have senior and intermediate titles, and there are a number of top-notch talents, academic leaders and key teachers at the municipal level. In the past three years, the excellent rate and qualified rate of senior high school entrance examination have risen sharply, and the admission rate of college entrance examination has exceeded 90% year after year. A large number of students have been admitted to undergraduate colleges, and their social reputation is increasing day by day, which has won the trust of more and more parents (including compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan).
The school has successively won more than 40 collective honors, such as advanced education collective in Jiangsu Province, civilized unit in Nantong City, model middle school in the city, advanced school in moral education in the city, top ten campus in the city, key high school in the city and qualified junior high school in the city. At present, the faculty and staff of the whole school "focus on quality and make every effort to build" and strive to achieve the goal of "three-star school in the province" next year.