Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School
| Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School | |
|---|---|
臺北市立建國高級中學 | |
The school's "Red House," completed in 1909, is its oldest building | |
| Location | |
No.56, Nanhai Rd. Zhongzheng Dist. Taipei , 100052 Taiwan | |
| Information | |
| Other name | CKHS |
| Former name | First Taihoku Prefectural Secondary School (1922) Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School (1967) Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School (2003–2023) |
| School type | Public schools, Selective school |
| Mottoes | 勤、樸、誠、勇 (Diligence, Simplicity, Sincerity, Courage.) |
| Established | 2 April 1898 |
| Founder | Government-General of Taiwan |
| Educational authority | Department of Education, Taipei City Government |
| School code | 353301 |
| Principal | Chih-Chun Chuang |
| Staff | 34 (2020) |
| Faculty | 216 (2020) |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age range | 16–18 |
| Enrollment | 2,895 (Nov 2021) |
| Classes | 83 |
| Language | Standard Mandarin (traditional) |
| Classrooms | 110 |
| Campus | Great Taipei Area |
| Area | 5.78 acres |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | 68 |
| Student Union/Association | Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School Student Council |
| Colour | Khaki |
| Slogan | 今日我以建中為榮， 明日建中以我為榮。 (CK proud of CK.) |
| National ranking | 1 |
| Nobel laureates | Samuel C. C. Ting |
| Website | www |
Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School (CKHS; Chinese: 臺北市立建國高級中學) is a public high school for boys in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The school was established in 1898 during Japanese rule as the first public high school in Taiwanese history.
The school requires the highest scores on the national senior high school entrance exams for admittance. Its alumni include one Nobel Prize laureate (Physics), the only ethnic Chinese Turing Award laureate, one Cannes Film Festival Best Director award winner, two heads of state, at least five members of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and numerous scholars and public servants. Its female counterpart is the Taipei First Girls' High School.