In 1896,
Nanyang Public School () was founded by an imperial edict issued by
Guangxu Emperor, under the Business and Telegraphs Office of the
imperial government. Four schools were then established: the
Normal School, the School of Foreign Studies, a middle school and a high school. In 1901,
Sheng Xuanhuai, the first president of the school, also the
Minister of Transportation responsible for proposing the idea to the
Guangxu Emperor, then founded the predecessor of today's Shanghai Nanyang Model High School as an elementary school affiliated to the growing
Nanyang Public School, which has now become
Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In 1927, the school was independent from the university and became private Nanyang Model Elementary/Middle School. Three years later, the senior department of the school was opened. In 1931, the school moved into Tianping campus. This campus is now the junior department of Nanyang Model High School which was separated from the school in 2000. In 1956, the school became public school again and was renamed as Shanghai No. 71 High School. In 1958, the name of the school was changed to Nanyang Model High School. In 1959, the school was appointed as one of the key schools in Shanghai. In 2000, following the reform of the education system in Shanghai, the junior department of the school was closed and separated from the original campus and the school then became
Shanghai Nanyang Model High School.
Names in history Nanyang Model High School has the following different names in history: • Elementary school affiliated to Nanyang Public School (1901–1927) • Nanyang Model Elementary/Middle School (1927–1956) (Senior department of the school was opened in 1930.) • Shanghai No. 71 High School (1956–1958) • Shanghai Nanyang Model High School (1958–present) ==Principals in history==