Juyuan High School


Dujiangyan August 1 Juyuan High School is a secondary school located in Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, Sichuan.
Prior to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 2,800 students attended the school. Due to the earthquake, 278 students died and 11 went missing and were never found. For a period, the students attended school in makeshift classrooms. In August 2009 the new Juyuan High School opened. 133 million yuan of funds from the Chengdu Military Region were used to rebuild the school. It was additionally funded by organizations across China.

Campus

The school has of space and has a capacity for 2,400 students, serving Juyuan County and surrounding areas. It houses classrooms, an indoor gymnasium, a football, and office space. China.org.cn stated that the buildings were built to withstand an 8.5 magnitude earthquake.

Programs

The school is in a partnership with the Chengdu Military Region. Students may join the army when they graduate or they may attend university.