The Second Affiliated Middle School of East China Normal University is one of the four famous schools in Shanghai, a key high school directly under the Ministry of Education, and one of the four middle schools in China that have been approved by the Ministry of Education to offer high school science experimental classes.
Although the name sounds behind No.1 Middle School, the education level is much higher than No.1 Middle School. The annual admission rates of Tsinghua, Peking University, Shanghai Fudan University and Shanghai Jiaotong University are all above 60%.