No.1 Senior High School of Ürümqi
| No. 1 Senior High School of Ürümqi 乌鲁木齐市第一中学 ئۈرۈمچى شەھەرلىك 1-ئوتتۇرا مەكتەپ | |
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The Front Gate of Urumqi No. 1 High School, Lvgu Campus | |
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China | |
| Coordinates | 43°47′53″N 87°37′10″E / 43.79798°N 87.61942°E |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | 厚德、砺志、博学 |
| Established | 1891 |
| Principal | Luo Qunyan (罗群雁) |
| Staff | 155 |
| Number of students | 2132 |
| Color(s) | Blue, White |
| Nickname | Yizhong (一中) |
| Affiliations | Key high schools in Urumqi |
| Website | Official website |
The No. 1 Senior High School of Ürümqi (simplified Chinese: 乌鲁木齐市第一中学; traditional Chinese: 烏魯木齊市第一中學; pinyin: Wūlǔmùqí Shì Dìyīzhōngxué, Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچى شەھەرلىك 1-ئوتتۇرا مەكتەپ, Үрүмчи Шеһерлик Биринчи Оттура Мектеп, romanized: Ürümchi Sheherlik Birinchi Ottura Mektep), literally Ürümqi No. 1 High School, colloquially abbreviated as "乌鲁木齐一中" or "乌市一中", sometimes called No. 1 Middle School of Urumqi, is a public high school in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, under the jurisdiction of the Urumqi Municipal Education Bureau. Founded in 1891 during the Qing dynasty, it is the oldest school in Xinjiang.
Located in the downtown Bei Men (北门) at Jiankang Road (健康路) and North Jiefang Road (解放北路) in Tianshan District, Urumqi, the school is the accredited top-ranking high school in Urumqi city and in Xinjiang, and is considered a typical instance of local secondary education. All of the courses are in Chinese. The students are predominantly Han Chinese, with other ethnic groups including Hui, Uyghur, Kazakh, Mongol, etc.
Starting from August, 2024, the school begin using the new campus located in the Xi'er Street(西二巷) of Kanasihubei Road(喀纳斯湖北路). With an investment of more than 551 million yuan, the new campus covers an area of 14.5547 hectares and contains two Teaching Buildings, two Science Buildings(with three floors of Library), one Office Building, one Art Building, one Astronomy-Music Integrated Building, one Stadium, three Dormitory Buildings, one Standard Soccer Field, and one Dining Hall Building.