The early predecessor of Beijing 101 Middle School was established in Zhangjiakou in 1946. The school's name was successively changed to Zhangjiakou Municipal Middle School, Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Area United Middle School, North China Yucai Middle School, and the Second Department of the Middle School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University. In 1955, the school was named Beijing 101 Middle School.[1]
In addition to the main campus, the school has seven branch campuses: Shuangyushu, Shangdi, Huairou, Wenquan, Shiyou, Kuangda, and Daxing.[2]
In a Chinese context "Middle school" (中学) means a secondary school, which may include junior and senior high school levels. It may be translated as "middle school" or "high school" Related:Secondary school * High schools