Fuxing Senior High School was formerly Shanghai Masonic School built in 1886. It was rebuilt and named as "Fuxing Senior High School" in 1946 after the victory of War against Japanese Invasion, implying "the revival of China". In 1954, it was included in the list of Key Senior High Schools of Shanghai. 1998, it became one of the11 earliest boarding Senior High Schools in Shanghai. It is also in the list of the first batch of experimental exemplary senior high schools in Shanghai.
Located at the north part of Hongkou District, Fuxing Senior High School covers an area of over 80 Mu. The campus has delicate layout and a complete set of high standard educational facilities, including the Fuxing auditorium with perfect design and excellent acoustics effect, several featured labs for the independent operation of students, a 400 meters plastic track, a standard football field, a volleyball stadium, an indoor heated swimming pool, a planetarium, an electronic reading room, and a dormitory building for the accommodation of 500 students, and so on.
There are 32 classes, over 1200 students, and 140 faculty members. The first-class curriculum, excellent faculty, and superb teaching facilities guarantee the high teaching quality and unparalleled extracurricular activities. After years of development, a "student-centered"curriculum system has been established in the school. Making great achievements in moral education, science and technology education, innovative training, physical education, art education, mental health, and logistics management, and so on, the school has won many honors, such as "Advanced Unit in the Construction of Spiritual Civilization", "Advanced Collective in National Information Technology Innovation and Practice Activity","National Pilot School of Reserve Sport Talents", "Civilized Unit of Shanghai", "Exemplary School for Standard Behavior of Middle School Students", "Advanced Unit of Moral Education in Shanghai", Exemplary School of Mental Health Education in Shanghai", and "Featured Exemplary School of Science and Technology Education in Shanghai", etc.