Technical School

Biodata

Background

985 Factory operated the Technical School as part of its own educational network, alongside a kindergarten, primary school, and middle school. The factory was far from the county seat and supported more than 3,000 formal employees—a population exceeding 10,000 when families were included. With workers and their families coming from across the country, the factory had to provide schooling locally 1198 1200.

Administration and Staffing

• Principal Wu — The school's named principal 462 644 816.
• Director of studies — The other administrative post, also described as the dean of studies 149 1200.
• No full-time teaching staff — Unlike the primary and middle schools, the Technical School drew its instructors from the Children's Middle School, factory technical departments, and workshops 1200 1201.
• Han Aimin — Taught mathematics at the Vocational School while also teaching physics at the Children's Middle School 492 524.

Curriculum

Students and Graduate Placement

• Student body: Most students were children of factory employees. Others had family connections to the county or sister military-industrial enterprises; some passages specifically describe them as children of influential people 149 1209 1218.
• Main employment destination: Most graduates were assigned to workshops within 985 Factory 149 1218.
• Other placements: Some graduates were assigned to factories that supplied or supported 985 Factory 149 1209.
• Industrial network: These supporting factories were Third Front military-industrial enterprises under the Fifth Ministry of Machinery, described as being in the mountain city area or mountainous region 149 1209 1253.