Chau Van Liem High School, formerly known as Collège de Can Tho, was one of the founding schools in the early stages of French education in Vietnam.
Collège de Can Tho is a typical architectural work in the early 20th century. In terms of cultural history, the formation of the school has recorded a very strong mark in the process of formation and development of Can Tho.According to Tran Kieu Dinh Architects - Chairman of Architectural Association of Can Tho city, Collège de Can Tho was built in a land area of 17,000m2; From 1917 to 1924, three rows of houses were built, each with two floors of 75m long and 12m wide. a corridor with a roof and a 2-storey house 24m long, 9m wide, with large yards adjacent to the hut.Architectural features of the ancient architecture, the structure of the bearing walls, tile roofs, mixed brick floors, beautiful tropical window and typical architectural style of this period and in the total Urban architecture in the early twentieth century. Since 1945, the school has been repaired and upgraded many times:
- In the period 1945-1975 named Phan Thanh Gian High School. During this period the school was further repaired, building some two-storey buildings with reinforced concrete with unstructured architecture.
- After the liberation of the South, the unified country, the school was named An Cu I Secondary School (1975-1983); Can Tho High School (1983- 1985), Chau Van Liem High School (from November 1985 until now).
In terms of education, each period has its own training goals, programs and methods.However, from Collège de Can Tho to Chau Van Liem high school there are similarities - that is the place where teaching and learning, where education and training for the generation of young people with academic qualifications contribute Human resources of Can Tho.
Although originally intended, the French colonialists set up the Collège de Can Tho to train the native population for their dominating machinery. Song is the place where convergence of patriotic teachers such as Pham Van Bach, Nguyen Thuong Tu, Nguyen Van Chi, Nguyen Van Kiet, master Tran Quang Long ... many generations of students are revolutionary soldiers, famous scientists and artists such as Chau Van Liem, Nguyen Van Tay, Ta Thanh Son, Nguyen Van Hieu, Tran Buu Kiem, Ung Van. Hien Phuoc, Luong Dinh Cua, Ho Van Lai, Son Nam, Vien Phuong, Tran Kiet Tuong, Nguyen Viet Nam, Ho Bong, To Buu ... and many other native pupils expressed patriotism. , actively participating in the anti-colonialist imperialist movement, ready to "put pen to paper" on the way of fighting contributed to the August Revolution,fight against the French colonialists, against the American imperialists to complete victory.
Since April 30, 1975, the school has moved to meet the requirements of education in the new period and always the flagship of the education and training Can Tho. Over the past 30 years, more than 2 thousand graduates have graduated from colleges and universities;Work in many fields. Successful alumni, leaders, police, military, engineers, doctors, teachers, artists; Many people who have master's degrees, PhDs are contributing significantly to the cause of socialist construction. Chau Van Liem Secondary School was conferred the title of Labor Hero in the Doi moi period and was the first high school in Can Tho City.
Over the past 90 years, from Collège de Can Tho to Chau Van Liem Secondary School has been a continuous flow, over time with many historical changes; teachers and pupils of the school have cultivated, acclimated and left to mark the cultural identity of Vietnam and Can Tho. It is the spirit of fondness for learning and good teaching, the importance of religious education, the spirit of patriotism, the struggle for revolution for the cause of national liberation and the building and defense of the socialist motherland of Vietnam. means.
In the heart of many generations of Can Tho people, the school has a history of nearly a hundred years, always cherished, is pride.Because the school has trained thousands of educated and very talented young people, contributing to the formation and development of Can Tho; The prestige and spread of the school is enormous. Everyone acknowledges that the school is well deserved by the functional departments of Can Tho city to submit a proposal to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to rank "National historical-cultural relics" to keep and promote the values of history, culture, and the precious traditions of the school.