Maoxian Middle School is the first high school in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. Covering an area of 82,500 square meters, it is divided into high school teaching area and junior high school teaching area. It has 234 faculty members, more than 2,900 students and 56 classes, making it the largest high school in the state. Maoxian Middle School was founded in 194 1. By 2003, 53 senior and junior high school students had graduated from Maoxian Middle School, which has sent more than 6,000 qualified talents to colleges and universities.