Building a strong country in education and cultivating the technological innovation talents is one of the basic projects of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In this basic project, the science and technology characteristic high schools undertake the important mission of exploring a new mode of talent training. This article focuses on the evolution of the science and technology characteristic high schools construction through the collection of relevant literature for in-depth analysis. It is divided into stages according to the changes in the degree of integration of science and technology education and school education. We summarize the historical experience of the schools, answer the certainty of the science and technology characteristic high schools construction in China, and look forward to the future of the development trend of the science and technology characteristic high schools. The study found that under the promotion and influence of the background of the times and the development of science and technology, the training goals, training models and implementation points of the schools are different at each stage, reflecting distinct historical characteristics. Therefore, this article recommends scientifically grasping the purposes, functions and development positioning of the science and technology characteristic high schools, strengthening policy guidance and resource guarantee, laying out a special plan for talent training in key areas of science and technology in the future, and create a modern science and technology characteristic high schools governance system.

science and technology characteristic high schools  /  school construction  /  science and technology talent  /  science education