The then-School Counselor of Peking University Yin Qizhuo was appointed the first principal of the high school and 43 teaching staff from the university were seconded to the high as academic reinforcements. With the main support from the University, the High School of Peking University soon came to be regarded as one of the top schools in Beijing. At that time, it was one of the only two schools in Beijing to accept foreign students, one of them being the second son of King Sihanouk of Cambodia.