Shantou Jinshan Middle School, formerly known as Jinshan Academy, was founded in 1877. 1952, the school moved from Chaozhou to Shantou. It merged with Shantou private Shuguang Middle School and was still named Guangdong Jinshan Middle School. During the Cultural Revolution, Jinzhong was renamed as "Hongyan Middle School" and "No.13 Middle School in Shantou". 1978, the original school name was restored and it was restored as a provincial key middle school. The school emblem of Jinshan Middle School in Shantou City is golden, which symbolizes the glorious and fine historical tradition of Jinshan Middle School. The school emblem is composed of three regular triangles, which has a three-dimensional aesthetic feeling. The school emblem is designed as a variant of the letter JS, which means "Jinshan". The whole school emblem is a tall and straight mountain, which means "Golden Mountain".
The school spirit is rigorous, simple, diligent and enterprising. The school motto is strict, modest and prudent, hard-working, down-to-earth, diligent in teaching and learning, striving for good results, constantly choosing the best and striving for first-class. The school offers courses such as calligraphy, fine arts, photography, music, broadcasting, inventions, computers, mathematics, science, chemistry, biology and informatics Olympic Games training, and has set up 20 student organizations, including literary clubs, news agencies, lantern riddle clubs, Red Cross, self-management committees, sports teams and dance teams.