Hangzhou Foreign Languages School (HFLS), Chinese: 杭州外国语学校, colloquially referred to as 杭外, or Hangwai), is a grade 7-12 public high school located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. Founded in 1964, HFLS is one of the country's first eight foreign language schools. Stipulated by the Ministry of Education, 20% of the students from each graduating class are exempted from the National Higher Education Entrance Examination and directly admitted into top Chinese universities.