饒(rao)平(ping)(ping)縣(xian)(xian)第五(wu)中(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)位于浮(fu)山(shan)鎮(zhen)營盤山(shan),其前身是(shi)(shi)(shi)1942年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)7月(yue)(yue)張競生先(xian)生創辦的“饒(rao)平(ping)(ping)縣(xian)(xian)初(chu)級農(nong)業(ye)(ye)職(zhi)業(ye)(ye)學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)”,1956年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)7月(yue)(yue)易名(ming)(ming)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)“饒(rao)平(ping)(ping)第五(wu)初(chu)級中(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)”,1968年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)秋季起辦為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)完全中(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue),始用(yong)今名(ming)(ming)。為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)滿(man)足“普(pu)(pu)九”需要,1996年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)3月(yue)(yue)原(yuan)浮(fu)山(shan)中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)小(xiao)學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)址劃歸五(wu)中(zhong)(zhong)使用(yong),該(gai)校(xiao)(xiao)占地面積(ji)115畝,校(xiao)(xiao)舍(she)總(zong)建筑面積(ji)16203平(ping)(ping)方米,校(xiao)(xiao)園綠化美(mei)化,環境優(you)美(mei)。饒(rao)平(ping)(ping)五(wu)中(zhong)(zhong)是(shi)(shi)(shi)饒(rao)平(ping)(ping)縣(xian)(xian)中(zhong)(zhong)片(pian)5個(ge)鎮(zhen)的完全中(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue),前身是(shi)(shi)(shi)著(zhu)名(ming)(ming)學(xue)(xue)(xue)者張競生博士于1942年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)創辦的“饒(rao)平(ping)(ping)縣(xian)(xian)初(chu)級農(nong)業(ye)(ye)職(zhi)業(ye)(ye)學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)”(即“饒(rao)平(ping)(ping)農(nong)校(xiao)(xiao)”),1957年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)命名(ming)(ming)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)“饒(rao)平(ping)(ping)第五(wu)初(chu)級中(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)”,1968年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)更名(ming)(ming)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)“饒(rao)平(ping)(ping)第五(wu)中(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)”。1991年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)被評(ping)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)廣東省(sheng)普(pu)(pu)教系統先(xian)進(jin)單(dan)位。1999年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)以來,在(zai)社會各(ge)界 的支(zhi)持下,新(xin)建了教學(xue)(xue)(xue)樓、實(shi)驗樓、學(xue)(xue)(xue)生宿舍(she)樓,添置了電(dian)(dian)腦室、多(duo)媒體電(dian)(dian)教室等現代化教學(xue)(xue)(xue)設(she)施設(she)備。1999年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)至2005年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)連(lian)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)高考都取得好(hao)成績,學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)連(lian)續多(duo)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)被評(ping)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)縣(xian)(xian)高考先(xian)進(jin)單(dan)位,2002年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)1月(yue)(yue)評(ping)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)縣(xian)(xian)一級學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao),2005年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)12月(yue)(yue)晉升為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)潮州市一級學(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)。