At the time, locals still found it a matter of pride to attend Provincial Keelung Middle School (for boys) or Provincial Keelung Girls 'School. In addition, a long line of City High principals came from the mainland and the teachers they recruited tended to be mainlanders too. So, it worked out that there was a high ratio of mainland teachers and students.
由於當時本地人仍以就讀有悠久歷史的「省立基隆中學」、「省立基隆女子中學」為榮，再加上市中歷任校長皆來自大陸，網羅的師資也比較偏向外省人，造成「市中」外省師生比例很高的現象。