饒平縣(xian)第(di)五中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)位(wei)于浮山(shan)鎮營盤(pan)山(shan),其前(qian)身(shen)是1942年(nian)(nian)(nian)7月張競生(sheng)先生(sheng)創辦的“饒平縣(xian)初(chu)(chu)級(ji)(ji)農(nong)業職業學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)”,1956年(nian)(nian)(nian)7月易(yi)名(ming)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“饒平第(di)五初(chu)(chu)級(ji)(ji)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)”,1968年(nian)(nian)(nian)秋季起辦為(wei)(wei)(wei)完全中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue),始(shi)用今名(ming)。為(wei)(wei)(wei)滿足“普(pu)九”需要,1996年(nian)(nian)(nian)3月原浮山(shan)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)小學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)址劃歸五中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)使用,該校(xiao)(xiao)占地(di)面積115畝,校(xiao)(xiao)舍總建(jian)筑面積16203平方米,校(xiao)(xiao)園綠化(hua)美(mei)(mei)化(hua),環(huan)境優(you)美(mei)(mei)。饒平五中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)是饒平縣(xian)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)片(pian)5個鎮的完全中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue),前(qian)身(shen)是著名(ming)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)者張競生(sheng)博(bo)士于1942年(nian)(nian)(nian)創辦的“饒平縣(xian)初(chu)(chu)級(ji)(ji)農(nong)業職業學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)”(即“饒平農(nong)校(xiao)(xiao)”),1957年(nian)(nian)(nian)命名(ming)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“饒平第(di)五初(chu)(chu)級(ji)(ji)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)”,1968年(nian)(nian)(nian)更名(ming)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“饒平第(di)五中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)”。1991年(nian)(nian)(nian)被評(ping)為(wei)(wei)(wei)廣東省普(pu)教系(xi)統先進單位(wei)。1999年(nian)(nian)(nian)以來,在社會各界 的支持(chi)下,新建(jian)了(le)(le)教學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)樓、實驗(yan)樓、學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)生(sheng)宿舍樓,添置(zhi)了(le)(le)電(dian)(dian)腦(nao)室(shi)、多(duo)媒體電(dian)(dian)教室(shi)等現代化(hua)教學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)設施設備。1999年(nian)(nian)(nian)至2005年(nian)(nian)(nian)連(lian)年(nian)(nian)(nian)高考(kao)都取得好成績,學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)連(lian)續多(duo)年(nian)(nian)(nian)被評(ping)為(wei)(wei)(wei)縣(xian)高考(kao)先進單位(wei),2002年(nian)(nian)(nian)1月評(ping)為(wei)(wei)(wei)縣(xian)一級(ji)(ji)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao),2005年(nian)(nian)(nian)12月晉升為(wei)(wei)(wei)潮州市一級(ji)(ji)學(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)(xue)校(xiao)(xiao)。