In Shenzhen's international education circles, SIS with a high rate of mention refers to Shenzhen's first international school, Shenzhen Shekou International School, which is jointly organized by BP, Conoco-Phillips China, CACT and other oil companies. SIS has two parts for the kindergarten and middle school, the kindergarten department, the primary school department, the French and German departments are located in the Whale Mountain Villa on Nanhai Avenue, and the junior high school and high school are located in the second phase of Nanhai Rose Garden, Wanghai Road, Nanshan District. More than 800 international students from more than 40 countries and regions are currently studying at SIS.
To examine the qualifications of international schools, the accreditation of the organization alliance is the most intuitive one. SIS is the first international school in Shenzhen to be fully accredited by the Western School and College Education Alliance (WASC) and the Center for the Development of Basic Education Curriculum and Textbooks (NCCT) of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. In addition, SIS is a member of the East Asia Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS), the Association of China-Mongolia International Schools (ACMIS), and an accredited school by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
From the perspective of school management and teachers' resumes, SIS managers are mainly from the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries, all graduated from education and related majors, more than two-thirds of the teachers hold a master's degree or above, each has an average of more than 20 years of teaching experience, and has worked in international schools around the world, and has rich experience in international education.
The syllabus of SIS is based on the United States, and at the elementary school level (K-G5), English literature and mathematics follow the Common Core State Education Standards (CCSS), and the science curriculum follows the FOSS (Full Option Science System) science curriculum system in California. Students in grades 7-8 are free to choose the courses they are interested in. In the four categories of English Literature, Mathematics, Science, and Social Sciences, students follow a fixed teacher in their own classroom, while music, art, physical education, and foreign language are taught by a specific teacher. At SIS, ELL students who have learning or social difficulties with English will be supported by the Sheltered Immersion Model (SIM) system to overcome language difficulties with the help of EAL teachers.
Among all international schools in Shenzhen, SIS has the highest degree of internationalization, and foreign students account for a relatively large proportion of foreign students, the reason for this phenomenon is that the SIS admission interview is very strict, not only requiring students to hold foreign passports, but also requiring one parent to hold a foreign passport, this threshold has stopped many likes. Probably for this reason, SIS's college application results are mediocre, and students generally go to universities in North America, Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong and other places, and the two Ivy League schools Columbia University and Cornell University are more eye-catching in the general admission list for the decade from 2008 to 2017.
Tuition:
Childcare center (half-day): 90,000 yuan/school year
PreK-1- PreK-2: 119,000 RMB/school year
Primary school preschool: 185,000 yuan/school year
Primary school, junior high school (grades 1-8): 212,000 yuan/school year
High school (grades 9-12): 220,000 yuan/academic year
*Tuition fees are subject to change, please refer to the latest announcement on the official website
