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Clifford English Experimental School

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Clifford English Experimental School - Institution Reviews

Minimum admission score for the high school entrance examination in the past three years:

597 in 2017; 635 in 2016; 2015 646

Key undergraduate rate of college entrance examination in the past three years:

44% in 2017; 11.11% in 2016; 42% in 2015

Located in Shiguang Road, Panyu District, covering an area of 7,600 acres, with more than 200,000 owners from more than 30 countries and a permanent population of more than 100,000, Qifu Xincun is one of the largest residential areas in the country and is known as "China's first estate". Located in the center of Clifford New Village, Clifford English Experimental School integrates kindergarten, primary and secondary schools, and has strong competitiveness among private schools in Guangzhou and enjoys a wide reputation at home and abroad. According to the official announcement, in 2017, the college entrance examination rate of Clifford British School was 44%, and the undergraduate rate was 85%, setting the best results since 2005.

Covering an area of 120,000 square meters, Clifford English School has a spacious campus with first-class facilities, and the school building is designed and built according to the high standards of an international school, with clear division of teaching, sports and living areas. The school has a computer room, a multi-purpose room, a library, a music room, an art room, a piano room, a dance room, a calligraphy room, a psychological counseling room, an infirmary, etc.; Football fields, basketball courts, badminton courts, beach volleyball courts, swimming pools, gymnasiums and standard plastic track and field fields are also abundant. Each class has Chinese and English classrooms, and all classrooms are equipped with air conditioning and multimedia teaching platforms.

The number of foreign teachers in the school was once greater than that of other schools in Guangdong Province combined. As of 2017, there are more than 40 foreign teachers from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other countries, all of whom have bachelor's degree or above, of which half have double bachelor's and master's degrees, and all of them hold professional qualification certificates issued by their own governments, as well as employment licenses issued by China's foreign affairs departments and education authorities. The student-to-faculty ratio of the school is 1:5, and every student receives the full attention of the teacher. However, according to students, the school's teachers are highly mobile.

At the high school level, Clifford English School has bilingual classes, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan classes, Chinese-Canadian dual degree classes, Chinese-American curriculum classes and all-English international classes. Among them, the bilingual class aims to participate in the domestic college entrance examination. In addition to the curriculum prescribed by the Ministry of Education, there are 5 foreign teacher classes per week, using American and Canadian high school textbooks, and teaching in English. The ratio of Chinese to English class time is 4:3, and the flag-raising ceremony and various activities are conducted in both Chinese and English.

The bilingual class corresponds to the ordinary high school in China, and the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan class is not difficult to understand from the name, which is designed for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan students, with the goal of participating in the domestic college entrance examination and studying abroad, and in recent years, 100% of the students in the class have reached the admission standards of domestic and overseas universities; The Sino-Canadian dual certificate class offers both domestic courses and Canadian courses, and high school graduates can obtain Chinese and Canadian diplomas, which has an advantage in entering Canadian universities. The U.S.-China curriculum aims to apply to U.S. colleges and universities, providing Advanced Placement (AP), academic proficiency and English proficiency preparation courses (SAT and TOEFL), and at the same time, as a domestic high school SAT test center specially approved by the College Board, students can take the test in Hong Kong without having to make a special trip; The all-English international class can be regarded as the international department of the school, which is admitted by the school by its own examination, or applies with the TOEFL test score, and does not need to pass the high school entrance examination, and students can apply to colleges and universities around the world after graduation.

In terms of extracurricular activities, the school offers elective courses such as speech, debate, and drama, and every year there are social practice, overseas study tours, sports and art competitions and other activities. In addition, from 2013 to 2017, Clifford British School won seven grand slams of international science and technology gold awards, and is the only school in China to win the gold medal of the world's three famous invention exhibitions.

Clifford English School can choose to go to school or live in a dormitory for 6 people, equipped with air conditioning, with a private bathroom, and spacious space, which is much better than most public schools; Day students can choose to be picked up and dropped off by school buses. According to the students, most of the teachers who manage the dormitory are strict, and the food in the school cafeteria is difficult to swallow, and there will be several buffets every semester, but the taste is relatively average. In addition, students are required to participate in evening self-study, but if they are day students who live far away, they can apply not to participate in evening self-study.

Tuition: 20,000 RMB/semester (excluding accommodation fee, etc.)


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