Reviews

The experience at the BIS (Britannia International School) in Guangzhou was absolutely poor. Initially, after the initial interview, we signed the contract because we were told that our son's teacher (NURSERY) would be native English speakers. After about three months, our son's class, without any notice from the principal, was divided into PRE-NURSERY and NURSERY. I state that my son is a mix (half Italian and half Chinese), and therefore having a native speaker to teach him in English was essential.
We have been many times to speak with the principal, a certain Tim Shepherd - of whom there is absolutely nothing on the internet, he began to say that in the pre-nursery course there would be a Chinese teacher who is not mother tongue but who has lived in Australia and his level of English was very satisfactory. My wife and I, nervous, pointed out that at the time of signing the contract we were told that the teacher had to be a native speaker as agreed, and not a Chinese who studied in Australia. He started calling me racist (I've been married to a Chinese woman for 8 years, ridiculous claim). The situation thus began to become more and more ridiculous. On the day of the delivery by the secretariat of the registration forms for the new year, it was written on our form that our son should have attended the RECEPTION, with a mother tongue teacher (Susan). We, excited, immediately contacted the principal who, with a furtive gesture during a party, took our form and took it to his office.
The next day, we made an appointment with the secretary, Michelle and took back our form certifying that our son had to go to the RECEPTION class.
From that moment, the ordeal began. The secretariat, Michelle and Jessy, two Chinese people who do not even have a basic knowledge of English, began to say to wait, to wait, also because the headmaster, without any warning, would go away (it seems in Africa, it will be true ? Who knows ...), to teach in another country.
When the new principal arrived, we had an interview with him who, in person and looking into each other's eyes, told us that he would take charge of the situation and within three days he would tell us if our son would have the possibility or not to access the Reception course and finally have an international education.
It goes without saying that after two weeks the school ended and we never got any response.
The school is inside a former shopping mall, with unused and dangerous escalators in the center. In previous years there was an accident in the chemistry class that also had injuries.
In addition, during the year, in the RECEPTION classroom, a child fell and caused a very large injury. The school didn't call an ambulance and the parent had to pick him up. Furthermore, parents were not given the opportunity to view the security cameras. In short, totally non-transparent.
We paid the price for the canteen during the year, but needless to say, the canteen was never open.
The school is a "fake" international institute, anyone can enter, and most are Chinese nationals. I state that generally, in international schools in China, it is possible to enter only with a foreign passport, from HK or Macao.
The school is not serious, the staff tease and stall and just try to earn students and "make money". This obviously has a strong impact on the education of students.
Furthermore, it should be noted that we were told that there were over 30 different nationalities inside, instead there is a high concentration of students from Arab, Chinese and no other countries.
The current nursery teacher is the mother of a student, I think she is of Eastern European or Russian nationality, therefore not a native speaker.
It looks like a "circus", where everything is allowed and the relatives pay the costs. Of course, anyone who wants evidence, chat and whatnot can contact me.

To sum up:
. They do not respect written contracts
. The principal keeps changing every year, probably due to inadequate skills
. Most of the staff, especially the Nursery, are not native speakers, affecting the education of the little ones.
. Security and structure absolutely not suitable for an international school

Beware of this scam school. Do not hesitate to contact me for clarifications and tests on the school.