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Number of students |
700 |
Number of nationalities represented in the school |
7 |
Most common nationality |
Chinese |
Ratio of local students to international students |
95% local : 5% international |
Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
Language support for students not fluent in English |
English as a Second Language |
Additional language classes offered by the school |
Chinese,Spanish, French |
Max. number of students per class |
25 |
Average number of students per class |
20 |
Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
No |
Use of technology in the classroom |
They often use Ipad, MacBook and other Online Learning Resource in classroom. |
Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes. We use ClassIn, Team to have online lessons. |
Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No |
External examinations or assessments available |
IGCSE, A Levels |
Results in these examinations |
80% of students can get higher score (B or above) in IGCSE and A Levels examinations. |
Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes. Core Subject teacher assign homework to students everyday. |
Approximate hours of homework given |
For Primary Students, they usually spend 1 and half an hour to complete their homework. For Secondary Students, they usually spend 2 hours to finish their homework. |
Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
We have 100% upper secondary graduates entry into a overseas university for further study. |
Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes. |
Learning support offered |
We have EAL (English Learning Support) for Chinese students and CAL (Chinese Learning Support) for foreign students. |
The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
We have different kind of learning support for those gifted and talented students to help them to develop well. |
Student access to education psychologist |
Yes. We have two educational psychologists to help student in special needs. |
Entry evaluation for students |
Assessment and interview. |
Brief description of entry evaluation required |
We will evaluate the student profile, educational background, academic report before interview. During interview and assessment , we will focus on students' learning ability, behavior and also parents' educational philosophy. |
Waiting list |
There will be waiting list for several specific grades. |
Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
Our enrollment continues until the end of August. |
Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes. If there is a vacancy in a grade, we also accept new student during the mid of year. |
School start time |
Our students start their study in classroom at 8:00am everyday. |
School finish time |
The Students finish their class at 4:30pm everyday. |
Supervised care before/after school |
We have dorm teacher to take care of the boarding students after the school hour. |
School bus service available |
Yes |
School provided lunches |
Yes. |
Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes. We offer at least 5 kinds of food items for students to choose. |
Uniform required |
Yes |
Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
We offer more than 200 Co-Curricular activities, including academic, sports and arts. |
Sports activities included |
Physical Education, including Basketball, Soccer, Badminton, Tennis, Floor ball, Table Tennis, Rugby, Frisbee, etc. |
Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes. We have four houses and arrange a lot of house competitions for students to participate in. We also arrange students to participate in the match with the students of other schools. |
Sports facilities at the school |
Tennis court, athletic track, basketball court, gym. |
Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
YWIES Shanghai Lingang provides unique international Primary and Lower Secondary education programmes. Both programmes integrate the Chinese National Curriculum with the international curriculum and place equal emphasis on the acquisition of both English and Chinese.
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Teaching approach of the school |
YWIES takes a holistic approach that creates a positive, caring, joyful and appreciative learning environment and nurtures the whole person, meeting the intellectual, social, physical and spiritual needs of students. Its mission is to bring quality international education to the children of China. Students experience multicultural programmes and a bilingual environment where their active and joyful participation is encouraged. YWIES also values character development and are devoted to developing students’ understanding of different cultures and respect for diversity. YWIES focuses on nurturing students to become confident individuals with positive characters and global perspectives in addition to a profound understanding of the Chinese culture. |