For the coming weeks, we will be highlighting local and international schools around Beijing from our upcoming 2014-2015 School Choice Guide, which comes out in early February 2014. Scroll down for more information on how to participate in our annual school choice fair in March 2014.
Beijing No.55 High School is a city-level key school. Authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) in 1994, the school is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. Over the past 40 years, more than 4,000 foreign students from over 100 countries have studied at No. 55. The teachers have developed a unique education system based on Chinese language education. The school has set up various courses suitable for the psychological and physiological development of students according to age, gender, individual capabilities, and language ability. Once a semester, the students take part in the Culture Review – a trip to a culturally significant location aimed at developing students’ participation and self-discipline.
Founding date: 1975
School type: Local public school
Grades offered: Grade 3-12
Is the school registered with the Ministry of Education? Yes
Tuition fees (2013-2014 Academic Year):
Application fee: RMB 1,500
One-year tuition:
Foundation program for middle school (Grade 3-5): RMB 41,600 /year
Junior Middle School, Chinese Class (Grade 7-9): RMB 31,600 / year
Junior Middle School, English MYP class (Grade 7-9): RMB 41,600 /year
High School, Chinese (Grade 10-12): RMB 36,000 /year
DP foundation program and class (Grade 10-12): RMB 48,600 /year
Other: Transportation fee (RMB 5,000-6,000/year); lunch fee (RMB 20/day)
Types of scholarships offered: The Outstanding Graduate Scholarship
Age range: 9-17
Number of students: 700
Nationality of students: US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea and more
Foreign passport holders accepted? Yes
Local Chinese students accepted? Not to the international students section
Primary teaching language: English and Chinese
Class size: 10-22
Teacher/student ratio: 1:6
School hours: 8.30am-3.20pm
After school activities offered: Soccer, basketball, taekwondo, Beijing Opera, diabolo, street dance, music, robot building, band, painting, comic club, print, Chinese calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, Tai Chi with fans, chess, oil painting, computers, design, crafts and French
School facilities: Playground, library, basketball gymnasium, soccer field, badminton gymnasium, taekwondo gymnasium, theater, lecture hall, science laboratories (physics, biology and chemistry), art and music rooms
Total area of campus: Currently 20,000sqm (will be increased to 33,000sqm after this year’s renovations)
School nurse or doctor available? Yes
Lunch offered: Yes (Chinese)
Contact: 12 Xinzhonjie, Dongzhimenwai, Dongcheng District (6416 9531, admin@bj55.cn) www.bj55.cn北京市东城区东直门外新中街12号
For more information on the 2014-2015 School Choice Guide e-mail editor@beijing-kids.com and click here to view the 2013-2014 School Choice Guide on ISSUU. For more information on our upcoming School Choice Fair on March 1-2, 2014, please e-mail schoolchoicefair@truerun.com.
Photo courtesy of Beijing No.55 High School
