In anticipation of the Beijing International School Expo on January 24-25, we will be highlighting local and international schools around Beijing from the upcoming 2015-2016 beijingkids School Choice Guide, which comes out on January 20.
The British School of Beijing, Shunyi is a large international school offering primary through secondary education in one campus. BSB focuses on creating great learning for the leaders of tomorrow by providing a fully-personalized learning experience tailored to the needs of every child, from outstanding support in the early years through to specialized university counseling for the worldÕs top universities. BSB offers an enhanced English National Curriculum and IGCSE examinations up to the age of 16, followed by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma program. The school also offers an optional German Thuringia Curriculum for Klasse 1-4 for native German speakers. BSB has been in Beijing since 2003 and is owned by the Nord Anglia Education global network of 31 schools.
Founding date: 2003
Age range: 1-18
Grades offered: Pre-Nursery to Year 13
School type: International school
Total area: 21,600sqm
Number of students: 1,500
Is the school accredited by the Ministry of Education? Yes
Accreditations: IB Diploma Programme, ISI, COBIS, Nord Anglia Education Group, IAPS
Foreign passport holders accepted? Yes
Local Chinese students accepted? No
Tuition fees (2014-2015 academic year):
- Application Fee: RMB 1,600
- Pre-Nursery: RMB 110,772 (mornings), RMB 166,174 (full day)
- Nursery: RMB 110,772 (mornings), RMB 166,174 (full day) ¥ Reception: RMB 179,242
- Years 1-2: RMB 199,497
- Year 3: RMB 212,977
- Years 4-6: RMB 216,143
- Years 7-9: RMB 235,199
- Years 10-11: RMB 242,364
- Years 12-13: RMB 254,054
- Security deposit: RMB 16,000
- Lunch: RMB 30 per day (compulsory)
Lunch offered: A range of Asian and western options, a sandwich station, and a salad and fruit bar
Nationality of students: More than 60 nationalities represented
Primary teaching language: English
Other languages taught: German, Mandarin Chinese, French, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish, and Latin
Average class size: Maximum 22 (16 in Nursery)
Average teacher/student ratio: 1:4 to 1:10 School hours: 8.30am-3.30pm
After-school activities: Over 100 activities, including sports, arts, drama, music, photography, dance, cooking as well as an extensive program of community/charity work and residential trips
Extra help offered? EAL, SEN
School facilities: Two buildings, a gymnasium, a fitness center, a multi-purpose room, a full regulation size football pitch, four outdoor purpose-built playgrounds (separated by age group), a swimming pool, a dance studio, and a sports dome. There’s also a theater, a drama studio, dedicated music rooms, computer music suites, a recording studio, ICT suites, science laboratories, black room, art studios, a SEN room, a Sixth Form study lounge, and a robotics lab.
School nurse or doctor available? Yes, three full-time nurses
Contact: South Side, 9 Anhua Jie, Tianzhu Development Zone, Shunyi District (8047 3558, admissions@britishschool.org.cn) www.britishschool.org.cn/shunyi 顺义区天竺开发区安华街9号南院
Word from a Parent:
"BSB makes us feel that we’re not just part of a school, but part of a family. We love the fact that BSB sees our children as individuals. They make the school fit the child, not the child fit the school. Our children have grown amazingly and blossomed in the BSB environment."
– Mr. Minsker, father of a Year 5 and a Year 6 student
Photo: Courtesy of BSB Shunyi