Beijing No. 55 High School International Students Section is a municipal key school, Beijing Model High School. In 1975, the school was designated as an open school by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Beijing Municipal Government. In 1994, the School International Student Section was approved by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) to become a member school. At present, the school has developed into a flagship IB World School in the Asia Pacific region. The school has adopted the IB Curriculum for foreign students, and provides language foundation classes for students who need improvement in Chinese and English. With its multicultural background, Beijing No. 55 provides students with a variety of classes and extracurricular courses designed for each student’s age, gender, ability, and language skills, so that they become active, creative, and responsible global citizens.
Address: 12 Xinzhong Jie, Dongcheng District. 东城区新中街12号
WeChat: bj55iss
Contact: 6416 9531, 6416 0723, bj55iss@bj55.cn
Web: http://www.bj55iss.com
Founding date: 1954
School type: International public school
School hours: 8:30am-3:10pm
Ministry of Education accredited? Yes
Curriculum description: IB Curriculum
Age range: 11-17
Grades offered: Grade 7-12
Number of students: 300 (international students section)
Foreign passport holder accepted? Yes
Local Chinese students accepted? No
Nationality of students: US, UK, Canada, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Mongolia, etc.
Class size (average): 10-21
Teacher-student ratio: 1:5
Tuition and other fees (academic year):
• Grade 7-9 IB course MYP: RMB 72,500
• Grade 10-12 IB course DP: RMB 83,800
• Language Foundation Class: RMB 83,800
• Library deposit: RMB 3,000
Primary teaching language(s): Chinese and English
Other elective language(s): No
After-school activities: Soccer, basketball, taekwondo, Beijing opera, diabolo, street dance, music, robot building, band, painting, comic club, print, Chinese calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, taichi with fans, chess, oil painting, computers, design, crafts, skateboarding, songwriting, two taekwondo gymnasiums, and Spanish
Scholarships offered? Yes
Extra help offered? No
Total area (in sqm): 48,025
Facilities: Playground, indoor basketball gymnasium, indoor badminton gymnasium, two indoor taekwondo gymnasiums, two libraries, outdoor soccer field, small theater, lecture hall, four chemistry laboratories, four physics laboratories, four biology laboratories, biology classroom, geography classroom, history classroom, three art classrooms, two music classrooms, and naturally lit underground restaurant
Lunch: Chinese and Western style. Meals are based on the actual expenses of the students
Boarding program? No
Nurse/doctor available? Yes