International school is an international school run by foreign institutions, foreign-funded enterprises, foreign organizations in China and foreigners legally residing in China. Let me give you an overview of international schools. I hope everyone can refer to it carefully!
Definition of an international school:
An International School refers to a school that follows the educational system of foreigners' home countries, provides education at a medium or lower level, and provides mother tongue education for foreigners. It must be formally approved and put on record by the Ministry of Education of China.
Types of international schools:
The first type of international schools are those run by foreign institutions, foreign-funded enterprises, offices of international organizations in China and foreigners legally residing in China. For example, Shanghai Fine Arts School and Guangzhou Fine Arts School. Such schools are also called schools for children of foreigners, and the Ministry of Education has formulated the Interim Measures for the Administration of the Establishment of Schools for Children of Foreigners. Twenty? )。 Article 8 stipulates that the enrollment target of the school is the children of foreigners who hold residence certificates in China. Schools shall not enroll children of China citizens in China.
The second type of international school is an international school approved by the Ministry of Education, which accepts foreign students and provides foreign education mode for China students. It is the product of the change and adjustment of the nature of international schools driven by the demand of study abroad market. This kind of school has its own independent campus, and its curriculum system, educational concept, hardware facilities and student composition are all international standards. The international courses introduced mainly include IB courses of IBO (International Diploma Organization), AP courses in the United States and A-LEVEL courses in the United Kingdom. For example, Zhongguancun International School in Beijing and Country Garden School in Guangdong. In the early stage of development, these international schools were only established in international metropolises such as Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. With the rapid development of China's economy and the popularization of international education, many such international schools have been established in Chengdu, Qingdao, Dalian and Tianjin.
The development of international schools:
There are 5969 international schools for English teaching, with 2929340 international students. Among them, there are 276 domestic and international schools with students 144436. The number of international schools adopting British curriculum is 1 12, the number of international schools adopting American curriculum is 74, and the number of international schools adopting international curriculum is 90.
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