SCG Preview: Beijing No. 55 High School Int'l Students Section

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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 Department was approved by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) to become a member school. At present, the school has developed into a flagship international diploma school in the Asia Pacific region. At the same time, the school is also the HSK long-term test site for the Chinese Proficiency Test. The school has adopted the IB and Chinese National Curriculum for foreign students, and provides language remedial 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, [e-mail]
Web: www.bj55iss.com

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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: 10-17

Grades offered: Preparatory grade & Grade 7-12
Number of students: 1,800 (Chinese students), 300 (international students section)
Foreign passport holder accepted? Yes
Local Chinese students accepted? No
Nationality of students: US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Mongolia
Class size (average): 10-21
Teacher-student ratio: 1:5

Tuition and other fees (2019-2020 academic year):

• Grade 7-9 IB course MYP: RMB 72,500
•Grade 10-12 IB course DP: RMB 83,800
• Language Class: RMB 83,800
• High school preparatory class: RMB 70,500
• Application fee: RMB 2,000
• 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 (3.20-4.30 pm)
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

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