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The International Schools of China (ISC) has been in
existence for over 20 years. Its primary focus is reaching, and teaching,
children of foreign nationals whose parents work with major, multi-national
companies located in China. All of our students are taught using American
educational curriculum most of which provides a solid foundation in the
Judeo-Christian perspective. There are currently six schools in place:
one each in Chengdu, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin, Wuhan and Wuxi where
almost 1200 students are served each year.
School locations (some of the
schools only offer non-structured – independent study – High
School curriculum):
| Chengdu
| Qingdao |
Shenyang |
Tianjin |
Wuhan |
Wuxi |
| JK-12
| K-12 |
K-12 |
JK-12 |
K-12 |
JK-10 |
Major nationalities represented
in Student Body population:
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria,
Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom,
and the United States.
Faculty/Staff Info:
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| Total Full-time
Teachers (FTE): 201 |
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| Total Teacher
Assistants & Support Staff: 252 |
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| FTE Teacher/Student
ratio: 1:6 |
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| Nationalities
represented in Teacher Population: American, Australian, Canadian,
Chinese, Dutch, Filipino, German, Indian, Korea, Malaysian, New Zealand,
Nigeria, South African, Singaporean |
Accreditation:
Our schools in Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin and Chengdu have full
WASC accreditation.
Curriculum Program:
American-based including Abeka, ACSI, Bob Jones, CSI,
Glencoe, Harcourt Brace, Holt-Reinhart, McGraw Hill, Pearson, Prentice-Hall,
and Saxon.
Each school has a structured phonics
program.
English as a Second Language/English as a Foreign Language
offered:
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| Chengdu:
1st – 8th Grade |
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| Qingdao:
2nd – 5th Grade |
| Shenyang: 2nd –
5th Grade; ESL support JK-8th grade |
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| Tianjin: 1st –
8th Grades |
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| Wuhan: K-12th Grade |
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| Wuxi: K-10th Grade |
ESL Program as a resource program or a self-contained
program:
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| Chengdu:
Pullout program. |
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| Qingdao:
Self-contained (Elementary) |
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| Shenyang:
ESL 2-3 mostly self-contained, but the students are integrated with
the appropriate grade for activity classes such as art, music, and
P.E. The students also transition into the regular classroom for
certain classes as their progress warrants. ESL 4-5 is a pullout
program. The middle school ESL Program acts as more of a learning
support or resource program. |
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| Tianjin: Pullout
program |
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| Wuhan: Blended program |
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| Wuxi: Pullout Program |
Science:
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| Chengdu: Biology,chemistry,
physics or AP physics, (secondary), life, physical, earth (middle
school). |
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| Qingdao:
Physics, biology, chemistry, plus some integrated sciences in the
middle school program. |
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| Shenyang: High School:
biology and chemistry, physics, physical science |
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| Tianjin:
Middle School: intergrated sciences (life, physical, earth). High
School: biology, chemistry, physics, enviromential science, AP biology
and AP Chemistry., |
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| Wuhan: Middle School:
life sciences, physical science, earth science. High School: biology,
chemistry, physics with AP Physics and AP Chemistry taught on a rotation
schedule. |
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| Wuxi: Middle School:
biology, life sciences, physical science, earth science. |
Standardized Testing:
ACT, AP, Iowa Basics, Scholastic Achievement Test,
Stanford Achievement Test
Number of instructional days per year (approximately):
178
Start/end date for each school year (approximately):
August 25, school starts; June 7, school ends.
Average Enrollment growth in the last year:
| Chengdu
| Qingdao |
Shenyang |
Tianjin |
Wuhan |
Wuxi |
| 7%
| 8% |
N/A |
6% |
8% |
N/A |
Total Enrollment (Peak Enrollment for 2007/2008):
| Chengdu
| Qingdao |
Shenyang |
Tianjin |
Wuhan |
Wuxi |
| 214
| 368 |
139 |
385 |
81 |
56 |
2007/2008 Enrollment by grade levels:
| Grade Level
| Chengdu |
Qingdao |
Shenyang |
Tianjin |
Wuhan |
Wuxi |
| JK
| 7 |
7 |
N/A |
18 |
N/A |
Combined with K |
| K
| 11 |
11 |
10 |
16 |
7 |
4 |
| 1st
| 7 |
16 |
12 |
26 |
8 |
11 |
| 2nd
| 20 |
24 |
9 |
34 |
7 |
8 |
| 3rd
| 15 |
26 |
13 |
28 |
11 |
13 |
| 4th
| 16 |
28 |
14 |
27 |
10 |
5 |
| 5th
| 24 |
28 |
11 |
30 |
8 |
5 |
| 6th
| 20 |
38 |
11 |
36 |
5 |
2 |
| 7th
| 21 |
39 |
13 |
36 |
4 |
4 |
| 8th
| 19 |
33 |
13 |
29 |
5 |
1 |
| 9th
| 20 |
43 |
7 |
28 |
6 |
2 |
| 10th
| 12 |
29 |
10 |
31 |
8 |
1 |
| 11th
| 12 |
23 |
8 |
21 |
1 |
N/A |
| 12th
| 10 |
12 |
3 |
25 |
1 |
N/A |
| ESL
| 31 |
11 |
5 |
N/A |
31 |
N/A |
Total number of staff (National and Expatriate):
| Chengdu
| Qingdao |
Shenyang |
Tianjin |
Wuhan |
Wuxi |
| 74
| 110 |
67 |
120 |
40 |
42 |
Classroom teachers as full-time equivalent (FTE):
| Chengdu
| Qingdao |
Shenyang |
Tianjin |
Wuhan |
Wuxi |
| 41
| 38 |
37 |
50 |
18 |
17 |
Full-time Equivalent/Student Ratio:
| Chengdu
| Qingdao |
Shenyang |
Tianjin |
Wuhan |
Wuxi |
| 1:5
| 1:10 |
1:4
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1:6 |
1:5 |
1:3 |
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