Shenzhen College of International Education

The Shenzhen College of International Education was founded in 2003 through the approval of the Shenzhen Educational department, and it became the first full-time Chinese international college authorized by the Cambridge International Examination(CIE).[4]

According to Zhang Qian, the admissions process, which includes an examination, is competitive because of the school's good reputation.[3] The school reports an acceptance rate of 10%.

SCIE conducts IGCSE and A-Level systems of learning, and thus different from normal high schools of China.

Since the foundation the school executes a policy known as "The English Policy", which states that all academic staff and students in SCIE must use English as their prioritised language on campus. The international nature of the school also requires English to be the sole lingua franca. In light of this policy most lessons are taught in English (with the exception of P.E. and Chinese). As time moves forward students are more and more willing to abide by this policy, with regards to the nature of oversea studies' challenging language skills requirements. Because of the multilingualistic lessons' introduction in SCIE, Spanish and Japanese are also used.

There are over 90 full-time teachers to teach the students at the college led by the Executive Director Joe Greenwood and the Principal Neil Mobsby. The 91 teachers include 49 foreign teachers to further educate students in the college. The college provides the following courses: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Commerce, English, History, Geography, Computer Science, Psychology, Music, Spanish, Japanese, Sociology, PE, Drama and Arts.

As of 2016, on a yearly basis, there were 20 students being admitted into universities described by Zhang Qian as "the world’s top universities"; he used Cambridge University and Oxford University as examples.[3]

Between 2004-2012, the A-level examination has surpassed the United Kingdom's average by 25 percent. The Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge International Examinations Ken Murray wrote a congratulatory letter to congratulate on such achievement. In March 2006, Cambridge International Examination has posted in the "International Outlook" (Section 20) the graduates of 2005 at Shenzhen College of International Education where they will be headed towards and as well as the program they were confirmed in.

In between the years 2005-2012, a total of 880 graduates from Shenzhen College of International Education received offer from various American, British, Canadian, Australian and Hong Kong Universities.[5] The high school publishes an annual list of its students going to prestigious universities such as Cambridge University on WeChat; recent admitted students such as Xiaoyun Li have been the featured on the school's website.[6]

• Education in Shenzhen

• SCIE official English website