Wellington College International Tianjin
| Wellington College International Tianjin | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 天津惠灵顿国际学校 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 天津惠靈頓國際學校 | ||||||
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| Reith Legislation British International School of Tianjin[1] | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天津英思立国际学校 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 天津英思立國際學校 | ||||||
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Wellington College International Tianjin (Chinese: 天津惠灵顿国际学校) is a British international school in Hongqiao District, Tianjin.[2] It is affiliated with Wellington College in Berkshire, England and serves students 2-18; senior school serves ages 11–18.[3]
On 1 February 2009 it was registered under the name "Reith Legislation British International School",[1] but the name was changed to the current one on 13 October 2009.[4] The school opened in 2011.[5] Initially it planned to offer, the initial expected student account was 500, and the school planned to have up to 1,200 students. The school was scheduled to open with A levels and offer IB diplomas after receiving permission from the International Baccalaureate Organisation. A school must already be open before receiving permission to offer IB.[6]
Campus
[edit]The campus has more than 90 classrooms, 2 swimming pools, art rooms, design rooms, a dance studio, a 500-seat theatre, and music rooms. There are also artificial sports pitches.[6]
There are boarding facilities for senior school students.[3] Wellington Tianjin was scheduled to initially open as only a day school, and it's now offering boarding to students above year 7.[6]
Demographics
[edit]In 2011 Warwick Mansell of The Telegraph stated that it was anticipated that the largest group of students would be of East Asian origin, including Mainland Chinese students with foreign passports, Japanese, and Koreans. People from the United Kingdom were expected to make up 15% of the student body and the school also expected to have significant numbers of other European nationalities.[6]
See also
[edit]- Wellington College International Shanghai - Another Wellington College school in China
- Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai - Another Wellington College campus in China
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Schools Approved by the Ministry of Education For Enrolling Children of Foreign Nationals". Chinese Ministry of Education, National Center for School Curriculum and Textbook Development. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
9. 天津英思立国际学校Reith legislation British International School of Tianjin (Since 1 February 2009, changed its name to 天津惠灵顿国际学校Tianjin Wellington International School 13 October 2009)
- ^ "Contact." Wellington College International Tianjin. Retrieved on September 30, 2015. "Wellington College Tianjin No.1 Yide Dao Hong Qiao District Tianjin 300120 China 天津惠灵顿国际学校 中国天津市红桥区义德道1号 邮编：300120"
- ^ a b "Joining Wellington." Wellington College International Tianjin. Retrieved on September 30, 2015.
- ^ "教育部公布经批准设立的外籍人员子女学校名单 List of approved schools for children of foreign personnel published by the Ministry of Education". 中华人民共和国教育部教育涉外监管信息网 Foreign Education Supervision Information Web of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
9、天津英思立国际学校（2009/02/01，2009年10月13日更名为天津惠灵顿国际学校）
- ^ "Home." Wellington College International Tianjin. Retrieved on September 30, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Mansell, Warwick. "Expat guide to China: schools" (Archive). The Telegraph. 27 April 2011. Retrieved on October 1, 2015.
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