Shekou International School


Shekou International School is a private, not-for-profit international school in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It serves students in Nursery through to Grade 12 across two campuses.
The administrative offices and primary school are in the Jingshan Campus and offers the IB Diploma program in the high school. The school is also a member of the East Asian Council of Overseas Schools, the Association for the Advancement of International Education and a member of All-China and Mongolia International School organization.

History

The school was opened in 1988, funded by four oil companies: Amoco, Arco, CACT and Phillips. Shekou International School presently has over 800 students representing 40 different countries. Among them 20% are American, 55% are Asian and 20% are European. The faculty consists of over 90 teachers coming from the United States, France, Canada, U.K., New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, and China. The student–staff ratio is under 10:1.
It is Shenzhen's oldest international school.

Curriculum

Elementary school

Students in K through 3 have access to shared iPads and high speed internet access to support learning. Students in grade 4 and 5 participate in a 1:1 iPad learning program. All students are exposed to the following curriculum areas in the elementary school.
Students in grade 6 through 8 participate in a 1:1 iPad learning program. All students are exposed to the following curriculum areas in the middle school.
Students in grades 9 through 12 participate in a 1:1 MacBook learning program.
Subjects
SIS provides physical education classes by leasing an off-site gymnasium owned by another entity.
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