Haileybury International School

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Not to be confused with Haileybury and Imperial Service College.
HIST front gate photo
Haileybury International School front gate

Haileybury International School Tianjin (known internally as HIST) is a Chinese educational institution operated by Haileybury College.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The school is the first sister school of Haileybury College in Wuqing, China just outside Beijing.[8]

Overview[]

The school was established in 2013 as the first international campus by Haileybury College[9] The majority of students are Chinese locals and exchange students from Melbourne, with an annual capacity of 1,200 students.[10] There are approximately 85 teachers at the school including 30 full-time expatriate teachers, 55 full-time bilingual teachers of Chinese nationality, 14 of whom hold degrees from universities outside of China. 36 teachers master's and doctoral degrees, accounting for 42% of all teaching staff employed. The student-to-teacher ratio is usually around 8:1.[11]

Public and semi-public spaces of different sizes are scattered around the school campus in what the school describes as a "relaxed and comfortable environment".[12]

Controversy[]

Two teachers formerly employed by Haileybury College brought a lawsuit against it in 2016 for various claims, including assault and deception of a VCE auditor.[13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Haileybury International School Tianjin. "Home". haileybury.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  2. ^ "China Private Schools Campus Tour - Haileybury". www.haileybury.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. ^ Correspondent, Nicola Woolcock, Education (2018-10-01). "More private schools rush to open branches abroad". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  4. ^ "What foreign investors are learning from China's Education sector | The Investor". The Investor. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  5. ^ Press, NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated. "China's demand for pricey international schools 'insatiable'". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  6. ^ "黑利伯瑞国际学校怎么样_百度文库". wenku.baidu.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  7. ^ MacLeod, Calum (2016-09-17). "China's parents have fallen in love with the English class system". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  8. ^ Prytz, Anna (2020-04-16). "Mental health, sports and social lives: lessons in lockdown teaching". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  9. ^ "International - Haileybury". www.haileybury.com.au. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  10. ^ Cowie, Tom (2016-05-18). "Haileybury teachers sacked from Chinese campus allege VCE deception". The Age. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  11. ^ L_104423. "天津黑利伯瑞国际学校：学生为本 实践创新培养"心"品牌--天津频道--人民网". tj.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  12. ^ "Haileybury". haileybury.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  13. ^ Cowie, Tom (2016-05-18). "Haileybury teachers sacked from Chinese campus allege VCE deception". The Age. Retrieved 2018-10-05.

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