The British School of Guangzhou
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983-3 Tonghe Road, Baiyun District Guangzhou, China, 510515 |
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| School type | International School |
| Established | 10 September 2005 |
| Founder | Nord Anglia Education |
| Principal | Mark Thomas |
| Age | 1 to 18 yrs |
| Pupils | Maximum Capacity 1300 |
| Website | The British School of Guangzhou |
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| Traditional Chinese | 廣州英國學校 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州英国学校 | ||||||||||
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The British School of Guangzhou (BSG) is a British international school in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, China. The school caters to students from the ages of 1 to 18.
The British School of Guangzhou was founded in 2005 by the British Schools Foundation. In August 2013, the school was acquired by Nord Anglia Education, a growing family of 43 premium international schools listed on the . The school is also a member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA), the Council of British International Schools (COBIS), and is accredited by the University of Cambridge Examinations Board, registered with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in the UK (ISN: 1880003) and fully licensed by the Chinese authorities.
The school follows the English National Curriculum (ENC), one of three main internationally recognised curricula. Students who graduate from ENC schools can choose to study in universities worldwide, usually without requiring to sit additional examinations. Recent academic results at The British School of Guangzhou convey its success and growing reputation as a top global international school.
Known for its structure and rigourpus assessment criteria, the English national curriculum is a gold standard for international teaching practice. A recent review of the schools assessment system has seen major changes in the approach from Primary, as detailed in a recent TED talk given by former Deputy Head of Primary, Ms Christine Haslett.
In September 2015, The British School of Guangzhou was chosen to be one of only 10 inaugural schools worldwide to help launch a collaboration with the world-renowned performing arts school, The Juilliard School, New York. The Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Programme brings 100 years of world-class music and drama curriculum to Nord Anglia Education schools across the globe. This has resulted in the growth in performing arts at the school, starting with choral and orchestral programmes.
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