Dulwich College Beijing

Dulwich College Beijing (DCB; Chinese: 北京德威英国国际学校) is a British international school with campuses in Beijing, China. It is a branch of Dulwich College,[1] it was the second to join the Dulwich College International (DCI) family of schools, and opened in August 2005.

Dulwich College Beijing
北京德威英国国际学校
Location
89 Capital Airport Road Shunyi District Beijing 101300 PRC
北京德威英国国际学校 北京市顺义区首都机场路89号丽京花园7区 邮编：101300

China
Information
TypePrivate, Day School
MottoDetur Pons Mundo
("Building Bridges to the World")
Established2005
Head of CollegeAnthony Coles
Faculty223
GradesToddler - Year 13
Age range2 years - 18 years
Enrollment1500+
LanguageEnglish
CampusShunyi
HousesDay Houses - 5 : Alleyn (Purple), Johnson (Blue), Owens (Orange), Soong (Red), Wodehouse (Green)
Color(s)Black, Red, White      
Athletics conferenceACAMIS
ISAC
MascotLions
Websitehttps://beijing.dulwich.org/
Dulwich College Beijing
Simplified Chinese北京德威英国国际学校
Traditional Chinese北京德威英國國際學校
Literal meaningBeijing Dulwich British International School

As of 2013 it has over 1,450 students from 12 months to 18 years.[2] 60% of DCB teachers are British.

Campuses

There were two campuses in Beijing: The Legend Garden (丽京花园) Campus in Shunyi District, and the Beijing Riviera Campus in Chaoyang District.[3] The two campuses served 1- to 18-year-olds and 1- to 6-year-olds respectively. However, in 2018, the Riviera campus was closed.

Academics

The primary teaching language is English, with a Dual Language approach in Mandarin and English. Children up to age 5 follow the Early Years Foundation Stage, from Year 1 to Year 9, they follow the National Curriculum of England and Wales.[4]

Students of Dulwich College Beijing's Senior School begin their high school curriculum in Years 10 and 11, where they follow an internationally recognised version of the British GCSEs, IGCSEs.[5] They then transition into the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme during Years 12 and 13 (the US equivalent of grades 11 and 12.)

In 2009 the school's Chinese department director, Chen Xialin, said that the school teaches English and mathematics in small classes divided by different levels.

Operations

In 2015 the tuition for the year was 250,000 renminbi ($40,275 U.S. dollars). China Daily ranked Dulwich Beijing as the 4th most expensive private school in Beijing.[6]

The school includes a programme for students with German as a first language.[6]

Awards

In 2006, The Guardian listed Dulwich College Beijing jointly with Dulwich College Shanghai as among the best British international schools in the world, the only schools in its list to be located in China, citing "excellent music and sports facilities" and a majority English speaking faculty.[7]

In the 2016-2017 academic year, Dulwich received three distinctions: the British International School Award in the "Teaching Initiative of the Year" category,[8] a Diplomats’ Choice in the "Best International School" category", as well as being named "Best International School" at the Expat Life Awards.[9]

See also

Affiliated Dulwich schools:

Other British schools in Beijing:

References
  1. Spencer, Richard. "Slow boater to China." The Telegraph. 2 December 2006. Retrieved on 21 June 2013.
  2. "An Introduction." Dulwich College Beijing. Retrieved on 12 October 2013.
  3. "Contact." Dulwich College Beijing. Retrieved on 18 March 2018. "LEGEND GARDEN CAMPUS (1 - 18) 89 Capital Airport Road Shunyi District Beijing 101300 PRC 北京德威英国国际学校 北京市顺义区首都机场路89号丽京花园7区 邮编：101300" and "BEIJING RIVIERA CAMPUS (1 - 6) 1 Xiang Jiang Bei Lu Jing Shun Lu Chao Yang District Beijing 100103 PRC 北京德威英国国际学校 北京市朝阳区京顺路香江北路1号香江花园 邮编：100103"
  4. "Academic Framework". beijing.dulwich.org. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. Dulwich College Beijing http://www.dulwich-beijing.cn/page.cfm?p=396. Retrieved 17 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Sun, Chengdong (12 June 2015). "No 4 Dulwich College Beijing". China Daily USA. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. Anastasia, Moloney (12 December 2006). "The best international schools around the world". The Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  8. www.bismagazine.co.uk http://www.bismagazine.co.uk/awards/winners/. Retrieved 23 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. Moloney, Anastasia (12 December 2006). "The best international schools around the world". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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