Shanghai Singapore International School
Shanghai Singapore International School (Chinese: 上海新加坡外籍人员子女学校) is a K-12 private, international school founded in 1996 in Shanghai, China.
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Type | Private International |
Established | 1996 |
Grades | Preschool-12 |
Average class size | 10 |
Campus | MinHang XuHui |
Website | ssis |
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Simplified Chinese | 上海新加坡外籍人员子女学校 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 上海新加坡外籍人員子女學校 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Shanghai Singapore Foreign Workers' Children School | ||||||
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There are two campuses: the Minhang Campus serves preschool through senior high school and the Xuhui Campus serves preschool through elementary school.[1]
Academics
Academics are based on the Singapore Primary Curriculum leading to the iPSLE, and the IGCSE, IB Diploma Programme, and the IBCC, the school transit from MYP to IGCSE Programme by 2012. The last MYP class ended in academic year 2012/2013.
The Intensive English Programme of the school remains one of its selling points, with no other language including Chinese being allowed on campus. This IEP (Intensive English Programme) is only provided in primary years.
The major academic subjects (English, Maths, Science, etc.) are taught in English. Some of the Aesthetics subjects in primary school (Music, Art, etc.) are taught in Chinese.
The academic year normally begins in late August, and ends in mid June. Classes for primary and secondary schools typically have around 22 students per class. There are around 5 classes for each grade. Classes for Pre-school and kindergarten can range from 12 to 18 children depending on which grade.
References
- "Contact Us" (Archive). Shanghai Singapore International School. Retrieved on July 31, 2013. "MinHang Campus (Preschool / Primary / Secondary/ High School) 301, Zhu Jian Road, MinHang District, Shanghai PRC 201106" and "XuHui Campus (Preschool / Primary) 1455, Hua Jing Road, XuHui District, Shanghai PRC 200231"
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