Email. chengdu@qsi.org
Web: www.qsi.org2010-2011
The QSI International School of Chengdu is an independent, coeducational day school which offers an educational program from prekindergarten (3-year-olds) through grade 12 for students of all nationalities. There is after-school daycare provided for preschool and elementary students. The School was founded in 2002. The school year comprises 5 quintiles extending from September to June. A very active parent support group works with the administration and teachers to provide volunteers and special activities throughout the year.
Organization: The School is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of 3 to 7 members who are selected and appointed by a committee made up of the founders of Quality Schools International and at least one other member of the Board of Directors of Quality Schools International. An Advisory Board of 6 to 10 persons living in Chengdu assists the School in its operation. The School operates with the approval of the Chinese Government.
Curriculum: The School offers a performance-based/mastery learning approach to education with a curriculum similar to that of U.S. public and private schools. Instruction, leading to individual mastery, takes advantage of small class sizes and the diverse educational backgrounds of the students. Instruction is in English with Chinese offered as a language. Currently six AP courses are taught in the secondary school, including AP Chinese, Calculus, Biology, World History, Language, and European History. QSI Chengdu is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, a U.S.-based accrediting organization.
Faculty: In the 2010-2011 school year, there are 20 full-time Western-trained and -certified teachers, including 12 U.S. citizens and 8 third country nationals. There are also 10 teaching assistants, including 5 host-country nationals who teach Chinese and music. The staff of 20 teachers for 166 students makes a ratio of 1 teacher to 8.25 students.
Enrollment: At the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year, enrollment was 166 (PK: 23; age 5-grade 5: 85; grades 6-8: 36; and grades 9-12: 22). Of the total, 55 were U.S. citizens, and 111 were third-country nationals (22 different nationalities). Of the U.S. enrollment, 6 were dependents of U.S. government direct-hire or contract employees and 49 of U.S. business or foundation employees and other private U.S. citizens.
Facilities: The School occupies a purpose-built school just off the third ring road in southern Chengdu. Facilities include 18 classrooms with computers, a computer laboratory with 22 instructional computers, a library with 10,000 volumes, a science laboratory, 2 music rooms, a multipurpose room, an art room studio, a full-size basketball court, a soccer field, an outdoor playground area with rubberized surface and grass areas, and a cafeteria.
Finances: In the 2010-2011 school year, the School's income derives from tuition. Annual tuition rates are as follows: PK: $6,400; and age 5-grade 12: $17,400. An annual capital fund fee of $1,600 per student is required. There is a one-time registration fee of $300. The bus fee is $1,300 per year. Lunch fees are based on student age and range from $2.75 - $3.75 per meal. All fees are payable in U.S. dollars wired to a US bank or paid locally in RMB. (All fees are quoted in U.S. dollars.)
