Changsha WES Academy () is an international kindergarten, elementary and secondary school located in

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a popul ...

, Hunan Province,

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. Changsha WES Academy (CWA) is approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education as an international school ( School for children of foreign personnel) that teaches in English. CWA was established in 2009 by the Changsha Economic and Technical Development Zone Administrative Committee (CETZAC) in co-operation with Worldwide Education Services Group Pte. Ltd. (WES Group) to provide an international education for the children of expatriate and SAR families living and working in the area. CWA began classes on September 1, 2010, with only four students aged 7 to 9. The Early Years Programme began on February 14, 2011, with ten children aged three to five. Currently, approximately 100 students representing 17 nationalities are enrolled in classes ranging from Nursery to Grade 12.

Curriculum

The school is an IB World School authorized by the

International Baccalaureate Organisation The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly known as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the IB D ...

(IB) to offer the

Primary Years Programme The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) is an educational programme managed by the International Baccalaureate (IB) for students in grades Kindergarten to Fifth grade. While the programme prepares students for the IB Middle Y ...

(PYP). CWA is a

Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge Assessment International Education (informally known as Cambridge International or simply Cambridge and formerly known as CIE, Cambridge International Examinations) is a provider of international qualifications, offering examinations ...

(CIE) centre, offering

International General Certificate of Secondary Education The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an English language based examination similar to GCSE and is recognised in the United Kingdom as being equivalent to the GCSE for the purposes of recognising prior attainm ...

(IGCSE) as well as Cambridge International AS & A Level courses and examinations. In addition, CWA is accredited by the

Council of International Schools The Council of International Schools (CIS) is a membership organization aimed at international education. CIS was formed in 1949. It has over 1,360 institutional members consisting of over 740 schools and 610 colleges/universities, located in 122 ...

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