Haileybury International School Tianjin (known internally as HIST) is a Chinese educational institution operated by

Haileybury College Haileybury may refer to: Australia * Haileybury (Melbourne), a school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia **Haileybury Rendall School, an offshoot in Berrimah, North Territory, Australia China * Haileybury International School, an international ...

. The school is the first

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of Haileybury College in Wuqing, China just outside

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Overview

The school was established in 2013 as the first international campus by

. The majority of students are Chinese locals and exchange students from Melbourne, with an annual capacity of 1,200 students. There are approximately 85 teachers at the school including 30 full-time expatriate teachers and 55 full-time

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teachers of Chinese nationality, 14 of whom hold degrees from

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outside of China. Thirty-six of the teachers hold

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and

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. The student-to-teacher ratio is usually around 8:1.

Controversy

Two teachers formerly employed by Haileybury College brought a lawsuit against it in 2016 for various claims, including assault and deception of a VCE auditor.

References

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Overview

Controversy

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