Shekou International School () is a private, not-for-profit

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Shekou Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Guangdong Province, China. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Deep Bay, China, Shenzhen Bay. It has been designated as a free-t ...

, Nanshan District,

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. It serves students in Nursery through to Grade 12 across three campuses. Grades Nursery through Kindergarten are located in the Jingshan Campus (formerly the Mountainside Campus, located in the Jing Shan Villas development. The secondary students attend Netvalley. There is also The Bay campus for grades one through five. it is one of eight schools in Shenzhen designated for children of foreign workers. The school includes a section for French primary school students. Shekou International School is fully accredited by the

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(WASC) and offers the

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in the high school. The school is also a member of the East Asian Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS), the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) and a member of All-China and Mongolia International School (ACAMIS) organization.

History

The school was opened in 1988, funded by four oil companies:

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, CACT and Phillips. Shekou International School currently has over 800 students from 40 different countries. They are made up of 20% Americans, 55% Asians, and 20% Europeans. Over 90 teachers from the United States, France, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, and China make up the faculty. The student-to-staff ratio is less than 10:1. It is Shenzhen's oldest international school.

Campuses

SIS provides physical education classes by leasing an off-site gymnasium owned by another entity. Coordinates: *Nursery-K Campus (Mountainside) 22.484943,113.9061 *6-12 Campus (Net Valley) 22.487555,113.921362 *1-5 Campus (The Bay)

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