Hangzhou International School (杭州国际学校 hángzhōu guójì xuéxiào) is a

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Early Years through Grade 12 (2–18 years of age) accredited educational institution serving over 725 students from the local expat population in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is the only fully accredited and authorized school in Hangzhou to offer all three IB Programs: the Primary Years Program (PYP), Middle Years Program (MYP), and Diploma Program (DP). The school is located in the affluent Binjiang District along the Qiantang River where the G20 Summit was held in 2016 and the Asian Games will be held in 2022. HIS will move to a purpose-built campus within the same Binjiang District in August 2022. The school is fully equipped and staffed to offer a comprehensive international program. The curriculum is taught in an English-medium and is specifically designed for international students from over 50 nationalities. HIS benefits from the cooperation of its sister schools of the International School Development Foundation (ISDF) and

Shanghai Community International School Shanghai Community International School (SCIS) is a non-profit educational day school, governed by a self-perpetuating board of directors and overseen by the International Schools Foundation. SCIS has three campuses spread across Shanghai, includi ...

, who work together to standardize resources and programming. Hangzhou International School has been accredited by the

Western Association of Schools and Colleges The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) was an organization providing accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in California and Hawaii, the territories of Guam, American Sam ...

(WASC) since 2005 and has been authorized as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School since 2014. It is also a member of the

East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools The East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) is an organization of 158 member schools in East Asia East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The modern states of East A ...

(EARCOS) and the

Association of China and Mongolia International Schools Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (otherwise known as ACAMIS; ) is a non-profit association of international schools in eastern Asia and comprises over fifty international schools from China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and ...

(ACAMIS).

History

Hangzhou International School was founded in 2002 as a sister school to the Shanghai Community International School. HIS currently serves over 725 students in Early Years through Grade 12. HIS had its first graduating class in 2006 and is now serving over 30 students in each high school grade level.

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{{International schools in China Schools in Zhejiang Association of China and Mongolia International Schools International Baccalaureate schools in China Educational institutions established in 2002 2002 establishments in China

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