Dulwich College Shanghai

Overview Of The CollegeDulwich College Shanghai is a flourishing all through primary – secondary school providing a high qualityeducation to the expatriate community in Shanghai. Our educational programme leads to IGCSE awards in Year11 and we offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Years 12 and 13. College students accesshigher education in the UK, US and worldwide. In October 2009, we were awarded full accreditation by CIS,WASC and NCCT.We were the first of the three Dulwich Colleges in China and we maintain a very close relationship with DulwichCollege London and our sister schools in Beijing and Suzhou. In August 2010 we welcomed a new school to thefamily as Dulwich College Seoul opened its doors.The College consists of a separate campus for children from Toddler to Year 2 (DUCKS), and a Main Campus whichhouses separate Junior and Senior Schools. The Junior School is purpose built to meet the needs of Primary agedstudents. The Senior School facilities include departmental suites for English, Maths, Science, Humanities, Art andDesign, and Languages. Whole College facilities comprise of a professional standard Performance Theatre, SportsHall, Gymnasium, Dance Room and an extensive Music area, which includes Music recital and practice rooms.The College has Football, Cricket and Rugby pitches adjacent to the School, with tennis, swimming and othersports provided for at a nearby Sports Complex. There are three separate libraries and excellent ICT facilities ineach of the schools. In September 2007 the College moved to ‘Apple’ as its preferred educational ICT provider, withApple laptops provided for all staff. Students currently have access to ICT laboratories and sets of mobile Applelaptops, and the Senior School, Years 7 – 13, is a one-to-one laptop learning environment.There are currently 1352 students from Toddler to Year 13, including 401 in DUCKS, 411 in the Junior School and540 in the Senior School. Our student population benefits from a rich international and multi-cultural mix, with42 different nationalities represented, the largest single groups coming from the UK, USA, Australia, Canada,Singapore and Hong Kong. The College was fully authorised to offer the IB Diploma Programme from September2007 and has enjoyed a strong uptake. We have graduated two classes through the IBDP and we are proud of thesuccesses of those students. Parents predominantly, though not exclusively, come from a professional backgroundand have high academic aspirations for their children who themselves are highly motivated.This table illustrates the Top Ten student nationalities currently represented at the College (2010/11):NationalityBreakdownAmerican 17%British 15%Australian 12%Singaporean 8%Hongkongese 8%Indian 5%Canadian 4%Taiwanese 4%Korean 4%German 3%2