British School of Beijing

39°56′36″N 116°26′50″E﻿ / ﻿39.94343°N 116.44736°E﻿ / 39.94343; 116.44736

School in Beijing, China

The British School of Beijing

北京英国学校

BSB Sanlitun in 2022

Address

No. 5 Xiliujie, Sanlitun Road [Sanlitun]
No. 9 An Hua Street [Shunyi]

Beijing

China

Information
School type| School for children of foreign personnel
Established| 10 September 2004 (2004-21-10)
Founder| Nord Anglia Education
Status| Sanlitun Opened October 2003, Shunyi Opened 2005
Principal| John Brett [Sanlitun], Jayne Needham [Shunyi][1]
Age| 18 months to 18 yrs
Number of pupils| Maximum Capacity 700[Sanlitun], 1500[Shunyi]
Website| The British School of Beijing

The British School of Beijing (北京英国学校) is a private school for children of foreign personnel in Beijing, China.[2]

The company Nord Anglia Education operates two school campuses in Beijing: one in Shunyi and the other in Sanlitun, Chaoyang. The Shunyi campus took pupils from 18 months through to 18 years of age, and the Sanlitun campus is for students from the ages of 2 to 11.[3][4]

## History

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The school was founded in 2003.[5] It was originally intended to open in September 2004, but it actually opened on 29 March 2004.[6]

Originally both Nord Anglia campuses in Beijing, Shunyi and Sanlitun, were operated as a single school, The British School of Beijing. In 2013 they were administratively made into separate institutions.[5]

BSB, as of 2013, sends teachers to rural China to help area Chinese students, and teachers from rural China go to BSB to get assistance. The Chinese central government had selected BSB for this role.[7]

## Curriculum

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Students in the primary levels study Mandarin Chinese and may choose to take a second foreign language. Secondary students must study Mandarin and another foreign language.[8]

BSB Shunyi

The school offers a German Primary Programme for German-speaking primary school students in Klasse 1 to 4 to study core subjects in German, following the Thuringia Curriculum, while integrating into the English National Curriculum with non-core subjects and a variety of whole school activities.[9]

## Student body

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As of 2011 the whole BSB school had 1,150 students from 50 countries. Many of the parents work for embassies or multinational corporations. The British made up the largest group of students at BSB, about 25% of the total. The mainland European nationalities together totaled 30%, and the third-largest grouping originated from North America.[8]

As of 2016, BSB Shunyi's maximum capacity is 1,500 students and students came from over 60 nationalities, including British, German, American, South Korean and Hong Kong.[10]

## See also

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* Education in Beijing
* Britons in China

## References

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1. ^ Mina Yan (18 April 2022). "A Well-Rounded Leader for a Well-Rounded School: BSB Shunyi's Principal Jayne Needham". Beijing Kids.
2. ^ "教育部公布经批准设立的外籍人员子女学校名单 List of approved schools for children of foreign personnel published by the Ministry of Education". 中华人民共和国教育部教育涉外监管信息网 Foreign Education Supervision Information Web of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
3. ^ "Find Us". nordangliaeducation.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
4. ^ "Contact". nordangliaeducation.com.
5. ^ a b "INSPECTION REPORT ON THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF BEIJING, SHUNYI" (Archive). Council of British International Schools (COBIS) Independent Schools Inspectorate. 2014. p. 1 (pdf 6/19). Retrieved on 2 October 2015.
6. ^ "The pupils' republic." South China Morning Post. Sunday 11 April 2004. Retrieved on 20 October 2015.
7. ^ Stefonek, Jonathan. "Passion for teaching English-style grows in Beijing suburbs" (Archive). China Daily. 7 October 2012. Retrieved on 2 October 2015.
8. ^ a b Mansell, Warwick. "Expat guide to China: schools" (Archive). The Telegraph. 27 April 2011. Retrieved on 1 October 2015.
9. ^ "Deutsche Schulen in China" (Archive). Vertretungen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in der Volksrepublik China. Retrieved on 1 October 2015.
10. ^ "2016 School Choice Guide Focus: The British School of Beijing, Shunyi (BSB)". beijingkids. 7 January 2016.

## Further reading

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* "What is life like at the British School in Beijing?" BBC News School Report. 26 March 2014.

## External links

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Shunyi, Beijing

Transport|

| Beijing Subway
Stations|

* China Int'l Exhibition Center
* Fengbo
* Hualikan
* Houshayu
* Nanfaxin
* Shimen
* Shunyi
* Terminal 3

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Air|

* Beijing Capital International Airport

Education|

| Public|

* Beijing Shunyi District No. 1 High School (北京市顺义区第一中学)
* Niulanshan No.1 High School
* Beijing Shunyi District Yangzhen No. 1 Middle School (ZH)

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Private|

* Keystone Academy
* International School of Beijing
* Beanstalk International Bilingual School Shunyi Campus
* The British School of Beijing Shunyi
* Dulwich College Beijing Legend Garden Campus
* International Montessori School of Beijing
* Beijing New Talent Academy
* Beijing International Bilingual Academy
* Springboard International Bilingual School

| Closed|

* Swedish School Beijing
* Beijing Rego British School

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Landmarks|

* China International Exhibition Center
* Pinnacle Plaza

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Chaoyang District, Beijing

Areas|

* Beijing central business district
* Chaowai Subdistrict
* Dashanzi
* Sanlitun
* Wangjing Subdistrict
* Yabaolu
* Yayuncun Subdistrict

Education|

| Tertiary|

* Beijing International Studies University
* Central Academy of Fine Arts
* China Women's University

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K-12|

* No.80 High School of Beijing
* Beanstalk International Bilingual School Upper East Side and Dongrun
* Beijing BISS International School
* Beijing Ritan High School
* British School of Beijing, Sanlitun
* Beijing Chen Jing Lun High School
* Beijing City International School
* Canadian International School of Beijing
* Deutsche Botschaftsschule Peking
* Harrow International School Beijing
* High School Attached to Beijing University of Technology
* Japanese School of Beijing
* Korean International School in Beijing
* Lycée Français International Charles de Gaulle de Pékin
* Pakistan Embassy College Beijing
* Yew Chung International School of Beijing

| Closed|

* Dulwich College Beijing Beijing Riviera Campus

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Landmarks|

* 798 Art Zone
* Beijing Antique Market
* Beijing Dongyue Temple
* Beijing National Aquatics Center (Water Cube)
* Beijing Yintai Centre
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* China–Japan Friendship Hospital
* China Railway Museum
* The China World Trade Center
* CMG Headquarters (CCTV Building)
* Digital Beijing Building
* Embassy of the United Kingdom, Beijing
* Embassy of the United States, Beijing
* Fairmont Beijing
* INDIGO
* Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center
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* Beijing National Indoor Stadium
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* Ling Long Pagoda
* Beijing National Speed Skating Oval
* National Tennis Center, Beijing
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* Olympic Green Hockey Field (Closed)
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* Workers' Stadium
* former stadium

Transport|

| Air|

* Beijing Capital International Airport

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China Railway
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* Beijing Chaoyang railway station
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Beijing Subway
stations|

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* Datunlu East
* Dawanglu
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* Guomao
* Huixinxijie Beikou
* Huixinxijie Nankou
* Jianguomen (part)
* Jiaohuachang
* Lishuiqiao
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* Sihui
* Sihuidong
* Yong'anli

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In operation|

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* Pakistan Embassy College Beijing
* British School of Beijing, Sanlitun(*)
* British School of Beijing, Shunyi(*)
* Dulwich College Beijing(*)
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* Beijing Saint Paul American School
* International School of Beijing(*)
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* Beijing Royal School
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* Beijing World Youth Academy
* Pennon Foreign Language School, Beijing
* Springboard International Bilingual School
* Tsinghua International School(*)
* Tsinghua International School Daoxiang Lake
* Western Academy of Beijing(*)
* Yang Guang Qing School of Beijing
* Yew Chung International School of Beijing(*)

Closed|

* Swedish School Beijing
* Beijing Rego British School(*)

Schools with asterisks ((*)) are schools for children of foreign personnel, which do not admit Mainland Chinese nationals unless they have foreign passports.
See issue of BeijingKids 2015.02 with School Choice Guide 2015-2016
Also see BeijingKids School Choice Guide 2012-2013

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British international schools in the People's Republic of China

Mainland|

| Beijing|

* British School of Beijing, Sanlitun
* British School of Beijing, Shunyi
* Dulwich College Beijing
* Harrow International School Beijing
* Pennon Foreign Language School, Beijing

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Guangdong|

* British School of Guangzhou
* Bromsgrove School Mission Hills
* Dulwich International High School Zhuhai
* Merchiston International School

Jiangsu|

* Wycombe Abbey International School of Changzhou (former Oxford International College of Changzhou)
* British School of Nanjing
* Dulwich College Suzhou
* Dulwich International High School Suzhou

Shandong|

* Malvern College Qingdao

Shanghai|

* Nord Anglia International School Shanghai Pudong
* The British International School Shanghai, Puxi Campus
* Dulwich College Shanghai
* Harrow International School Shanghai
* Wellington College International Shanghai

Sichuan|

* Malvern College Chengdu
* Oxford International College of Chengdu

Tianjin|

* Wellington College International Tianjin

Hong Kong|

* Harrow International School Hong Kong
* Kellett School
* Malvern College Hong Kong
* South Island School
* Mount Kelly School Hong Kong

Defunct|

* Beijing Rego British School
* Shanghai Rego International School

See also: Britons in China
For schools in the Republic of China on Taiwan see the list of international schools in Taiwan.

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Nord Anglia Education

China|

* British School of Beijing
* British School of Nanjing
* BIS Shanghai, Puxi
* Nord Anglia Int'l School Shanghai, Pudong
* Léman Int'l School Chengdu
* Nord Anglia Int'l School Hong Kong

Southeast Asia|

* Northbridge Int'l School Cambodia
* British Int'l School of KL
* Dover Court Int'l School
* St Andrews Int'l School Bangkok
* British Int'l School, Hanoi
* British Vietnamese Int'l School, Hanoi
* British Int'l School, HCMC

Middle East|

* Nord Anglia Int'l School Al Khor
* BIS Abu Dhabi
* Nord Anglia Int'l School Dubai

Europe|

* Prague BIS††
* Nord Anglia Int'l School Dublin
* AIS of Rotterdam
* British School Warsaw
* BIS Bratislava
* Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil
* Collège du Léman
* Collège Champittet (Nyon and Pully)
* Oxford International College

Latin America|

* Country Day School
* Eton School
* San Roberto Int'l School
* Metropolitan School

United States|

* BIS of Washington
* N. Broward Prep
* Windermere Prep
* BIS Chicago, Lincoln Park
* BIS Chicago, South Loop
* BIS of Mass.
* BIS of Charlotte
* BIS of Houston
* Village School

††: Merger of Prague British School and English International School Prague; Note: This list may be incomplete. •  United Kingdom portal •  Schools portal

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Federation of British International Schools in Asia

Brunei|

* Hornbill School
* International School Brunei
* Jerudong International School

Mainland China
and Hong Kong|

* The British International School Shanghai, Puxi Campus
* The British School of Beijing, Sanlitun
* The British School of Beijing, Shunyi
* The British School of Guangzhou
* Dulwich College Beijing
* Dulwich College Shanghai
* Dulwich College Suzhou
* Harrow International School Beijing
* Nord Anglia International School Shanghai Pudong
* Shenzhen College of International Education

| Hong Kong|

* Discovery Bay International School
* Kellett School

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India|

* The British School, New Delhi

Indonesia|

* British School Jakarta

South Korea|

* Dulwich College Seoul
* North London Collegiate School
* Seoul Foreign British School

Malaysia|

* British International School of Kuala Lumpur
* elc International School
* Garden International School Kuala Lumpur
* The International School at ParkCity
* The International School of Penang (Uplands)
* Kinabalu International School
* Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar
* St. Christopher's International Primary School of Penang

Mongolia|

* The English School of Mongolia

Nepal|

* The British School, Kathmandu

Philippines|

* British School Manila

Singapore|

* Dover Court International School
* Tanglin Trust School

Taiwan|

* Taipei European School

Thailand|

* Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School
* Bangkok Patana School
* British International School, Phuket
* Bromsgrove International School Thailand
* Garden International School Rayong
* Harrow International School, Bangkok
* Regent's International School, Bangkok
* Shrewsbury International School
* St Andrews International School Bangkok
* St. Andrews International School, Green Valley
* St. Stephen's International School
* Traill International School
* Garden International School Bangkok

Vietnam|

* The ABC International School
* British International School Hanoi
* British International School Ho Chi Minh City
* British Vietnamese International School Hanoi
* British Vietnamese International School

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