Today's issue to introduce you to a Shanghai Meigao direction international high school - wlsa Shanghai School, last year because it is the country's first private international school to collect "Hayep hemp" Grand Slam in the parent circle was spread wildly, and this year because the first A-level graduates won 4 Oxford pre-admission offers, was envied!
Such excellent further education results have attracted the attention of many families, so what kind of school is wlsa Shanghai School? Let's take a look!
Excellent academic achievements
Wlsa Shanghai School opened an international high school program in Shanghai in September 2012, from the first batch of graduates in 2015 to 2021, 530 graduates in the 7th class have won admission to Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Stanford University, Cambridge University and other top Universities in the United Kingdom and the United States, becoming the first private international school in China to achieve a "Hayep hemp" Grand Slam. Among the 530 people, 40% of the top 30 universities in US NEWS, nearly 90% of the top 50 universities, and 100% have enrolled in universities in other countries and regions such as the United States and the United Kingdom.
- A Level Mathematics: 94% get A*, 6% get A;
- AS Chemistry: 85% obtained A, A and B accounted for 93%;
- AS economy: 86% get a, a and b account for 93%;
- AS Physics: 94% get a, a and b account for 100%;
- AS High Number: 83% get a, a and b account for 100%.
Excellent educational resources
Wlsa Shanghai School is an international high school curriculum program offered by the World Alliance of Famous Secondary Schools in Shanghai. Not only do schools have access to quality resources from member schools, but students also have the opportunity to communicate and interview face-to-face with admissions officers of world-renowned universities, and even receive letters of recommendation.
The World Alliance of Famous Secondary Schools (WLSA) is composed of Beijing No.4 High School, High School Affiliated to Fudan University, Harvard-Westlake School, Groton School, and Eton College in the United Kingdom. Australia's Geelong Grammar School and other 43 world-renowned secondary schools were jointly established in New York, USA in 2011, and currently have 55 member schools.
Perfect curriculum
WLSA Shanghai School currently offers American High School courses and A-Level courses.
Opened in September 2012, the World Alliance of Elite Secondary Schools has launched the International High School Curriculum Program in Shanghai, which includes three types of courses: Basic Course, Advanced Course and GIP Elite Course.
In 2018, Mr. Tony Little, one of the founders of the WLSA World Elite Secondary School Alliance and the former Principal of Eton College, was officially appointed as the Foreign Principal of WLSA Shanghai School, and the A Level project was officially launched in the same year. In September 2019, the school welcomed the first batch of A Level students. The A Level program includes three types of courses: Foundation Courses, A Level Courses, and GIP Elite Courses.
The curriculum of different classes is not a purely international curriculum, but combines the local situation in China and the educational philosophy of the school, and additional basic courses and elite courses are added to design a more mature and perfect curriculum system.
WLSA Foundation Courses: The goal of this type of course is to provide students with a solid subject foundation in preparation for the WLSA Advanced Course. The course adopts the English syllabus, teaching materials and examination evaluation system of the basic course of WLSA Overseas Famous Schools. These courses include mathematics, English (including English literature, general English, etc.), science, social science and other courses.
WLSA Advanced Course: This type of course will use the English syllabus, teaching materials and assessment system of WLSA's advanced course or honors course at overseas famous universities; there are advanced courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, history, economics and so on. This type of course is taught in English and has a depth and breadth that exceeds the test requirements for AP courses in the United States. After completing the advanced course, students can choose to take the AP course exam in the United States, which will give extra points to apply for the world's top universities.
Wlsa Elite Course: WLSA GIP "International Impact Course", is the core of the entire WLSA curriculum system, consisting of a series of skills-based, interdisciplinary subjects, aiming to cultivate the overall improvement of Chinese students' abilities and literacy in the context of globalization, and better inherit the essence of Chinese culture, tailor-made for Chinese students to go global; the course is favored by top Universities in the United States, helping WLSA students to pursue overseas study and career success.
A coherent system of further education
WLSA Shanghai School adopts the form of a full-time guidance teacher, starting from the 10th grade, the student is assigned a teacher in an administrative class. This teacher will basically accompany the students for three years, from one weekly further education class, to one-on-one interviews, and then to the subsequent guidance of some paperwork, not the class teacher, nor the classroom teacher, but the role of the full-time guidance teacher.
Take one class as a unit, no more than 25 people in a class, with three classes, so as to ensure the coherence of further education.
Quality faculty
The average teaching experience of WLSA Shanghai School is more than 5 years, the proportion of returnees is more than 50%, and the proportion of teachers with master's degree or above is more than 60%. At present, he has graduated from Stanford University, Swarthmore College, Northwestern University, California, Berkeley, Vanderbilt University, Cambridge University, Oxford University, Imperial College of Technology in the United Kingdom, Paris VI University, Toulouse First University, National University of Singapore, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Central Academy of Fine Arts and other top schools around the world in China, as well as teachers who have taught senior IB, AP and A Level teachers in well-known international schools in Shanghai.
In addition, the school also has the strong support of famous teachers from WLSA Overseas Alliance Schools, such as Groton Middle School, Harrow Middle School, Winchester Middle School and other world famous middle school teachers.
Tony Little, the foreign principal who leads the A-level curriculum team, has been president of Eton College in the UK for the previous 13 years.
How to get into WLSA Shanghai School?
Wlsa Shanghai School, as an international high school, is open to the national admission of outstanding students, and the fall 2022 enrollment time has also been announced:
Exam time
- US High School: March 12, 2022 (Sat)
- A-Level Class: March 19, 2022 (Sat)
Admissions grade
Grades 10 and 11
Exam content
- Grade 10: Math, English, English Interview, Multi-Collar English Test DET (Note: TOEFL 90/IELTS 6.5 can be exempted from DET score)
- Grade 11: Math, Science, Science, English Interview, Multi-Collar English Test DET (Note "TOEFL 100/IELTS 7.0 Can Waive DET Score")
Families above grade 10 can choose the 2022 Autumn Recruitment Exam of WLSA Shanghai School, and do not be discouraged for junior high school students, they can choose the admissions exam of WLSA Hsinchu Garden: March 13, 2022 (Sunday)
Students enrolled in WLSA Hsinchu Garden, as long as they pass the school grades, do not need to take the exam, can go directly to WLSA Shanghai School, it is reported that the proportion is as high as 80%.