Haileybury International School

Haileybury International School Tianjin, (known internally as HIST,) is a Chinese educational institution operated by Haileybury College (Melbourne).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The school is the first sister school of Haileybury College in Wuqing, China outside Beijing.[8]

Not to be confused with Haileybury and Imperial Service College.
HIST front gate photo
Haileybury International School front gate

Overview

The school was established in 2013 as the first international campus by Haileybury College.[9] The majority of students are Chinese locals and exchange students from Melbourne, with an annual capacity of 1,200 students.[10] There are approximately 85 teachers at the school including 30 full-time expatriate teachers and 55 full-time bilingual teachers of Chinese nationality, 14 of whom hold degrees from universities outside of China. Thirty-six of the teachers hold master's and doctoral degrees. The student-to-teacher ratio is usually around 8:1.[11]

Controversy

Two teachers formerly employed by Haileybury College filed a lawsuit against the school in 2016 for various claims, including assault and deception of a VCE auditor.[12]

See also

References
  1. Haileybury International School Tianjin. "Home". haileybury.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  2. "China Private Schools Campus Tour - Haileybury". www.haileybury.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. Correspondent, Nicola Woolcock, Education (2018-10-01). "More private schools rush to open branches abroad". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-10-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "What foreign investors are learning from China's Education sector | The Investor". The Investor. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  5. NOMAAN MERCHANT. "China's demand for pricey international schools 'insatiable'". sandiegouniontribune.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  6. "黑利伯瑞国际学校怎么样_百度文库". wenku.baidu.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  7. MacLeod, Calum (2016-09-17). "China's parents have fallen in love with the English class system". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  8. Prytz, Anna (2020-04-16). "Mental health, sports and social lives: lessons in lockdown teaching". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  9. "International - Haileybury". www.haileybury.com.au. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  10. Cowie, Tom (2016-05-18). "Haileybury teachers sacked from Chinese campus allege VCE deception". The Age. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  11. L_104423. "天津黑利伯瑞国际学校：学生为本 实践创新培养"心"品牌--天津频道--人民网". tj.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  12. Cowie, Tom (2016-05-18). "Haileybury teachers sacked from Chinese campus allege VCE deception". The Age. Retrieved 2018-10-05.

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