Haileybury International School

Not to be confused with Haileybury and Imperial Service College.

Haileybury International School front gate

Haileybury International SchoolTianjin (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]

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

• Haileybury College (Melbourne)

References

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10. Cowie, Tom (2016-05-18). "Haileybury teachers sacked from Chinese campus allege VCE deception". The Age. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
11. "天津黑利伯瑞国际学校：学生为本 实践创新培养"心"品牌" [Tianjin Haileybury International School: Student-oriented, practice innovation and cultivate the "heart" brand]. tj.people.com.cn (in Chinese). 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.