FAQ

Our school is one of the integrated schools of the Affiliated Middle Schools of Tsinghua University, which is under the unified management and guidance of the integrated schools. The integrated school of Affiliated Middle School of Tsinghua includes the Affiliated Middle School of Tsinghua, the International Department of Affiliated Middle School of Tsinghua, the International School of Affiliated Middle School of Tsinghua, and the Aosen campus of Affiliated Middle School of Tsinghua, etc.

(1) The two schools are sister schools, both of which belong to the integrated schools of the Attached Middle School of Tsinghua University.

(2) Different groups of students are enrolled. THIS can only recruit foreign students, while THSI can recruit both foreign students and Chinese students (including students from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan).

(3) Because the enrollment groups are not the same, the curriculum system and export direction of the two schools are not the same. For example, students from THIS can apply for the Chinese national university entrance examination as international students. All students from THSI apply to foreign high-quality universities.

THSI Primary School is from grade 1 to grade 5.

The primary school curriculum integrates both the Chinese and Western curriculums by combining the national curriculum standards of China with international curriculum standards. Some subjects, such as English, world geography (social studies), science, music, and art are based on American curriculum standards. For mathematics, Singapore Mathematics is used as teaching material, with the Chinese mathematics syllabus integrated into the course. The Chinese course follows the national curriculum outline of China, with the Ministry compiled version as the textbook, but pays more attention to the cultivation of students' reading, literary appreciation, and writing ability. In addition, the International Primary School Curriculum (IPC) was introduced in grades 1-5.

THSI Secondary School is comprised of middle school and high school. Middle school is from grade 6 to grade 8, high school is from grade 9 to grade 12.

The secondary school adopts the US common core standards, as well as offering elective AP courses for high school students. Beginning in middle school, we adopt the departmentalization system in which students move between different classrooms for different subjects, with a maximum class size of 25 students in each class. Each session is 75 minutes long. Longer class times at this stage give teachers more time to organize the implementation of "major themes" and "major projects" to meet the needs of inquiry and project-based research and learning. With the exception of Chinese and other language courses, all courses are taught in English. The school also provides bilingual language support for all students. Our secondary school provides students with a variety of extracurricular activities, such as global awareness and sustainable development projects, so as to provide students with more diversified learning opportunities.

In our primary school, each class has two homeroom teachers who work together on daily class management, communication with parents, etc. In grades 1-5 the following courses are taught in English with a co-teaching model:

Mathematics, World Geography (Social Studies), Science, and IPC courses.

Cooperative teaching can keep a classroom fresh and active, stimulate a student’s concentration in an all-around way, and increase classroom efficiency greatly.

In first and second grades, homeroom teachers are Chinese and bilingual, proficient in both English and Chinese. They can help students to complete their tasks from kindergarten. The transition of language and understanding from kindergarten to primary school allows students to establish a sense of security and belonging and focuses on cultivating a student’s good learning habits and self-management ability.

In grades 3, 4, and 5, homeroom teachers consist of one native English speaking foreign teacher, and one Chinese teacher with excellent bilingual ability. This allows us to strengthen students’ academic foundation, while also continuing to cultivate their bilingual ability. We are able to help students put knowledge into action through comprehensive application, in order to help them prepare for the challenges of middle school.

In first grade, the proportion of English teaching is about 50%. With each grade level, the proportion increases gradually. In middle school, the proportion is about 75% and that increases to about 90% in high school.

After school, students have the option to participate in one of our many hour-long after-school activities. The after-school activities are divided into three parts:

1)Courses offered by the teachers in the school, focusing on language and other academic supplementary courses.

2)Clubs set up by teachers outside the school, involving science and technology, art, etc;

3) Sports clubs: including tennis, football, basketball, swimming, table tennis, badminton, baseball, track and field, etc.

Since its establishment in 2015, THSI has had 83 high school graduates. 100% of these graduates have been accepted to four-year universities. Our graduates have received numerous admission notices, including 133 admission notices from 97 universities around the world in 2018. Likewise, 161 acceptances from 82 universities around the world were sent in 2019. Our graduates have been accepted to prestigious schools including New York University, Wake Forest University, Columbia University, Saint Trinity College, University of Southern California, Imperial College of Technology, University of Waterloo, Queen's University, University of Sydney, Australia, Royal Dutch Academy of Art and other world-renowned universities. Our graduates have received university scholarships totaling 600,000 US dollars. In general, 20% - 30% of graduates are admitted by the top 50 universities in the world every year, and nearly 94% of graduates in 2019 were admitted by the top 100 universities in the world.

1. Fill out the application form online and prepare the application materials.

2. Submit the application materials, contact the recruitment teacher for a follow-up consultation.

THSI has a rolling enrollment policy. When possible, we recommend students complete the admissions process prior to the start of the school year, to help students adapt better to student life.  We welcome prospective students and their families to make an appointment to visit our campus and see for themselves out environment and facilities. Appointments are available throughout the year, any day the campus is open.