SECONDARY SCHOOL PROFILE : CLASS OF 2017

THE CIS MISSION

Chinese International School is committed to the achievement of academic excellence and is characterized and enriched by its duallanguage program in Chinese (Mandarin) and English. Its mission is to inspire students to a life-long love of learning. The school
encourages intellectual curiosity and independent, critical and creative thinking which allow students to maximise their potential
and promote the growth of the whole person. Chinese International School prepares its students to be compassionate, ethical
and responsible individuals, contributing to local and global communities, respectful of other views, beliefs and cultures, and
concerned to make a difference in the world.

ACCREDITATION/MEMBERSHIPS
Chinese International School is registered with the Hong Kong Government Education Bureau. In 2010, Chinese International School
received a ten-year re-accreditation as an international school from the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England
Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
The school is a member of The College Board, NACAC (National Association of College Admission Counselors), IACAC (International
division of NACAC), CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education), EARCOS (East Asia Regional Council of
Schools), ECIS (European Council of Independent Schools) and NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools).

THE FACULTY
Chinese International School has 186 full-time faculty and professional staff members and 5 part-time, among whom are held 189
advanced certificates or graduate degrees. Teachers come from Australia, China, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong,
Hungary, India, Ireland, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United
Kingdom, and the United States.

THE STUDENT BODY

Chinese International School currently enrols 616 students in Primary School (Reception to Year 6) and 864 students in Secondary
School (Years 7 to 13). The student body consists of students from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,Taiwan, Thailand, the United
Kingdom, and the United States.
As a dual-language school, CIS is unusual in that neither of its two languages are predominant in the Hong Kong community where
Cantonese is commonly spoken. Few of our students gain exposure to Mandarin beyond their school experience.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM: YEARS 10 - 13

The languages of instruction at CIS are English and Chinese (Mandarin). The school operates on a term system with examinations
only in Year 12 (May) and Year 13 (February and May). CIS students are not ranked, nor do we compute a Grade Point
Average.

YEARS 10 - 11:

YEARS 12 - 13:

All students follow the International Baccalaureate Middle

Years Program (IBMYP), studying a common curriculum of 8
core subjects plus one optional subject.

All students pursue a course of study in the International Baccalaureate Diploma

Program (IBDP), selecting three Higher Level subjects and three Standard subjects,
along with the required Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course, Creativity, Action and
Service (CAS) projects, and the four-thousand word Extended Essay (personal
research project).
IBDP course selections include:

Hangzhou CIS:
Beginning in 2013-14, Year 10 (Grade 9) students were given
the option of spending the year at our residential study center
in Hangzhou, China. Participation in the Hangzhou CIS
program is indicated on the transcript by the (HZ)
designation. Information about Hangzhou CIS can be found
at the following link: http://www.cis.edu.hk/hangzhou-cis
Students who chose to remain in Hong Kong completed their
Year 10 studies on the Braemar Hill campus. Whether
completing their Year 10 studies in Hong Kong or at
Hangzhou CIS, all students follow the IBMYP Year 10
curriculum.

Chinese
English
French
Spanish

Economics
Geography
History
Psychology

Biology
Computer Science
Chemistry
Design Technology

Physics
Mathematics
Film
Music

Theatre Arts
Visual Arts

Students complete their IBDP Examinations in May of Year 13, with final results
available in early July.
All Year 12-13 students complete Physical Education courses.

Note: Detailed curriculum notes and course descriptions for the IBMYP and IBDP can be found online at:
https://sites.google.com/a/cis.edu.hk/course-outlines/home

Theodore S. Faunce, Ph.D.

Headmaster

Robert J. Mansueto
Director of University Counselling
mansueto@cis.edu.hk

Sow Fun Dawson

University Counsellor
sfdawson@cis.edu.hk

Marc Alain Marier

University Counsellor
mmarier@cis.edu.hk

Annie Yung
Individual and
Career Advancement Counsellor
ayung@cis.edu.hk

CEEB Code: 670035

GRADING SYSTEM
Beginning August 2001, the Secondary School adopted the International Baccalaureate (IB) seven point grading scale (1-7) as the only
grading system for Year 7 through Year 13. This 1-7 scale is used by the IB Organization in grading students for the Diploma as well as
the Middle Years Program. Grades of 1-7 are used for all internal assessments, external examinations, and transcripts.
Beginning August 2001 (IB grading criteria)
7
Excellent
6
Very Good
5
Good
4
Satisfactory
3
Mediocre
2
Poor
1
Very Poor

Prior to August 2001

A
Excellent
B
Good
C
Satisfactory
D
Significant learning has not been achieved
U
Unsatisfactory

YEAR 12 GRADE DISTRIBUTION (TOTAL OF 107 STUDENTS) JUNE 2016

Biology SL
Biology HL
Chemistry SL
Chemistry HL
Chinese A Language and Literature SL
Chinese A Literature SL
Chinese A Literature HL
Chinese B SL
Chinese B HL
Chinese ab initio SL
Computer Science SL
Computer Science HL
Design Technology HL
Economics SL
Economics HL
English A Literature SL
English A Literature HL
Film SL
Film HL
French SL
French HL
Geography HL
History SL
History HL
Mathematical Studies SL
Mathematics SL
Mathematics HL
Music SL
Music HL
Physics SL
Physics HL
Psychology SL
Theatre Arts HL
Visual Arts SL
Visual Arts HL

GRADE

14
4

28
1

42

56

70

Number of students

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) RESULTS

Grade 7
39%

The IB diploma candidates completed a total of 645 individual subject

examinations, each scored on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 being the highest. The
breakdown of individual subject scores can be found in the pie chart:
40+ points:
35 - 39:
30 - 34:
24 - 29:
Below 24:

47 students
42 students
19 students
0 student
0 student

(43.5%)
(38.9%)
(17.6%)
(0%)
(0%)

Average total point score: 38.57

Grade 7
Grade 6
Grade 5
Grade 4
Grade 3
Grade 2
Grade 1

Grade 4
5%
Grade 5
18%

Grade 6
37%

Individual Subject Scores

STANDARDIZED TEST RESULTS

Averages

SAT I (73 tested):

Critical Reading

SAT II - Subject Tests (84 tested): World History

ACT (24 tested):

(Before October 2015)
ACT (19 tested):

668

Math

691

Writing

667

637 (2)

753 (3)

Biology-Ecology

Chinese (with Listening)

772 (57)

US History

790 (1)

Biology-Molecular 683 (4)

French

655 (2)

Literature

702 (27)

Chemistry

721 (12)

Spanish

800 (1)

Math IC

669 (10)

Physics

722 (19)

Spanish (with Listening)

790 (1)

Math IIC

731 (55)

Composite Score

30

Math

30.1

Science Reasoning

29.1

English

30.4

Reading

29.9

Writing

28.8

Composite Score

30.4

Math

30.3

Science

28.5

English

31.2

Reading

30.9

Writing

28.3

ELA

30.2

STEM

29.7

THREE YEAR MATRICULATION HISTORY (2014 - 2016)

Note: CIS students are limited to ten university applications worldwide.
The most recent class (2016) was made up of 108 students. Of these, two are in the process of applying to universities, two are
taking two years to meet their National Service obligation in Singapore, and two will apply to universities during their gap year.

Australia

6 students

University of Sydney (4)

University of Melbourne (2)

Canada

22 students

Hong Kong

20 students

Chinese University of Hong Kong (9)

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
University of Hong Kong (10)

Ireland
McGill University (5)

University of Toronto (3)

Queens University (2)

University of Waterloo (2)

University of British Columbia (9)

York University

2 students

Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College, University of Dublin

Singapore
France/US

1 student

Sciences Po, France & Columbia University, US (dual program)

France/Canada
Sciences Po, France & University of British Columbia,
Canada (dual program)

1 student

2 students

Yale-NUS College (2)

Switzerland

1 student

Ecole htelire de Lausanne

United Arab Emirates

1 student

New York University Abu Dhabi

United Kingdom

93 students

Cardiff University

University of Cambridge

City University London

Corpus Christi

Durham University (2)

Peterhouse (2)

The Glasgow School of Art

St. Catharine's College

Imperial College London (2)

Sydney Sussex College

Lancaster University

Trinity Hall (2)

Regents Business School London

University of London

Fitzwilliams College

University of Bath (6)

University of Bristol

Goldsmiths College (2)

The University of Edinburgh (5)

King's College London (10)

University of Exeter (4)

The London School of Economics and Political Science (6)

The University of Glasgow (2)

Queen Mary (3)

The University of Kent

St. George's University

University of Leeds (2)

University College London (14)

University of Liverpool

University of Oxford

The University of Nottingham

University of Roehampton
University of St. Andrews (5)
University of Surrey (2)
The University of Warwick (4)

Hertford College
Jesus College
Oriel College
St. Hilda's
Somerville College

U.S.A.
3 YEAR ACCEPTANCES AND MATRICULATION HISTORY (2014-2016)
Institution

Acceptances

Matriculants

Albright University
American University
Amherst College
Babson College

1
1
2
3

Bard College
Bates College
Beloit College
Bennington College

5
5
1
1

Bentley College
Berklee College of Music
Boston College
Boston University

1
2
10
30

Bowdoin College
Brandeis University
Brown University
Bryn Mawr College

6
10
6
2

Bucknell University
California College of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
Carleton College

1
1
1
9

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University
Chapman University
Claremont McKenna College
Clark University

11
1
6
3
1

Colby College
College for Creative Studies
College of the Atlantic
College of the Holy Cross

1
1
1
1

Colorado College
Columbia University
Connecticut College
The Cooper Union

6
2
1
1

2
2

Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
DePaul University

9
1
1
1

Dickinson College
Drew University
Drexel University
Duke University

1
1
4
2

Emerson College
Emory University
Eugene Lang College, The New School
Fordham University

9
1
1
5

Franklin and Marshall College

George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Grinnell College

1
3
4
2
3

Hamilton College
Hampshire College
Harvard University
Haverford College

2
2
1
5

Indiana University Bloomington

Johns Hopkins University
Kenyon College
Knox College

1
2
2
1

Lehigh University
Loyola Marymount University
Macalester College
Marymount Manhattan College

1
6
2
1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Middlebury College
Mount Holyoke College
New York University

1
6
1
43

Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Occidental College

32
13
10
16

3
5
1
2

Ohio University
Pace University

1
1

TOTAL NUMBER OF U.S. ADMISSION OFFERS

TOTAL NUMBER OF U.S. INSTITUTIONS OFFERING
ADMISSION

Institution

Acceptances

Matriculants

Parsons New School for Design

Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University

2
1
3

1
1

Pitzer College
Pomona College
Pratt Institute

3
4
2

3
2
1

Princeton University
Purdue University - West Lafayette

7
3

Reed College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island School of Design

6
2
3

Rice University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rutgers University

5
3
1

St. John's University (NYC)

Saint John's University of Minnesota

1
2

Santa Clara University

Sarah Lawrence College
Savannah College of Arts

6
5
3

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of the Museum of Fine Arts
School of Visual Arts

5
1
2

Scripps College
Skidmore College
Smith College

3
14
4

1
2

SUNY, Stony Brook University

Swarthmore College

1
7

1
5

Syracuse University
Trinity College
Tufts University

4
4
11

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine

15
43
27

5
3

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Merced

28
1

University of California, Riverside

University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara

3
46
20

University of California, Santa Cruz

The University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati

9
10
2

University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Illinois - Urbana
University of Massachusetts - Amherst

2
2
2

University of Miami
University of Michigan

1
7

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon

1
1
2

University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Puget Sound

8
2
1

University of Redlands
University of Richmond
University of Rochester

1
1
6

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

1
4

University of Southern California

University of Vermont
University of Virginia

21
1
4

University of Washington at Seattle

Vassar College
Washington & Jefferson College

9
5
1

1
3
11

Wake Forest University

Washington University in St. Louis

1
8

1
1

Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Whitman College

2
13
2

2
5

Williams College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yale University

1
1
2

1
1
4
3
1
5

1
2
1
1
1

1
1
3
1

1
2

768

TOTAL NUMBER OF MATRICULANTS TO U.S. INSTITUTIONS

143

TOTAL NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED BY CIS

STUDENTS

2
1
1

2
1
8
1

167
67