| Merchiston International School 深圳曼彻斯通城堡学校 | |
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No.12 Shilongzai Road, Dalang Sub-District, Longhua District, China | |
| Coordinates | 22°42′20″N 113°58′56″E / 22.70545°N 113.98211°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private boarding and day school |
| Motto | Ready Ay Ready |
| Established | 2018 |
| Headmaster | Chris Lynn[1] |
| Staff | 66 (approx) full and part time |
| Gender | Boys and girls |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Language | English, Mandarin |
| Houses | Pringle Chalmers Rogerson |
| Colour(s) | Navy, red & white |
| School fees | £20,539-£37,257 per year[2] |
| Affiliation | Merchiston Castle School |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 深圳曼彻斯通城堡学校 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 深圳曼徹斯通城堡學校 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Shenzhen Merchiston Castle School | ||||||||||
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Merchiston International School (Chinese: 深圳曼彻斯通城堡学校) is an independent boarding school for boys and girls in the Longhua District in Shenzhen, China. It is open to students aged 4 to 18 as either boarding or day students, though the senior school is only for boarding students; it was modelled after English public schools. It is affiliated with, and is the first overseas campus for Merchiston Castle School, in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Background
In 1828 Charles Chalmers started a small school in Park Place, Edinburgh, Scotland on a site now occupied by the McEwan Hall. In May 1833, Charles Chalmers took a lease of Merchiston Castle (the former home of John Napier, the inventor of logarithms) — which at that time stood in rural surroundings — and moved the school. It is from here that the school name is derived.[9]
Merchiston Castle School developed Merchiston International School's after a year of collaboration with Chinese investor Lyu Jianjun, whose son attended the boarding school in Edinburgh.[3][10] In 2016, Shenzhen Merchiston International Education Co. Ltd. was founded,[11] and in August 2018, Merchiston International School opened its doors to pupils as the first school in Longhua District, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.[12] On October 15, 2018, the school held its official opening ceremony. The event attracted almost 1,000 attendees, including the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Frank Ross.[5][13]
The school offers student living arrangements along with a British education. The school can cater to 1,200 students aged 4–18.[14] Lessons are taught in English and pupils from grades 1 to 9 follow the English national curriculum, with additional access to Mandarin language learning. Senior students study for the IGCSE and A-levels. With accommodations for 600, the senior school is exclusively for boarding students. 80 percent of the teaching staff are from the United Kingdom.[12]
Notes and references
- ^ "Shenzhen Merchiston Castle School". Shenzhen Municipal Government (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Current Fees". Merchiston International School. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ a b Andrew Denholm (21 November 2017). "Scottish private boarding school unveils Chinese expansion". The Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Merchiston International School, Shenzhen". NowShenzhen. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ a b Zhang Qian; Lily Li (16 October 2018). "Merchiston Intl. School opens in SZ". Shenzhen Daily. Shenzhen, China.
- ^ Nicola Woolcock (1 October 2018). "More private schools rush to open branches abroad". The Times. London, UK.
- ^ Sian Griffiths (16 September 2018). "Private schools lure state maths teachers to foreign offshoots". The Times. London, UK.
- ^ Oliver, Neil (host) (14 January 2019). "Scots in China". Scots in China. Season 1. Episode 2. BBC Two Scotland.
- ^ "History & Traditions". Merchiston Castle School. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ 楼婍沁 (22 March 2019). "Is the parent's beloved son looking for an "international school"? [父母之爱子，则为之谋"国际学校"]？". Interface News [界面新闻] (in Chinese). Shanghai, China.
- ^ "Merchiston International Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ a b Bo Leung (15 August 2018). "Scottish school opens branch in Shenzhen". China Daily.
- ^ Ian Swanson (9 October 2018). "University of Edinburgh firm set to open hospital in China". Edinburgh Evening News. Edinburgh, Scotland.
- ^ Phoebe Zhang (10 November 2019). "Hong Kong schools less popular with Chinese parents in Shenzhen". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong.
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