SCHOOL PROFILE 2019 / 2020 Our School

University Counselling Dehong International Chinese School (Dehong) is a Chinese owned School offering a 12- year education to Chinese nationals. It is located in the Qizhong villa area of Maqiao, Minhang Joanne Li District, Shanghai, and opened its doors on 1 September 2017. “Dehong” is made up of the University Counsellor ‘de’ from dewei – the Chinese name for International- and the ‘hong’ from [email protected] Rong Hong, who was the great-grandfather of a co-founder of DCI and the first Chinese-born student to graduate from an American university, Yale. He was a pioneer who made it his life’s +86 021-33299412 work to educate future generations of Chinese students by bringing his experiences of international modernisation to .

The Dulwich Network

Dehong is a sister school to Dulwich College International (DCI) schools. Students benefit from DCI’s academic research and development initiatives around enquiry based learning, entrepreneurship, sustainability, the integration of technology and a world class university counselling programme. Students participate in group-wide events (music, art, drama, film, sports, as well as leadership and community programmes.

School Calendar

The school year is divided into two terms: Term 1, from beginning-September to late January; Term 2, from late February to the end of June.

Grading

We do not rank our students or calculate grade point averages. In all courses, student progress in internally assessed each semester using pre-established, standard-based performance levels. This includes traditional tests as well as assessments of group tasks, presentations, projects and other skills. Shanghai (China) Zhongkao courses conclude with externally assessed examinations.

Academic Programmes

Dehong offers a combined programme comprising the Shanghai compulsory curriculum enhanced with the Dulwich educational philosophy and pedagogy. The Shanghai Education Commission will assess the Shanghai compulsory curriculum, while DCI will act as academic advisors for the other (non-compulsory) aspects, such as co-curricular activities, safeguarding and the school’s pedagogical approach.

1935 Shuguang Road Maqiao, Minhang, Shanghai 1935 Tel: +8621 3329 9499/9450 Network Results Dehong’s senior high school curriculum leads our students to the internationally accredited International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Grades 11 and 12 (pending our application to the International Baccalaureate Organisation). The IB Diploma Programme is accepted by the world’s leading universities as a preferred programme for entry. The results below are from our network of sister schools, including Pudong, , Dulwich College , , Dulwich International High School Zhuhai and Dulwich International High School Suzhou. Dehong is yet to have a graduating class in 2023 and therefore they are not included in the results below. University Matriculations 2019 The university matriculations below are from our network of sister schools, including Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong, Dulwich College Beijing, Dulwich College Suzhou, Dulwich College Seoul, Dulwich International High School Zhuhai and Dulwich International High School Suzhou. Dehong is going to have a graduating class in 2023 and therefore they are not included in the matriculations below.