Tsinghua International School
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| Tsinghua International School | |||||||
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| Information | |||||||
| Type | International School/Private School | ||||||
| Founded | 2009 | ||||||
| Principal | Zhu Ying (executive principal), Scott Paré (academic principal)[1] | ||||||
| Grades | Grade 1-12 | ||||||
| Enrollment | 430 | ||||||
| Campus type | Large private campus | ||||||
| Colors | Purple, White, Lavender | ||||||
| Mascot | Spartans | ||||||
| Newspaper | The Spartan Times | ||||||
| Website | www.this.edu.cn | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 清华大学附属中学国际部 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 清華大學附屬中學國際部 | ||||||
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Tsinghua International School (THIS, Chinese: 清华大学附属中学国际部) is a for-profit,[2] WASC-accredited international school in Beijing, that was founded in 2009. THIS is attached to one of Beijing's top public secondary schools, Tsinghua Fuzhong. Tsinghua Fuzhong is the secondary school affiliated to Tsinghua University. THIS shares some facilities with Tsinghua Fuzhong, but remains an independent school. As of the 2025-26 school year they have around 530 students in grades 1-12.
THIS is in the Advanced Placement program and its courses are derived from the Common Core State Standards Initiative. The colleges attended by alumni are impressive for a small school, including names like Columbia University, Brown University and MIT.
THIS has an elementary school, middle school, and high school. They recently finished the construction of their teaching building with modern classrooms and science labs. In addition, the school just finished construction of an indoor gym. Other facilities include:
- Classrooms
- Library
- Science laboratories
- Cafeteria
- Athletics track
- Basketball courts
- Soccer field
- Computer labs
- Soundproof music studio
- Drama studio
- Black Box Theatre
- Teachers' lounge
- Computer lab
- New Multi-story Gym
High school program
The US-based high school curriculum prepares students for colleges in the United States, Canada, and other western countries. Multiple advanced placement courses such as AP World History, AP English Language and Composition, and AP Physics are available, while new courses are being introduced in the future.[3]
Selection for high school courses
- English/Language Arts
- Chinese
- Social Studies
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- Foreign Languages and Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Physical Sciences
- Computer Technology
- Physical Education and Health
Selection for high school AP courses
- AP Physics I
- AP Physics II
- AP Calculus AB/BC
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP US History
- AP World History
- AP Psychology
- AP Human Geography
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP Computer Science Applications
- AP Statistics
- AP Chemistry
- AP Biology
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP LIT
- AP Chinese
- AP Environmental Science