SECONDARY SCHOOL PROFILE : CLASS OF 2018

THE CIS MISSION

Chinese International School is committed to the achievement of academic excellence and is characterized and enriched by its dual-
language 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 180 full-time faculty and professional staff members and 5 part-time, among whom are held 185
advanced certificates or graduate degrees. Teachers come from Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong,
Hungary, India, Ireland, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and
the United States.

THE STUDENT BODY

Chinese International School currently enrols 667 students in Primary School (Reception to Year 6) and 873 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, Hungary, 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:

During Years 10 and 11, all students complete the last All students pursue a course of study in the International Baccalaureate Diploma
two years of the International Baccalaureate Middle Program (IBDP), selecting three Higher Level subjects and three Standard subjects,
Years Program (IBMYP), studying a common along with the required Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course, Creativity, Action and
curriculum of 8 core subjects plus one optional subject. Service (CAS) projects, and the four-thousand word Extended Essay (personal
research project).
Hangzhou CIS: IBDP course selections include:
Beginning in 2013-14, Year 10 (Grade 9) students were given
the option of spending the year at our residential study center Chinese Economics Biology Physics Theatre Arts
in Hangzhou, China. Participation in the Hangzhou CIS English Geography Computer Science Mathematics Visual Arts
program is indicated on the transcript by the (HZ) French History Chemistry Film
designation. Information about Hangzhou CIS can be found Spanish Psychology Design Technology Music
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.
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

Bin Li Robert J. Mansueto Annie Yung

Interim Headmaster Director of University Counselling Individual and
mansueto@cis.edu.hk Career Advancement Counsellor
ayung@cis.edu.hk
Sow Fun Dawson Marc Alain Marier
University Counsellor University Counsellor CEEB Code: 670035
sfdawson@cis.edu.hk mmarier@cis.edu.hk
 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) Prior to August 2001
7 Excellent A Excellent
6 Very Good B Good
5 Good C Satisfactory
4 Satisfactory D Significant learning has not been achieved
3 Mediocre U Unsatisfactory
2 Poor
1 Very Poor

YEAR 12 GRADE DISTRIBUTION (TOTAL OF 114 STUDENTS) JUNE 2017

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

0 14 28 42 56 70
Number of students
GRADE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) RESULTS

The IB diploma candidates completed a total of 617 individual subject Grade 7

examinations, each scored on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 being the highest. Grade 6
31%
The breakdown of individual subject scores can be found in the pie chart:
41%
40+ points: 35 students (36.5%) Grade 3
35 - 39: 41 students (42.7%) Grade 7
Grade 6 2%
30 - 34: 20 students (20.8%) Grade 4
Grade 5
24 - 29: 0 student (0%) Grade 5
Grade 4 6%
Below 24: 0 student (0%) Grade 3 20%
Grade 2
Average total point score: 37 Grade 1
Individual Subject Scores
STANDARDIZED TEST RESULTS

Averages SAT I (37 tested): Critical Reading 688 Math 699 Writing 671
SAT I (27 tested): Evidence Based Reading and Writing 700 Mathematics 710
After March 2016 Reading 35 Writing 35 Math 36
SAT II - Subject Tests: World History 750 (1) Biology-Molecular 688 (6) Chinese (with Listening) 785 (46)
(68 tested) Literature 704 (27) Chemistry 680 (8) French 655 (2)
Math IC 629 (8) Physics 748 (19) French (with Listening) 620 (1)
Math IIC 751 (51) Japanese (with Listening) 665 (2)
ACT (3 tested): Composite Score 31.7 Math 34 Science Reasoning 28.7
Before October 2015 English 31.7 Reading 31.3 Writing 30
ACT (42 tested): Composite Score 31.6 Math 32.5 Science 31.2
English 32.2 Reading 31.8 Writing 20
ELA 29.2 STEM 31.9

THREE YEAR MATRICULATION HISTORY (2015 - 2017)

Note: CIS students are limited to ten university applications worldwide.

The most recent class (2017) was made up of 105 students. Ten students are taking a gap year and will apply to university during their
time away from school and one student will be taking two years to meet his National Service obligation in Singapore. Included in the
figures below are five students who have been granted a deferral from a US or UK institution.

Australia 2 students Ireland 1 student

University of Sydney (2) Trinity College Dublin

Canada 26 students Singapore 4 students

National University of Singapore

McGill University (5) University of Toronto (7)
Yale-NUS College (3)
Queens University (3) University of Waterloo (3)
University of British Columbia (8) Switzerland 1 student
France/Canada 1 student
Ecole htelire de Lausanne
Sciences Po, France & University of British Columbia,
Canada (dual program) United Arab Emirates 1 student

Hong Kong 15 students New York University Abu Dhabi

Chinese University of Hong Kong (7)

Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2)
University of Hong Kong (5)

United Kingdom 85 students

Cardiff University University of Arts London

Durham University (2)
College of Communication
The Glasgow School of Art
Imperial College London University of Cambridge

University of Aberdeen Corpus Christi St. Catharine's College

University of Bath (7) Homerton College Sydney Sussex College
University of Bristol (3) Peterhouse (3) Trinity Hall
University of East Anglia
University of London
The University of Edinburgh (4)
Goldsmiths College
University of Exeter (4)
King's College London (4)
The University of Glasgow
The London School of Economics and Political Science (5)
The University of Kent
Queen Mary (3)
University of Leeds (2)
St. George's University
University of Liverpool
University College London (13)
University of Manchester
The University of Nottingham University of Oxford
University of Roehampton
Balliol College Oriel College
University of St. Andrews (4)
Hertford College St. Hilda's
University of Surrey (2)
Jesus College Somerville College
The University of Warwick (3)
Mansfield College
 U.S.A.
3 YEAR ACCEPTANCES AND MATRICULATION HISTORY (2015-2017)
Institution Acceptances Matriculants Institution Acceptances Matriculants
American University 1 Pepperdine University 4
Amherst College 2 1 Pitzer College 3 3
Arizona State University 1 Pomona College 4 2
Babson College 3 Pratt Institute 2 1
Bard College 4 Princeton University 6 6
Bates College 4 1 Purdue University - West Lafayette 2
Bentley University 1 Reed College 8 1
Berklee College of Music 3 1 Rhode Island School of Design 5 3
Boston College 10 3 Rice University 6 1
Boston University 33 2 Rochester Institute of Technology 4 1
Bowdoin College 3 2 St. John's College (Annapolis) 1
Brandeis University 5 1 St. John's University (NYC) 1
Brown University 5 4 Saint John's University of Minnesota 1
Bryn Mawr College 2 Santa Clara University 6
Bucknell University 1 Sarah Lawrence College 4
California College of the Arts 1 Savannah College of Arts 3
California Institute of the Arts 1 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 6 1
Carleton College 9 1 School of the Museum of Fine Arts 1
Carnegie Mellon University 15 5 School of Visual Arts 1
Case Western Reserve University 1 1 Scripps College 5 2
Chapman University 5 2 Skidmore College 6 1
Claremont McKenna College 1 Smith College 2
Clark University 1 Stanford University 2 2
Colby College 1 SUNY, Stony Brook University 1 1
Colgate University 2 1 Swarthmore College 6 3
College for Creative Studies 1 Syracuse University 5 1
College of the Holy Cross 1 Trinity College 3
College of William and Mary 1 Tufts University 9 4
Colorado College 3 1 Tulane University 1
Columbia University 1 1 University of California, Berkeley 16 6
Connecticut College 1 University of California, Davis 47 2
The Cooper Union 1 1 University of California, Irvine 40 1
Cornell University 10 7 University of California, Los Angeles 36 11
Dartmouth College 2 1 University of California, Merced 3
Davidson College 1 1 University of California, Riverside 7
Drexel University 4 1 University of California, San Diego 50 3
Duke University 4 1 University of California, Santa Barbara 28 1
Emerson College 6 University of California, Santa Cruz 12
Emory University 2 The University of Chicago 11 8
Eugene Lang College, The New School 1 1 University of Cincinnati 1
Fordham University 5 1 University of Illinois - Chicago 1
Franklin and Marshall College 1 University of Illinois - Urbana 2
George Washington University 4 University of Massachusetts - Amherst 1
Georgetown University 3 University of Miami 2
Georgia Institute of Technology 1 University of Michigan 13 4
Grinnell College 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2
Hamilton College 3 University of Notre Dame 2 1
Hampshire College 2 University of Oregon 1
Harvard University 2 1 University of Pennsylvania 8 7
Haverford College 5 2 University of Pittsburgh 2
Indiana University Bloomington 2 University of Puget Sound 1
Johns Hopkins University 4 2 University of Redlands 1
Kenyon College 3 University of Richmond 1
Knox College 1 1 University of Rochester 9 1
Lehigh University 3 University of San Diego 1
Loyola Marymount University 6 University of San Francisco 5
Macalester College 2 University of Southern California 17 2
Maryland Institute College of Art 1 University of Vermont 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2 2 University of Virginia 4
Middlebury College 3 1 University of Washington at Seattle 6 1
Minerva Schools at KGI 1 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison 2 1
New York University 48 15 Vassar College 6
Northeastern University 40 5 Wake Forest University 1 1
Northwestern University 13 4 Washington University in St. Louis 7 1
Oberlin College 7 1 Wellesley College 3 2
Occidental College 12 1 Wesleyan University 10 3
Pace University 1 Whitman College 3
Parsons New School for Design 3 Williams College 1
Pennsylvania State University 1 Yale University 3 3

TOTAL NUMBER OF U.S. ADMISSION OFFERS 811 TOTAL NUMBER OF MATRICULANTS TO U.S. INSTITUTIONS 169
TOTAL NUMBER OF U.S. INSTITUTIONS OFFERING TOTAL NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED BY CIS
138 70
ADMISSION STUDENTS