Harrow International School Beijing
Harrow International School Beijing is a private school for children of foreign personnel located in Chaoyang, Beijing.
Harrow Beijing is a coeducational day school that initially taught pupils from age 11, unlike its namesake in the United Kingdom, which only teaches boys and begins instruction when its students are 13.
History
Harrow Beijing opened in 2005. It was the second British-style public school to open in China, after Dulwich College, which had opened a branch in Shanghai in 2004 and a branch in Beijing in 2005. It was the second international Harrow school to open, after Harrow International School, Bangkok. As of 2 December 2006 Harrow Beijing had 150 students.In 2005, schools operated by foreign entities were allowed to admit Chinese citizen students who were at least 16 years of age. Michael Collins, in an article for Contemporary Review, stated that the Beijing school "draws on" the operations of the Bangkok school.
In 2022, due to changes in Chinese laws, the school was scheduled to rename itself as the "Lide" School.
Affiliations
Harrow International School Beijing is operated by a private company, Harrow Asia Limited. Harrow Asia Limited also operates Harrow International School, Bangkok.In 2006, Harrow International School gained accreditation from the Council of International Schools (CIS). Harrow International School Beijing is also a member of the Federation of British International Schools in South East Asia and East Asia (FOBISSEA). Harrow International School Beijing is fully accredited by all the British Examinations Authorities including Edexcel, CIE, AQA and OCR.