| Harrow School Beijing | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name: | 北京哈罗英国学校 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto: | Stet Fortuna Domus (Latin: "Let the fortune of the house stand") | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Chaoyang, Beijing, China [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Established: | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Headmaster: | Phil Akerman[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colours: | Blue, gold | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Image Size: | 200px | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | China Beijing#China | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Harrow International School Beijing is a private school for children of foreign personnel located in Chaoyang, Beijing.[4]
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.[5]
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.[5]
In 2022, due to changes in Chinese laws, the school will rename itself as the "Lide" School (北京市朝阳区礼德学校).[6]
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).[7] Harrow International School Beijing is also a member of the Federation of British International Schools in South East Asia and East Asia (FOBISSEA).[8] Harrow International School Beijing is fully accredited by all the British Examinations Authorities including Edexcel, CIE, AQA and OCR.
Harrow has two campuses: Hegezhuang Campus in Hegezhuang Village (何各庄村),, Chaoyang District; and the City Campus in Anzhenxili (安贞西里), also in Chaoyang District.[9] The former has year 2 through the end of sixth form, while the latter has the "early years" and year 1.[10] Previously the institution had a single campus in Anzhenxili,[11] and later had a primary school in Tongzhou District with secondary facilities in Anzhenxili.[12] The current Hegezhuang Campus opened in 2013 with the other two campuses closed. Anzhenxili re-opened in 2018 with younger students.[13]
The curriculum of Harrow in Beijing is based on the National Curriculum for England and Wales.[14] Students study A-Levels, GCSE, and other British qualifications.[15]
Despite being listed as foreign personnel school, its website does claim to enroll both Chinese and foreign students.