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China, Shenzhen
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- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) — Shekou International School reports continuous full accreditation by WASC since 1992; WASC is a U.S. regional accrediting body whose recognition indicates the school meets widely accepted standards for governance, curriculum and student transfer/graduation recognition.
- International Baccalaureate (IB) — SIS is an authorized IB World School for the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP); the International Baccalaureate Organization authorizes schools to deliver IB curricula, which are globally recognised frameworks for international education and (for the DP) can support university credit/recognition. The school is also listed on the site as a candidate school for the Middle Years Programme (MYP).
- LabelFrancEducation (for the French International Programme) — the SIS French International Programme page states the programme is accredited/recognised under the LabelFrancEducation scheme; this label is awarded under criteria set by the French authorities to certify quality and official recognition of French-language international programmes.
Note on memberships/affiliations (listed on the SIS website): the school also lists membership of regional and international professional associations — e.g., Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (ACAMIS), East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS), and the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE). These are professional memberships (not formal accreditations) that indicate the school participates in regional networks for collaboration, events and professional development.
- Duke of Edinburgh's International Award — SIS reports that on 23 April 2025 it launched the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award programme and became an official Award Centre; this is a formal licensing/recognition of the school as an authorised centre for delivering the DofE programme to students. (Awarded to the school/centre.)
Notes and exclusions (why the list is short):
- The SIS website refers to other recognitions (for example, the school states it has been designated an Apple Distinguished School and notes it was recognised as “School of the Year” by the 21st Century Learning group). those recognitions are mentioned on the site but the pages do not provide specific dates for when they were awarded. because you asked specifically for awards won in the past five years, I have not included recognitions from the school site that lack explicit dates within that five-year window; they are listed here only as undated recognitions on the school website.
If you'd like, I can:
- try to find dated announcements (on SIS pages or other authoritative sites) for the Apple Distinguished School designation and the “School of the Year” recognition so we can confirm whether they fall inside the past five years; or
- produce a short summary separating formal accreditations (WASC, IB authorizations, LabelFrancEducation) from memberships/affiliations and other recognitions with the exact citations from the school site.
Shekou International School (SIS) was established in January 1988 and operates across three Shekou campuses (Jingshan, The Bay, and Net Valley). The school serves Nursery to Grade 12, with more than 1,100 students from over 40 countries, and the Bay campus houses the upper-primary grades and the main office. SIS is an authorized IB World School delivering the IB Diploma Programme and has implemented the PYP; the school is also progressing through MYP authorization. SIS runs language-specialist pathways including a long‑running French International Programme and recent Chinese bilingual offerings. The school publishes a bus service for Shenzhen families (daily two-way routes with licensed, air‑conditioned buses). The facts above are taken from the SIS website (History; About Us; Our Future; Map & Directions; Bus Info).
