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The school has four Houses: Neptune, Mars, Mercury, and Titan. Each House has House Leaders, Captains and Vice-Captains. Every pupil from Grade 1 to Grade 12 and staff is assigned to a House, with siblings placed in the same House to foster family loyalty. The House system complements academic life by encouraging a wide range of disciplines within a competitive environment, and house points accumulate throughout the year to crown a Champion; the approach aligns with IB values driving the school ethos.
The school operates as part of the WES International Community and is associated with the WES Group (info.cwa@wes-group.org). The campus is located at No. 8 Dongyi Road, Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hunan Province, China.
Changsha WES Academy (WES International) is a K-12 international school located in Changsha, Hunan Province. It was founded in 2010 and is the only international school in Hunan Province approved by the PRC Ministry of Education that uses English as the primary language of instruction for foreign children aged 2 to 18. The school is accredited as an IB World School and Cambridge International Education Centre and is a Council of International Schools (CIS) member. Programs span the IB Primary Years Programme, Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE, A-Levels, the IB Diploma Programme, and the IB Career-related Programme. The campus serves Early Years through High School, with specialist options in Physical Education, Dance, Music, and Visual Arts, and a range of co-curricular activities. English is the language of instruction; Chinese is taught as a subject across grade levels. The school emphasises small class sizes and a diverse, international staff from more than 20 countries. The campus is located at No. 8 Dongyi Road in the Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone. For prospective families, the school offers both IB and Cambridge pathways and participates in ACAMIS, CIS, and IB networks.