English and Other Languages
All courses are taught in English with strong ESL (English as a Second Language) support in conjunction with normal academic subjects.
All international boarding students are encouraged to speak English to each other at all times.
The school also offers a wide range of languages including Chinese Mandarin, French, Hindi, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean and Thai. Most languages are taught to the native language level by native speaking staff members.
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