The SMIC Private School - History

History

The School's initial purpose was to provide low-cost private education for SMIC employees' children in close proximity to the SMIC Living Quarters and company sites, but is now open to the public. The School offers lower-priced tuition than others in Shanghai while still maintaining a quality international school education. High school graduates have been accepted to schools such as Princeton University, Columbia University, McGill University, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, Dartmouth College, Brown University, University of St Andrews, University of Virginia, Hong Kong University, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Southern Methodist University, Rice University, Amherst College, Williams College, Wellesley College, Middlebury College, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, Boston University, Duke University, New York University, University of Michigan, Macalester College, University of Texas at Austin, and many others. The school had a finalist, two semi-finalists, and several commended scholars in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

The School provides two academic tracks: an English track that uses an American curriculum with a Chinese requirement and a Chinese track that is based on the local academic curriculum but with strong English emphasis. The SMIC Private School is accredited by the Pudong Board of Education and was awarded as an "Excellent Private Elementary School and Middle/High School in China" in December 2009.

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