Tsinghua International School (THIS, ) is a for-profit, WASC-accredited international school in Beijing, that was founded in 2009. THIS is attached to one of Beijing's top public secondary schools, Tsinghua Fuzhong. Tsinghua Fuzhong is the secondary school affiliated to Tsinghua University. THIS shares some facilities with Tsinghua Fuzhong, but remains an independent school. As of the 2025-26 school year they have around 530 students in grades 1-12.
THIS is in the Advanced Placement program and its courses are derived from the Common Core State Standards Initiative. The colleges attended by alumni are impressive for a small school, including names like Columbia University, Brown University and MIT.
Facilities THIS has an elementary school, middle school, and high school. They recently finished the construction of their teaching building with modern classrooms and science labs. In addition, the school just finished construction of an indoor gym. Other facilities include: Classrooms Library Science laboratories Cafeteria Athletics track Basketball courts Soccer field Computer labs Soundproof music studio Drama studio Black Box Theatre Teachers' lounge Computer lab New Multi-story Gym
High school program The US-based high school curriculum prepares students for colleges in the United States, Canada, and other western countries. Multiple advanced placement courses such as AP World History, AP English Language and Composition, and AP Physics are available, while new courses are being introduced in the future.
Selection for high school courses English/Language Arts Chinese Social Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts Foreign Languages and Linguistics Mathematics Physical Sciences Computer Technology Physical Education and Health
Selection for high school AP courses AP Physics I AP Physics II AP Calculus AB/BC AP Macroeconomics AP US History AP World History AP Psychology AP Human Geography AP Computer Science Principles AP Computer Science Applications AP Statistics AP Chemistry AP Biology AP English Language and Composition AP LIT AP Chinese AP Environmental Science
Student life
Extracurricular activities THIS teachers provide a variety of after-school extracurricular activities for all elementary school, middle school, and high school students. Activities, including sports, are held every day from 3:30 to 5:30.
THIS is a member of ISAC (International Schools Athletic Conference). Middle school and high school extracurricular activities include:
Game Programming Engineering (GPE) Club AI Club ADA Club Philosophy Club Aerospace Club Dance Club Rock/Pop band Robotics Club Choir Club Community Service Club Speech and Debate Club Model United Nations (MUN) Engineering Club Woodworking Club SciNex (Science Club) Middle School Math Club High School Math Club Traditional Dance Club Fashion Design Club Theatre The Student Council (STUCO) English Newspaper, The Spartan Times Chinese Newspaper ‘清音’ Visual Art Club
Dining service The catering services at THIS provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner for middle school students, high school students, and faculty members. They serve a variety of reasonably priced dishes. Some dishes include noodles, Japanese tofu, and stir-fried rice. The school also takes suggestions from parents regarding changes to the variety of food and drinks served to the students. Most notably this included the banning of boba tea when parents raised concerns over "choking hazards".
Elementary students have lunch prepared for them beforehand and are given morning snacks every day.
Transportation service Daily school buses at designated pick-up points before and after school are provided for elementary school, middle school, and high school students. THIS has eleven bus routes for students to choose from across Beijing.
See also Tsinghua University
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