FAQs

Sias International School enrolls children from Toddler, for 2 and 1/2 year olds, to Grade 12. Sias IS will  grow organically from lower grades upward over the next several years, and admit qualified students at any age between 2 and 1/2 years and 18 years.

Any qualified child with a foreign passport or Permanent Residence card will be welcomed to attend Sias IS. We strive to build a global community at Sias IS through our international student body and diverse faculty. 

Please refer to Admission Policy for Age Guideline. 

For more detailed information on admissions, please check Entry Requirement. 

The founder of Sias University, Dr. Shawn Chen, is also the founder of Sias International School. Sias University is the first American-owned post-secondary school in Central China and is located in Xinzheng, nearby to our school in Zheng Dong New District, Zhengzhou. Sias University has a visionary curriculum combining Chinese and Western educational philosophies, has a modern and international campus staffed by foreign faculty and using English as the language of instruction. Students in both schools follow a  learning program that combines science, technology, engineering, mathematics, arts, and sports with a focus on developing their creative talents and innovative thinking skills.

Sias IS boarders appointed Dr. Sam. Mills as the Head of School. Dr. Mills has Doctors’ degrees both in Law and Educational Leadership. He has nearly 20 years of educational practice and management experience before joining Sias IS. Dr. Mills selects dynamic and experienced leadership team from Chinese and American schools. This team will work to establish high quality educational frameworks and academic structure, and have been recruiting an outstanding teaching faculty. Meet our growing Sias IS Faculty team.

Admission requirements will differ slight, depending on the grade level of the applicant. Please refer to the "Apply Now " page for the application process.
 

A qualified student is one who is likely to find success in English environment classes, boarding life and university-preparatory program. Depending on the applicant’s age, this determination will be made by Sias IS through a variety of means. We are looking for students who bring unique qualities to their grade at Sias IS, and who distinguish themselves through their potential, their academic record, and their performance on the various components of our admission process. 
For more detailed information on admissions, please check Entry Requirement. 

The curriculum at Sias IS is cumulative. There are established units and objectives at each grade level—in English and in Chinese—that build upon knowledge and skills attained in the course of the year. We feel that entering at the start of a school year best facilitates a student’s learning and transition into our program. Despite the cumulative nature of our curriculum and the timeline of our admission process, it may be possible, in rare circumstances, for us to admit students mid-year. Families should contact the admission office with questions about mid-year entry.

We evaluate students once every semester, using Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) developed by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA™) (NWEA is the largest educational evaluation institution in the United States and a global non-profit education Service agency). MAP is aligned to the more rigorous Common Core State Standards (CCSS) adopted by the State of Illinois, and the results help us measure the academic growth of our students, as well as help identify areas where we can provide additional supports for individuals. Parents can see the results of the MAP test.

The Common Core program offered in the United States will form the basis of the Sias IS curriculum. It is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA). These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade. The standards were created to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life, regardless of where they live.

K–12 science content standards. Standards set the expectations for what students should know and be able to do. The NGSS were developed by states to improve science education for all students.

Sias IS is committed to providing students a multi-cultural learning environment, whether students’ mother tongue is English or not, their cultural background will be fully respected and accepted. To students who are not English native speakers, if they needed to improve their English language skills, they could join our EAL as extra helping of providing.

Students in each grade will have one period of Chinese class every day, using the Chinese textbook compiled by Ministry of Education of the P.R.C. The Chinese classes will be graded to different levels according to the students’ Chinese level, and the students will also have homework.

Sias IS students are prepared to consider top English-speaking universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Although these English-speaking universities are the main focus of most Sias IS students, they will also have the educational foundation they need to enter schools in China and around the world. And Sias IS will support students through the steps of the application process.

Tuition fee for current school year:

Kindergarten: 119,000RMB

Primary school: 149,000RMB

Middle school: 159,000RMB

We will inform parents of the tuition and other fees for the next academic year in March.

Please refer to School Fees page for detailed tuition and other fees.