Oxford International College in China

In September 2008, Oxford International College (OIC) opened its doors in Shanghai, China. Like its partner institution in the UK, the College specialises in teaching British A-level courses.
The College is located on the campus of the prestigious Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). This is just three miles north of the famous and iconic Bund skyline.

The current student body is from throughout China, and we are looking forward to welcoming international students from the UK, Australia and other countries soon. OIC is the only school in China to have an exchange programme with Eton College and is presently developing further programmes with schools throughout the world.

Current A-Level subjects on offer to Chinese students include: Economics, Physics, Mathematics and Further Mathematics. Foreign exchange students can also study English Language, English Literature, History and French. Other subjects can be arranged on request. There is a department of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), helping non-native speakers gain the proficiency they need for entry into the world’s leading English speaking universities. The department offers one-to-one coaching for the students requiring additional support.  Mandarin is taught in the place of English to native English speakers.

The challenge of introducing the A-level system in China was discussed at a major headmasters’ conference organised by OIC during our first term. OIC is a recognised test centre for Edexcel. The main benefit of this status for Chinese students is that they are able to apply to British Universities on a level playing field with all other candidates around the world, the language barrier notwithstanding.

In the past months, Oxford International College Shanghai has hosted a range of eminent visitors, including guests from Oxford University, Eton College, the Mayor of Eton, and Rupert Hoogewerf, producer of the famous Hurun Report. We regularly invite speakers from the world of business and finance, for example Deutsche Bank and local entrepreneurs, in order to help expose our students to the world beyond the classroom.

The Headmaster of OIC Shanghai is Dr. Oliver Kramer. As the previous Head of Chinese (Mandarin) at Eton College, Dr. Kramer has been able to establish a link between his past and present institutions. The chief beneficiaries will be the boys who participate in this annual exchange. His fluency in Mandarin puts Dr. Kramer in an ideal position to coordinate the School to the satisfaction of students and staff alike. All Head of Departments are native English speakers and have taught extensively in countries all over the world. The teachers have a proven history of obtaining the best results from their students in China as well as in other countries, with highly impressive regularity: the Head of Physics can boast 80% A grades in past years, while the Head of Economics, given the even more challenging subject to a non-native speaker, has obtained 70% A grades in the last few years. Achieving these results in the UK would mean they would easily have been in the top 20 of boarding schools as ranked by Physics or Economics.

The establishment of Oxford International College in China has been done through a partnership with British Education Ltd, a Sino-British education company. The College works in partnership with one of the first and most successful private colleges in China, Xianda College of Economics and Humanities, which is closely linked and occupies part of the campus of Shanghai International Studies University (SISU).

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The Hongkou district, home of Oxford International College in Shanghai,
from across the Huangpu river

Useful links:
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Shanghai International Studies University
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