A challenging, dynamic place to learn...

Founded in 1994, Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) is a Nursery through Grade 12 English-language international school, offering a challenging and caring educational environment in which students are active participants in the learning process. The Western Academy fosters critical thinking and enquiry-based skills to ensure its students achieve to their full potential as individuals and as members of the global community. WAB is an IB World School authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization to offer all three IB programs - the IB Primary Years Program (IBPYP), IB Middle Years Program (IBMYP) and IB Diploma (IBDP). WAB provides a quality academic program with international standing. The school’s 2005 results in the International Schools Asseessment (ISA) demonstrate that WAB students perform at or above the average international school’s level.

WAB’s facilities are outstanding and with the opening of the new High School ‘Academic Center’ in August 2006 is exceptional. The school is located on one campus with four separate buildings providing a self-contained environment for each of the learner communities of Early Childhood (Nursery and Pre-Kindergarten), Elementary (Kindergarten - Grade 5), Middle School (Grades 6-8) and High School (Grades 9-12). The HUB Sports, Arts and Technology Center provides an excellent shared resource for Middle and High School students. WAB is a leading school in the integration of IT throughout the curriculum and features a laptop and wireless network environment from Grade 1 - 12.

WAB is a school with a difference, brought about through a fusion of its beliefs and values and the enthusiasm and commitment of all staff and the community. WAB is guided by its Values (Learner-Centred, Caring, China-Global Coherence, Mosaic of Diversity and ‘Gong He’ Spirit), which are complemented by the International Baccalaureate Organization’s Mission and its Student Learner Profile.

WAB parents are encouraged to participate as partners in the education of their children and in the continuing development of the school. The community of students, staff and parents is committed to the creation and support of a dynamic model school with high academic, social and ethical standards.

Accredited by:
Council of International Schools (CIS)
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
and the Chinese accreditation authority National Center for Curriculum and Textbooks (NCCT)

If you have any questions please contact:

Sinead Collins - Admissions and Development Manager
Admissions Office,
Western Academy of Beijing,
P.O. Box 8547,
10 Lai Guang Ying Dong Lu,
Beijing, 100103, P.R.C.

Tel: (8610) 8456-4155 ext. 1050 or ext. 1051
Fax: (8610) 6433-3974
E-mail: admissions@wab.edu