School Profile

 Address: #1340 Middle Section of Tianfu Ave.,  Chengdu610042, P.R. China
 Main office: (86)-028-8533-0653
 Fax: (86)-028-8533-0880
 E-mail address: office@miscd.com

 Principal: Thomas Liu
 College Counselor: Robert S. King
 IB World School Code: 003888
 Website: www.MISCD.com
 College Counseling office: (86)-028-8533-3638

COMMUNITY

Chengdu Meishi International School (CMIS) is located in the Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (a.k.a. Chengdu Hi-tech Zone or CDHT) of Chengdu city in Southwest China. With a planned area of 87 km², CDHT comprises of the south park and the west park. There are over 16,000 companies registered in the CDHT and over 750 foreign invested enterprises with a total investment of over 5.7 billion, 40 of which are Fortune 500 companies, including Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Siemens, Nokia, Ericsson, Corning, Sony, Sumitomo, Toyota, NEC, Carrefour, UPS, Alcatel, Ubisoft. Located in one of the city’s fastest growing areas, the District (Hi-tech Zone) enjoys a diversified economic base. Currently, the District consists of four International schools. CMIS serves the educational needs of Chengdu and students from all over the world. The student body is culturally diverse with a population from Asia, Europe, and North America with Chinese students comprising about 70% and the remaining nationalities evenly split.

SCHOOL

Chengdu Meishi International School has a total student population of 2,400, with 1,110 in the Chinese Elementary Division, 1,100 in the Chinese Secondary Division and 190 in the International Programs.

Chengdu Meishi International School is one of the very few schools in ALL of China to officially enroll both Chinese AND Foreign students to attend classes at the SAME school and also in the SAME class.

CMIS is an International Baccalaureate (IB) ‘World School’, offering the Diploma Program. It is now the ONLY American Accredited and IB Authorized School in Western China. The school offers students choices of either an American curriculum, Chinese curriculum, with the IB Diploma Option for both Chinese and Foreign students. It is also now an authorized education provider for the U.S. State Department, as well as French and Pakistani Government employees. Chengdu Meishi International School is authorized to administer the PSAT and AP EXAMS and will be offering Advanced Placement high school courses in the future.

CURRICULUM

The International Programs of CMIS has adopted the California State Education Standards and Framework for its Grades 1-12 curriculum. It also offers the well-established International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program curriculum option for all students from Grades 11 and 12.

GRADING AND RANKING PROCEDURES

CMIS has adopted ‘Letter Grades’ in grading system as below. Rank: CMIS does not rank.

Graduation Requirements

The minimum* course requirements for graduation are shown below:
(The administration reserves the right to make exceptions to this policy if exceptional circumstances are apparent):

GPA Calculation

GPA is computed using the above quality points. Beginning with grade 9, all subjects, whether passed or failed, are included in the computation.

CMIS Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) Reference Conversion Key:

No credit is issued for a percentage grade 59.9 or below. In the case of a failure in a class a ZERO grade will be added to G.P.A. for purpose of averaging.

Transcripts

High school students will be issued transcripts that document the sum of their work at CMIS. For purposes of college applications the percentage scores reported on progress report will be converted to conventional GPAs.

Credits and course work from other schools will be represented on the CMIS transcript, if possible. The addition of transfer credits for GPA will be determined on a case by case basis.