Shanghai High School International Division

Shanghai High School International Division (SHSID) was founded in 1993. At present, approximately 3,100 students from over 43 countries and regions are enrolled.

SHSID strives to create and maintain a modern and digitized learning environment for students. The campus network and the school information system provide students with opportunities to pursue learning and self-management online. Meanwhile, new technologies and applications are continuously introduced for better development of information literacy.

In addition to labs used for daily teaching, SHSID offers 30 world-class labs, including the Laboratory for Fundamental Research on Laser and Fiber Optics, the Modern Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Financial Investment Research Laboratory, and the Information Security Laboratory.

The SHSID libraries are composed of three sections, the primary school section, the secondary school section and the high school section. It has a collection of about 200,000 books, ranging from academic books, complementary reading materials, English novels, and various English and Chinese newspapers and magazines. It is the library’s mission to provide the students and faculty a comfortable environment.

SHSID also provides students with excellent art and music facilities. The Arts Center, the Exhibition Center, as well as the Music and Performance Center are equipped with advanced devices and a wide array of musical instruments for students to improve their talents, skills, and artistic abilities.

The SHSID Multi-media Centre actively supports students’ learning to produce television programs. With teachers' guidance, the students in the SHS media group have created media entertainment such as "SHS News" and "The SHS Talk Show".

In support of the SHSID mission, our American-based curriculum offers approximately 800 compulsory and optional courses for students in Grades 1 through 12. To meet the academic requirements of our unique students, courses are available in a range of levels, from standard to honors and honors plus. Furthermore, as we are focused on “teaching for the future”, we consistently develop new courses and extracurricular activities, laying a solid foundation for our students' lifelong development.

To implement the key values and objectives of SHSID’s Primary and Middle School curricula, namely, to cultivate independent learners and responsible global citizens, a curricular system with branches of “academic development” and “character and moral development” has been established. The curriculum for academic development has 3 sub-areas: core academic courses, interest and literacy development courses, and creative and innovative Courses. Compared with the independent leaner curriculum, the responsible global citizen curriculum takes on more diverse forms, offering specialized courses, programs, and themed activities in the realms of self-development, social awareness, and global awareness.

SHSID high school offers a more challenging academic curriculum with a wealth of opportunities for advanced learning, including the IB Diploma Program, AP courses, and A-level courses. We ensure an individualized learning experience by providing all students with a personal timetable and highly selective courses. Furthermore, the meticulously designed educational activity curriculum provides programs and events such as Global Citizen Day, Academy courses, the Senior Project, camping, and assemblies. With the addition of clubs, competitions, and talent shows, we believe that our students will grow in 4 dimensions: Virtues & Values, Knowledge & Skills, Practice & Innovation, and Arts & Health. The high school educational activity curriculum and academic curriculum work in unison to contribute to the personal and life-long development of every student.