About Us
A Canadian High School in China
Mission Statement
Our mission is to create a school environment that fosters goodness, discipline and knowledge in our students. We are dedicated to instilling in our students strong ethics which they will use to conduct themselves in society. We prepare our students to adapt and succeed in a constantly changing environment. We provide a western based education with a global perspective.
Our Visions
Our vision at the Sino-Canadian Program is to achieve excellence in academia, physical finesse, social bonding and psychological well being. We envision students who are capable of making positive contributions by identifying their strengths and fulfilling their potential.
School Profile
Shenyang No. 2 Sino-Canadian High School
198 Shenbei Road, Shenbei New District, Shenyang, China 110164
Director of College Counselling: Alice
Phone: +86.138.9797.4583
Email: cokeng@sy2-china.com
Shenyang No.2 High School established in 1949, is one of the exclusive public high schools in Liaoning province. Its mandate is to provide first class teaching and to graduate top students. Since its founding, it has graduated over 20,000 students with its graduates consistently attending top universities across China.
Shenyang No. 2 High School established its second campus in 2007 at Shenbei New District which houses the Sino-Canadian program and is located thirty five kilometres northeast of downtown Shenyang. This program is jointly managed by York International Group whose headquarters is based in Canada. This program offers a Canadian curriculum that is accredited by the Department of Education in Nova Scotia.
The program is taught entirely in English by qualified Canadian teachers with recognized degrees from Canadian institutions. All teachers have
extensive professional teaching backgrounds and are certified by the Ministry of Education in the province of Nova Scotia .
As of today, the program has a student enrolment of 263 students . The Ministry of Education in Shenyang restricts its enrollment to only 90 students per intake in Grade 10 so as to maintain the quality of students entering the program. Students entering the program needs to score a minimum grade of 600 in the “hui kao” exam in order to qualify entry into the program.
Ninety percent of our students were mostly accepted to universities and colleges in Canada and the remaining ten percent accepted in universities in the USA, Australia, the UK, and Switzerland.
Over the past three years, Shenyang No. 2 Sino-Canadian program has garnered Canadian recognition as one of the best run offshore programs in China. The school has gained recognition by sending quality, high achieving students to universities and colleges worldwide.
The school is also a Candidate for WASC accreditation, which is approved by the Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
SINO-CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA CURRICULA
A High School Graduation Diploma in Nova Scotia is awarded to students who have successfully completed the required subjects and electives prescribed by the Nova Scotia Department of Education.
Courses at the grade 10 levels are designed to provide all learners with access to a strong foundation of common educational experiences. These courses engage students in a variety of groupings and interactions as contexts for learning and offer a range of experiences that provide both challenge and support.
To prepare students for a range of post-secondary destinations, grade 11 and grade 12 programs include course offerings that are increasingly specialized; as such these grades are referred to as the specialization years.
GUIDELINES FOR TIME ALLOTMENTS
Scheduling for grades 10 – 12 must provide opportunity for a minimum of 110 hours instructional time per credit and a minimum of 55 hours per half credit
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Canadian teachers and principal are eager to participate in developing extra-curricular activities, so that students can participate in music, dance, choir, basketball, volleyball, soccer, yoga, photography club, debate, public speaking, yearbook and the school newsletter.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
The First Semester begins in the first week of September and ends at the end of January the following year. The Second Semester begins, normally after the Chinese New Year holidays, in the first week of March and ends in the first week of July.
Grading Scale and Curriculum Expectations
| Grade | Achievement |
|---|---|
| 91 – 100 | Knowledge and skills with a high degree of effectiveness |
| 81-90 | Knowledge and skills with considerable of effectiveness. |
| 71-80 | Knowledge and skills with satisfactory of effectiveness. |
| 61-70 | Knowledge and skills with some of effectiveness. |
| 51-60 | Knowledge and skills with limited of effectiveness. |
| Below 50 | Extensive remediation is required. |
Credit Type
| Credit | Description |
|---|---|
| ACAD | Academic: Expect to enter college or university. |
| ADV | Advanced: Exceptional degree of academic ability or achievement. |
| OPEN | Open: Course is not designed to meet the specific entrance requirements of any post-secondary institutions. |
Institutions where SY2 graduates from the Class of 2018 are accepted
| Universities in Canada | Colleges in Canada | Other Institutions |
|---|---|---|
| Brock University | Algonquin College | San Jose State University |
| Carleton University | Brescia University College | University of Washington, Seattle |
| Concordia University | Centennial College | University of Illinois |
| Dalhousie University | Fanshawe College | University of Conneticut |
| McGill University | Fraser International College | Indiana University |
| McMaster University | Georgian College | Swiss Hotel Management School |
| Mount St. Vincent University | King’s University College | |
| OCAD University | Lasalle College | |
| Queen’s University | Loyalist College | |
| Ryerson University | Mohawk College | |
| St. Mary’s University | Niagara College | |
| The University of British Columbia | Seneca College | |
| Trent University | Sheridan College | |
| Simon Fraser University | International College of Manitoba | |
| University of Alberta | ||
| University of Fraser Valley | ||
| University of Ottawa | ||
| University of Manitoba | ||
| University of Toronto | ||
| University of Victoria | ||
| University of Waterloo | ||
| University of Western Ontario | ||
| University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) | ||
| Western University | ||
| Wilfred Laurer University | ||
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | ||
| Windsor University | ||
| York University |
School History
Main Campus, 1949
Shenyang No.2 High School (South Campus) is one of the most reputable public high schools in Liaoning Province with 54 classes of senior high school students (around 2500 students) since 1949.
Its mandate is to provide first class teaching & campus facilities and to graduate top students for China. It has been ranked by China Ministry of Education as the top national senior high School in China.
It has graduated over 20,000 students. The acceptance rate of its graduates to China’s universities is consistently one hundred percent in the recent years with ninety four percent entering China’s top universities.
New Campus, 2007
The new campus located in the Shenbei New District was built in 2007. It was a big step to building a state-of-the art and the most modern international senior high school in China. It is thirty minutes by car from the main campus located in the downtown core. The total area is comprised of 238 acres with total costs exceeding CDN$30 million.
School Partneship
Nova Scotia, Canada – Shenyang, China
York International Group Inc. in Toronto is an education organization that manages the Nova Scotia Public High School Diploma Program which is being delivered in Shenyang No. 2 High School, Liaoning Province, China. It is a unique program that began in September 2007 with Grade 10. In September 2009, the program expanded to include Grade 11 and Grade 12.
Schoolwide Learning Result
Expected Schoolwide Learning Results
The final aim of students who attend our Sino-Canadian program is to obtain the virtues of Wisdom, Honesty, Self-control and Courage.
- WISDOM – not only includes professional knowledge, but also the ability to judge which action to take and when to take it.
- HONESTY – refers to the fairness in treating others and making decisions that do not place one’s self-interest over the needs of others.
- SELF-CONTROL –has to do with moderation and restrain in all things.
- COURAGE – is the power to endure under stress and the strength to confront our fears and concerns.
Management Mode
The management team consists of both Canadian and Chinese administrators . Excellent Chinese directors and teachers are in charge of the Chinese high school courses and student life; the Canadian principal and teachers are in charge of the delivery of the Canadian curriculum which is the core component of the program . All Canadian teachers have teaching credentials from selective universities in Canada and are certified by the Nova Scotia Ministry of Education.
School Facilities
Shenyang No.2 High School consists of several buildings that contain classrooms for grades 10 to 12. All classrooms are equipped with a projector and an Internet connection.
There are state of the art Chemistry and Physics laboratories, a computer lab, library, a large theatre and two auditoriums.
Students are housed in dormitories that are in a separate area of the campus with student cafeteria that serves food three meals a day.
The school has a large gymnasium with outdoor basketball and volleyball courts. The school has a newly built Track and Field which surrounds a soccer field.
Strategic Plan
The main pedagogical method used in the Sino-Canadian program is Inquiry Based Learning (IBL).
Knowledge and truth are obtained through questioning. It is by sparking their curiosity and pruning their questioning process that students acquire knowledge and growth. However, forming a well-rounded student requires more than following a rigid pedagogical paradigm that may or may not respond to the individual needs of every member of the student body. For this reason, the following comprehensive strategic plan is implemented in the Sino-Canadian program at Shenyang No.2 High School.
- The program is committed to sparking the students’ interest in academic excellence by challenging their capabilities and strengths with carefully calibrated lesson planning and methods of evaluation and assessment.
- The program is committed to offering a constant support and encouragement to students to make their progress as smooth and solid as possible.
- The program is committed to focusing on mental and academic discipline, while also providing the students a healthy atmosphere of social bonding and gregariousness.
- The program is committed to giving proper instructions and fostering realistic expectations that help students find a concrete and achievable vision of future hopes and aspirations.
- The program is committed to an ongoing self-evaluation and reflection to maintain the best standards of student management and governance.
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Language
The mode of instruction in all of the classes in the Canadian curriculum is entirely in English. Students participate actively in class discussions with their teachers and work on team projects with their classmates. This allows the students to practice their listening and speaking skills. Students who have graduated from the Sino-Canadian program are in a much better position to do well once they are in university .