BC Offshore School Program

Certified by the province of British Columbia Ministry of Education under its International Education Branch, all the courses of BC Offshore schools meet the requirements for curriculum, hours of instruction, textbooks, teaching methods and testing. All students are eligible to write the BC Government Examinations. The primary purpose of the BC Global Education Program is to encourage the development of educational relationships and create opportunities for global learning experiences that will benefit international students, teachers, schools, and communities. This program plays an important role in BC’s international education sector, and a key component of the province’s broader International Education Strategy, which aims to create a globally-oriented education system and ensure that all students receive quality learning and life experiences. The BC Ministry of Education regulates the delivery of the BC curriculum for students studying in K-12 BC schools overseas.

The BC Program offshore school provides the BC curriculum for K-12 education

Accreditation of these schools means that when students apply to Canadian schools and universities, they are similar to students applying from any school in British Columbia, Canada. For Gr. 12 students, they use their Ministry of Education-issued high school transcript and their BC Dogwood Graduation Certificate and their English 12 examination marks to apply to universities and are admitted based on their Grade Point Average achieved at the certified BC offshore school. Although coming from outside of Canada, students in these BC offshore schools have spent years of their education where the language of instruction is English thereby enhancing their opportunities for success in both Canadian universities and universities around the world.

All teaching staff is certified under the BC Ministry of Education’s Teacher Regulation Branch. BC offshore schools are certified and accredited with a yearly inspection by the BC Ministry of Education.

CINEC Education Group (Canada) is renowned in both China and Canada. CINEC is a full-service offshore school operator approved by the BC Ministry of Education and an authorized educational agent in China. Currently, CINEC has standing agreements with education authorities in Shanghai and the Zhejiang province in China as operator of BC-certified offshore schools.

Schools Offering the BC Global Education Program

Shanghai Nanmo Private High School

On March 7, 2008, CINEC and the Shanghai Nanyang Model High School signed an agreement to deliver Canada’s BC Global Education Offshore School Program at one of Shanghai’s leading public high school.

Within its first year of operation, the Nanyang Model BC Offshore School successfully obtained full certification, and currently has over 275 students attending the BC Program. June of 2012 saw its first graduates obtaining the Dogwood Graduation Certificate issued by the BC Ministry of Education. The graduates are currently enrolled in colleges and universities in Canada and elsewhere abroad. The school is located in the city of Shanghai in the Xuhui District, which is the historic area of commerce in Shanghai and is a well-known district for shopping and entertainment. Go to this school’s website

Jiaxing Senior High School

Founded in 1997 and approved by the Zhejiang Provincial Ministry of Education as a secondary school in 2001, Jiaxing Senior High School obtained its BC Global Education Program certification through CINEC in April 2013. Jiaxing Senior High School is successfully providing students the opportunity to obtain the BC Dogwood Graduation Certificate. Go to this school’s website

Luwan Senior High School

Opening in September 2012, the BC Global Education Program at Luwan Senior High School received its certification in April 2013. Currently, the Program caters to students from Grades 10 to 12, providing the opportunity of obtaining the BC Dogwood Graduation Certificate upon completion of their studies. Luwan District in the city of Shanghai, for which the school is located, is part of the old French Concession area, one of the most prestigious sections of the city famous for its international fashion shops and high-class restaurants. Go to this school’s website

Alumni

Kexin (Lindy) Zhu

Psychology and Mental Health at the University of Toronto.

Lily (Yiwen Wang)

Music at Queens University.

Xinwen (Vivian) Zhang

Economics at University of Victoria

Mengqi Wang (University of California, LA)

“Looking back at the three years spent in BCOSS, compared to the once introverted little girl in junior high school, I can say that the BC program created a new me with confidence.”

Yao Yang (Swiss Hotel Management School)

“BCOSS with small classes teaching allows very friendly relationship built between students and teachers. Courses delivered in English let me get used to oversea university learning environment earlier in life. I gained invaluable experience and friendship in the program. I had a great time in those three years.”

Qinglai Dai (University of British Columbia)

“The choice with no regret. It is a wonderful life! Today, with much laughter and memories, we are going to leave, went to the world famous universities…”

Jiming Yang (Parent of a student, University of Waterloo)

Thanks CINEC for opening the Shanghai Nanyang Model BC class. After three years of high school, I found that my son had great development in terms of creative thinking and teamwork, not to mention improvement in English, which is what we expect as parent. This is also what our country’s education is lacking of.”

Mengqi Wang (University of California, LA)

“Looking back at the three years spent in BCOSS, compared to the once introverted little girl in junior high school, I can say that the BC program created a new me with confidence.”

Yao Yang (Swiss Hotel Management School)

Qinglai Dai (University of British Columbia)

“The choice with no regret. It is a wonderful life! Today, with much laughter and memories, we are going to leave, went to the world famous universities…”

Jiming Yang (Parent of a student, University of Waterloo)

“Thanks CINEC for opening the Shanghai Nanyang Model BC class. After three years of high school, I found that my son had great development in terms of creative thinking and teamwork, not to mention improvement in English, which is what we expect as parent. This is also what our country’s education is lacking of.”

Mengqi Wang (University of California, LA)

“Looking back at the three years spent in BCOSS, compared to the once introverted little girl in junior high school, I can say that the BC program created a new me with confidence.”

Yao Yang (Swiss Hotel Management School)

Qinglai Dai (University of British Columbia)

“The choice with no regret. It is a wonderful life! Today, with much laughter and memories, we are going to leave, went to the world famous universities…”