High School

High School

Welcome to High School

We have a unique Grade 10 bridging program at OCAC Suzhou where subjects are grouped in 6 groups that align with the IB DP subject groups. Students gain the knowledge and skills required for the rigorous and challenging two-year Diploma Program at OCAC. Students do one subject from each of the following group and instead of Group 6 can take an additional Group 3 or 4 subject. They also have the opportunity of taking IGCSE exams in English, Maths and and Sciences at the end of of the programme. From 2022, Grade 10 bridging program will have two tracks. One will be a one year Pre DP programme and the other is a two year Pre DP programme. The first track is a more targeted course for mature，confident, academically strong students who have acquired a sufficient good level of academic English skills, while the second track is for students who would benefit from a slower paced program and need more academic and language support to succeed in IB DP.

IBDP (International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme) is a two year programme. The programme aims to develop students who have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge – students who flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically.

Students must take 6 subjects , one from each group and 3 core elements which are unique to the IB programme: Theory of knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS), and the Extended Essay (EE). Group 6 is optional and a second additional subject maybe taken from Group 3 or 4.

It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to the Secondary School at OCAC! The Secondary school has been growing and evolving in the three years that OCAC has been open, and it is with great pride and excitement that we start our new academic year with further growth, including the launch of the integrated management mode of junior and senior high school, forming a high-quality and efficient system from the aspects of horizontal and vertical alignment of curriculum, cultivation of students' core skills and holistic care to help students grow in an all-round way. We have a team of teachers from around the world who are passionate about education and in awe of their profession. They always put student growth at the centre. Our students are inquisitive, knowledgeable and caring, who are guided and inspired by the mission of our school – ‘ Chinese origin, global originality’, inheriting excellence and being competent to meet the global challenges of the 21st century, and contribute to creating a better and more peaceful world through understanding and respect of diverse cultures. I have been working in international education sector since 2004. Before joining OCAC, I worked in Suzhou International Foundation School, Suzhou High School Cambridge international Center and Dulwich International High School Suzhou, as one of the founding management team members and senior management team members. I also teach business management. I look forward to working with all the members to build a sustainable growth community and contribute to the well-being and development of students, teachers and the whole community.
Sophie Zhu Hong
Sophie Zhu HongDeputy Chinese Principal of OCAC
Chinese Head of Secondary
I have joined OCAC Suzhou this year and bring in a rich experience of being an educator for the last 21 years, leading IB program implementation across several MYP and DP schools. With my recent seven years of leadership role in China, OCAC Suzhou gives me the opportunity to flourish in a high performing and competitive environment. I am very excited to connect at this point of the OCAC journey where it has already set its mark in the industry as a well-established and thriving IB school. With a key focus on high quality education that demands an amalgamation of a rigorous integrated curriculum with a balanced and caring pastoral program, we intend to take responsibility of the wellbeing and holistic development of each student at OCAC. We value student agency and empower our community members to foster a culture of self-dependent, caring and resilient individuals. With our team of highly experienced leadership team and faculty members, I look forward to nurture generations of students with Chinese Origins to prepare them for their global presence. I am also excited to be a piloting member of the middle school integrated curriculum CNC plus and the tailor-made bridging program in the High School which are OCAC flagship elements and see its impact on the education scenario in China and beyond.
Rajashree Basu
Rajashree BasuInternational Head of Secondary
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I consider myself not just a teacher but an educator. I firmly believe in student-centered learning. As an educator, I provide the platform and experience to facilitate learning and instill the desire to learn and develop life-long learning skills in the classroom. Having been in various leadership roles in my previous school for the past 25 years, I know how important my job as the DP Coordinator is in terms of the pedagogical and operational aspects. For the past 30 years, I have been fascinated by the ethos of international education, and it gave my career meaning when I began my IB Journey in 1994. It's an honor to be a part of the OCAC community, where parents, teachers, and students all care about one another and strive to form positive relationships that support academic and social development. I wish you a prosperous academic year!
Anthony Bernardo
Anthony BernardoTOK DP Coordinator
In the past 8 years, I have got acquainted with hundreds of families, built trust with each other and assisted students to realize their abroad–study dreams. I deeply trust that a good counselor could light up one’s educational ideal instead of only achieving the application goal. Therefore, I believe in building college counseling based on a career plan to stimulate students’ study motivation, establish their own goals, join activities, plan tests to explore a better self.
Jin Tianning
Jin Tianning University Guidance Counselling Coordinator
I have been teaching chemistry for 12 years and worked as subject area leader and pastoral coordinator for 4 years, now working as pastoral coordinator and chemistry teacher at OCAC. As an educator and a pastoral care leader, it important encourage students to achieve great results, yet it is more important to make every student known and cared for. Thanks to the platform of OCAC, we have a strong culture of cultivating students' emotional capability and a unified pastoral system to facilitate the growth of student’s self-awareness. The combination of school culture and IB education concept will help students to become a qualified global citizen.
Feng Linlin
Feng LinlinHead of Student Pastoral Care-HS
Since I got my PhD in physics in 2015, I have been engaged in MYP and DP physics teaching, student management, curriculum bridging and other related work in IB schools. This experience made me better understand the different needs of MYP and DP students. At OCAC, I am coordinating and helping students to better progress from middle school to high school, as well as the transition from Pre-DP to DP, and providing academic support for students' growth and success at all stages.
Xu Tingting
Xu Tingting Bridging Program Coordinator
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When I was recruited in a Talent- Program from Boston to Suzhou, the key concern I had was how to find a proper school for my kids, especially my daughter, who would be a high-schooler. The SIP Service Center recommended OCAC Suzhou. And I believe this has been the choice for many returning talents. In the past two years, we have witnessed the growth of OCAC Suzhou. Especially for the high school, from the principle Mr. David Brian, the homeroom teachers to the subject teachers, we have seen the devotion and commitment to try to provide IB teaching, a teaching connecting the classroom with real life, crossing different culture backgrounds, to the high school students. The low ratio of students to teachers allows students to get help from the teachers easily, and the boarding program makes it more like a big family. With high school separated from middle school, and a new senior school leadership team, we believe OCAC Suzhou will continue its unique IB teaching, overcome any challenges for a new school and help the high schoolers to further their dream to college education.
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