Discover Hangzhou International School
Founded in 2002, HIS is an award-winning, non-profit international IB World School located in Hangzhou. Our diverse student body consists of over 950 children of foreign nationals from more than 50 nationalities. We offer both a rigorous academic curriculum and a well-rounded learning experience for students, from Early Years through Grade 12. Our mission is to provide international learners with opportunities to pursue academic and personal excellence within a caring community.
Facts about HIS

100% Qualified Teachers

50+ Student Nationalities

100+ Student Co-Curricular Activities
34 Average IB Score
65% Faculty carry a Masters Degree or Higher

25 Faculty Nationalities

1:9 Teacher - Student ratio
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- Alumni
Natalia Stubbs, PR and Communications Specialist
You might remember him as the drummer of Hangzhou International School’s coolest rock band— Gummistiefel. Today, Isaac Bender has just finished his master’s degree at Western University in archaeology, all while continuing to make rock music. Isaac is also one of our many HIS alumni making a real change in the world. Working alongside local First Nations communities, his master’s thesis contributed to national efforts to refine field methods to help inform the field operations of community-led investigations into missing children at Residential Schools in Canada.
- Physical Education
Nichola Hollingsworth, Head of Department - Physical and Health Education
At Hangzhou International School we seek to allow students the opportunities to pursue academic excellence, the inclusion of technology in PHE is one of these opportunities for students to embark on a voyage of discovery and learning. We have developed our program to build students skills as they progress through the MYP PHE program.
- Student Stories
Anne F, Grade 6 Student
At first, the idea of climbing Africa’s highest mountain came from my mother. She prepared all the equipment by herself, and planned everything together with a coach, Mr Li. For me, it was going to be a challenge, and for her, even more so. However, she still made the preparations, and she also had great trust that I could complete it.