Who We Are

We aspire to be a model of Chinese international education
  • We deliver the Chinese National Curriculum through the International Baccalaureate inquiry approach
  • We teach and learn in a Chinese-English dual language medium
  • We are a school with high standards and expectations
  • We are a caring school that prioritizes wellbeing
  • We are a community that is working together to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century

Our Divisions

  • Early
    Years

    Early Years

    Children are at the heart of the EY PYP, and it is the needs of the children that determine the learning, and their interests that steer the learning experiences we offer. For us, it is most important that children see themselves as competent learners and know they are valued and understood.
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  • Primary

    Primary

    With more than 90 experienced and dedicated staff to support our student body of more than 700 students, the Primary school offers a very small student to staff ratio. In the classroom, we support the students as agents of their learning through the PYP inquiry-based approach and the Chinese National Curriculum
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  • Middle
    school

    Middle school

    Welcome to Middle School, a place where children grow, exploring their environment and defining themselves as contributing members of their community. With a strong academic foundation and an inquiry-based framework, our students hone the critical skills necessary to be future leaders.
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  • High
    School

    High School

    At OCAC, our High School program not only prepares students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed at top universities around the world, but also emphasizes developing the whole-student. Our comprehensive program is designed to help our students excel both in and out of the classroom.
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Our Team

  • 80%+

    have experience at IB-certified schools
  • Our staff come from

    24

    countries
    Our teachers hold IB course training certificates
  • 201

    full-time teachers

    73

    foreign teachers
  • 52.3%

    of our staff hold masters degrees

    72

    expat teachers
  • 1:1

    ratio of Chinese teachers to foreign teachers
  • 9+

    over 10 years of teaching experience on average

OCAC Suzhou

BY THE NUMBERS
  • 1808
    Students
  • 9
    Average Years of Teaching Experience
  • 50%
    Foreign Teachers
  • 16
    Years of Continuous K-12 dual-language education
  • 52.3%
    Masters Degree or higher