CIC Education Program
St. Mary’s-Cixi
Established in 2019 at Cixi Yucai High School, this St. Mary’s program combines a U.S. high school curriculum with a small-class, personalized approach.
Project overview / Cixi
About the program.
The St. Mary’s program at Cixi Yucai High School was established in 2019. The coastal Zhejiang setting brings local school experience together with American curriculum resources; the program has 45 students in 2026.
Small classes, tiered teaching and individualized academic guidance support a close learning community. Inquiry-led study develops academic English, independent thinking and confidence alongside subject knowledge.
- Program founded
- 2019
- Student community · 2026
- 45 students
- Class format
- Around 20 students · three-person teaching team
The partnership
Built through collaboration.
Cixi Yucai High School × St. Mary’s School
Founded in 1998 by entrepreneur Shen Hongbang, Cixi Yucai High School was Cixi’s first private boarding school offering a complete secondary education. The source profile identifies it as a key Zhejiang secondary school, a recognized private-school brand and a school active in educational research and modernization in Ningbo.
The school has received recognition including Ningbo modern-school status, Zhejiang Level I private-school status, Zhejiang Level II key-high-school status and inclusion among nationally recognized private-school brands.
Program detail
Personalized learning and a three-person team
Classes are capped at around 20 students and supported by a Chinese teacher, an international teacher and a teaching assistant. The team coordinates progress tracking, focused guidance and additional tutoring.
Student clubs, volunteer work, community service and inquiry projects extend learning beyond the classroom, creating opportunities to practice collaboration and responsibility.
Class of 2026
University offers, across different pathways.
- University of Melbourne
- University of Leeds
- University of Auckland
- University of Southampton
- Durham University
Selected institutions that made offers in 2026; this is not a complete list. Offer totals count admissions offers, not individual graduates. Past results do not guarantee future admission.
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