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The School
Edinburgh Chinese School is situated in the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh. The school is a non-political, non-religion and non-profit making registered charity.The school itself is a success with the examination results achieved each year being of a high standard. In the 2002 exams, the results of the A-Level and General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) were mostly A's & B's, with only one student obtaining a B grade.
Chinese school is held for 2 hours each Saturday during the school term. Aside from learning Chinese, there are also opportunities to join in clubs and activities such as Chinese Dance Group, Lion Dance, Abacus Learning, Chinese chess, and many others. All helping to promote our Chinese culture.
In addition to all our extra-curricular activities, the school also operates a Prefect Group for some of the senior students and this has been a great success so far.
Edinburgh Chinese School has an Equal Opportunity Policy and strives to promote Social Inclusion Strategy. We welcome anyone who is interested to join and details can be found in the contact us section. Back to top
Admission
It is a non-profit school sponsored by The Education Department. All students pay a fee to cover the cost of text books, teaching material and the running of the school.The costs for the students in different classes are as detailed below: -
Students who apply AFTER 1st July 2008 will be required to pay a £5 adminstration charge on top of the fee:
45 per year - non-exam classes (i.e. Nursery Class to Year 10)
65 per year - exam classes (i.e. GCSE/A-Level)
85 per year - Cantonese/Mandarin Adult Conversation Class (cost includes photocopies and support materials)
20 per term - Interests Classes: Chinese Painting, Chinese Calligraphy
Free - Chinese Dance & Lion Dance Classes
Our school terms run alongside to that of Drummond Community High School, which are from September to June. The classes are held on Saturdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. for Interests Classes; 1p.m. -3p.m. for Language Classes. Although the majority of the students are Chinese, we welcome people from all races with any level of Cantonese or Mandarin.
To register for the coming 2008-2009 school year, which starts on (Saturday) 6 September, please print and fill in a registration form, and return it with payment to the address below:
The Edinburgh Chinese School
PO Box 6888
Portobello
Edinburgh
EH15 2WQ Back to top
Transport
Edinburgh Chinese School which is held at Drummond Community High School (41 Bellevue Place) is situated in the city centre.On foot: From Princes Street the School is only ten minutes walk from the East End.
By car: A car park within the grounds of the School can be used during Chinese school hours.
By bus: The three Lothian Buses - 8,13 and 17 stop outside the School. To search for the timetables of these buses please access the Lothian Buses Website and search for the above bus routes or "Bellevue". Back to top