HSANNU International Curriculum Center
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An IB World School inside one of China's most respected high schools.

Authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization in 2012, we prepare students from across China for university study abroad — on a 75-year-old campus, taught by an international faculty.

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2011
Center founded
600+
Graduates to date
13+
Years of IB graduates
75 yrs
Parent school heritage
I.
About the center

A small, settled international community on a leafy Changchun campus.

01

The international center opened in 2011 and gained International Baccalaureate authorization the following year. Since then, we have focused on a single curriculum done well — the IB Diploma Programme — taught by an international faculty in English.

02

Our faculty is intentionally stable: most teachers stay for many years, so students are taught by people who know them. The center is modestly sized, with state-of-the-art labs, a dedicated art teaching area, and good resources in every classroom.

03

We sit inside The High School Attached to Northeast Normal University, a research-oriented school founded in 1950 with approximately 8,650 students. Our students share the campus, the libraries, and the sports and arts facilities of the host school.

Campus panorama
Campus panorama · Teaching block & athletic field
II.
Programs

One curriculum, done well — the IB Diploma Programme.

We are an IB World School and the IB Diploma is the only pathway we offer. Students typically complete a one-year IGCSE foundation in Grade 10 followed by the two-year IB Diploma in Grades 11–12.

01 · Pre-IB / IGCSE ●

IGCSE Foundation Year

Grade 10 · 1 year

A one-year bridge that helps students transition from the Chinese national curriculum into international study. Built on the Cambridge IGCSE framework, the year focuses on academic English, the study skills students will rely on in the Diploma, and a first taste of inquiry-based learning.

02 · IBDP ●

IB Diploma Programme

Grades 11–12 · 2 years

A breadth-first curriculum across six subject groups, the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course, an Extended Essay (EE), and Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS). Authorized by the IBO since 2012.

IB Diploma · Programme structure
Six subject groups
  1. Group 1Studies in Language & Literature
  2. Group 2Language Acquisition
  3. Group 3Individuals & Societies
  4. Group 4Sciences
  5. Group 5Mathematics
  6. Group 6The Arts
DP Core
  • TOKTheory of Knowledge
  • EEExtended Essay
  • CASCreativity · Activity · Service
III.
University destinations

Our alumni study at universities across the English-speaking world.

Graduates have gone on to tertiary education in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. The list below is illustrative — please contact the center for the most recent admissions statistics.

Region University destinations (selected)
United States NYU UC Berkeley Boston University Penn State Purdue UIUC
United Kingdom UCL King's College London Edinburgh Manchester Warwick Bristol
Canada Toronto UBC McGill Waterloo McMaster Western
Australia & NZ Melbourne Sydney ANU UNSW Auckland Monash
IV.
The campus

A picturesque, leafy campus on the outskirts of Changchun.

We are situated within the host high school of approximately 8,650 students. Our students share the host school's sports center, art and music studios, dance rooms, and a library that can accommodate 1,400 readers.

Campus, secondary view
International Curriculum Center · Teaching block