Hiba Academy Hangzhou
2025-26 Admissions Announcement
Hiba Academy Hangzhou offers a world-class bilingual education promoting academic and personal development. Hiba pupils have experienced rapid progress in all areas due to our education ethos, immersive bilingual environment and a wide range of co-curricular activities.
The Grade 1, Grade 7 and Sixth Form enrolment process at Hiba Academy Hangzhou will officially open soon. As all schools in Hangzhou will adopt the online enrolment system, please complete the procedures within the designated time. In this article, we will answer some of the frequently asked questions.
Admissions Plan for 2025/26
Grade 1 Admissions
Children born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 meet the enrolment policy of the Hangzhou Education Bureau.
Grade 7 Admissions
Age-appropriate pupils who have finished the six years of primary compulsory education and meet the Hangzhou Education Bureau enrolment policy are eligible to apply.
Sixth Form Admissions
Graduating pupils from Hangzhou junior high schools and met the Hangzhou Education Bureau enrolment policy. Applicants must have good morals and academics, be physically and mentally healthy, and possess strong English skills.
A limited number of spaces are also available for transferring pupils in other grades and outstanding pupils that meet the enrolment policy requirements of the Hangzhou Education Bureau. Please get in touch with the Admissions office for more information.
Tips for successful registration
The online Grade 1 application opens from 9:00 to 21:00. Please log in to Hangzhou Grade 1 Management System (https://xxbm.hzedu.gov.cn/) and select Hiba Academy Hangzhou.
The first round of computer-generated list is published.
The online application starts for private schools with remaining spaces for G1. (Pupils who have applied for public schools can also apply in this round of application.)
The enrolment list is computer-generated for private schools and is published.
From 9:00 – 21:00, the Hangzhou Grade 6 to Grade 7 Management System (https://czbm. hzedu.gov.cn) opens online registration for ‘specific student’, or Gebie sheng, and online information confirmation for Grade 6 graduates.
The online Grade 7 application opens from 9:00 to 21:00. Please log in to Hangzhou Grade 7 Management System (https://xxbm.hzedu.gov.cn/) and select Huili School Hangzhou.
The first round of computer-generated list is published.
The online application starts for private schools with remaining spaces for G7. (Pupils who have applied for public schools can also apply in this round of application.)
The enrolment list is computer-generated for private schools and is published.
Sixth Form Admissions
Please contact the admissions office.
As of 27th May, our graduates have received 85 offers, making an average of over 6 offers per pupil. Of the offers received, an outstanding 70% came from the world's top 20 universities and 85% from the top 50 institutions worldwide. The cumulative scholarship amount awarded has reached nearly 3 million RMB.
In the recently announced IGCSE exams, pupils at Wellington College Hangzhou performed excellently, achieving outstanding results. The school's overall A*/A rate for IGCSE was 87.3%, far exceeding the UK's national average of 21.7%, setting a new record. In the A Level exams, 55% of our pupils achieved A*/A grades, while only 27% of pupils in the UK reached this standard.
It is worth mentioning that Viktoria, one of our Senior School pupils, achieved a tie for the highest score globally in mathematics in the recently announced IGCSE exam results, deserving the honour of a true star pupil.
As a member of Wellington College Hangzhou, Hiba Academy Hangzhou is proud to have an academic team with rich teaching backgrounds and each having an average teaching experience of over ten years, they lead a team of outstanding educators recruited from within China and around the world. We are committed to supporting and challenging our academic staff to be innovative in their work through a series of proven and robust professional learning programmes. Over 60% of the Chinese staff have a master's degree with over 50% of them having overseas learning experience. More than 70% of the expatriate staff come from the UK. Many teachers have graduated from QS ranked top 100 universities including Harvard University, Cambridge University, King's College London, University of Pennsylvania, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, University of Hong Kong and Zhejiang University.
Our own Wellington College China, Hiba Institute of Learning will deliver many of these training programmes to ensure that our teachers continue to harness their work as educators, informed by the very highest quality research and practices from around the world.
Comprehensive Language Support
Hiba Academy Hangzhou School has established a distinctive tiered English support system. At the primary level, our ESL (English as a Second Language) programme delivers multi-dimensional support through specialised Chinese teachers. This integrated approach combines embedded classroom assistance to ensure subject mastery with targeted small-group tutorials addressing language barriers. Our teaching research team employs diversified assessment tools to craft personalised learning plans, enabling seamless collaboration between Chinese and international faculty.
The senior school innovatively implements a three-wave EAL (English as an Additional Language) support model:
Wave One establishes an inclusive linguistic environment through differentiated instruction across all subjects.
Wave Two involves customised intervention plans developed by English specialists, featuring dynamic adjustments based on ongoing assessments.
Wave Three delivers intensive support, focusing on core literacy skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) at KS3 and IGCSE exam strategies at KS4. These three tiers operate synergistically to form a comprehensive language ecosystem.
We firmly believe that quality language education transcends skill acquisition. Through our three-dimensional approach - cross-disciplinary collaboration, personalised mentoring, and the immersive bilingual environment - Hiba Academy Hangzhou empowers every pupil to overcome linguistic barriers, thrive confidently in dual-language contexts, and ultimately unleash their unique potential.
Recognising the hard work and commitment we have put into prioritising mental health, we are proud to announce that Wellington College Hangzhou has been awarded the Silver standard for the Carnegie Centre of Excellence Mental Health in Schools “Further Education Mental Health Award”, the first award of its kind in any school in China. By embracing this award, Wellington College Hangzhou is demonstrating a commitment to working towards excellent practice by prioritising mental health and wellbeing, thereby establishing a whole school culture where all members of a school community thrive and improve pupil outcomes.
In 2006, Wellington College introduced wellbeing as a compulsory subject alongside English, the sciences and maths as part of the core curriculum. In doing so, Wellington College became the first school in the UK to introduce wellbeing lessons for pupils and became a pioneer of positive education. As a member of the Wellington College family of schools, Hiba Academy Hangzhou has upheld this tradition and established a comprehensive wellbeing programme where we adopt an approach that values young people's happiness to the same extent as their academic success.
We follow the PEEC course (Positive Education Enhanced Curriculum) in our wellbeing lessons. It is an explicit curriculum designed for schools that stems from the research of Martin Seligman on the PERMA model of flourishing.
In keeping with Hiba's commitment to a holistic education, Hiba Academy Hangzhou is situated on a purpose built, state-of-the-art campus containing all of the facilities required to provide pupils with access to the very best academic and co-curricular opportunities. The appearance and design of the building is inspired by the distinctive architecture at Wellington College in England.
Wellington College has a deep tradition of boarding; it is an extension of our educational model and central to becoming a Wellingtonian. In China, there is also a long tradition of boarding provision, which extends back to the time of Confucius. At Hiba Academy Hangzhou we seek to bring together the very best boarding practices to create an environment in which our pupils thrive. Our pupils will enjoy a rich and varied programme in a safe and supportive environment that serves as a family away from home.
Boarding is led by our expatriate and local Boarding Mistresses, who hold senior positions within the College. Pupils will have access to personal and social development activities supported by the boarding mentors and housemasters, along with opportunities to enhance their studies after school and exploration of sports and the arts. A rich and structured programme will inspire, support and challenge pupils. They will be encouraged to develop socially, academically, spiritually and morally as they foster a culture of independence.
Frequently asked questions
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