On the 18th anniversary of the establishment of SIFC, 

we received a "great gift" and

obtained the accreditation of Cognia,

the world's largest non-profit

authoritative international school certification organization.

Cognia accreditation inspects schools in an all-round way, revolving around three dimensions of leadership (Leadership Capacity Domain), learning (Learning Capacity Domain) and resources (Resource Capacity Domain). After comprehensive evaluation of the school on more than 60 standards including teaching philosophy, curriculum, teacher team, teaching management and operation management, it provides professional and fair evaluation results.

Like many of the world's top private schools, SIFC is "small but beautiful" and "small but refined". It has engraved "education by educators" and "student-oriented education" in its genes, and has thrived for 18 years. This year's Cognia accreditation means that SIFC has reached the forefront of global education in terms of school-running quality, assessment improvement, student participation, campus culture, learning environment, information and data, teaching management, daily operations and administrative management. With the improvement of the international recognition of SIFC, it would be easier for our graduates to apply for overseas top universities and colleges, and for us to recruit top teachers from all over the world, and to cooperate with world renowned universities and colleges.

We would like to thank every member of SIFC, 

every parent who has supported the development of SIFC, 

and peers in the education circle. 

Thank you for your contribution to

the development of the school.

| What is Cognia Accreditation?

Cognia是全球最大的非营利性国际学校权威认证机构，于2018年由两大著名非营利教育机构AdvancED 和Measured Progress合并而成。作为全球最大的非营利性国际学校权威认证机构，Cognia目前服务于全球85个国家、超过36,000所学校、近2,500万学生和500万教育者。Cognia以考查学校是否以优质的学术研究为教育核心，是一种全球认可的教育认证标准，业务涵盖认证、评估、咨询以及专业学习四大部分。

Cognia is the world's largest non-profit international school authoritative certification body. It was formed in 2018 by the merger of two well-known non-profit educational institutions, AdvancED and Measured Progress. As the world's largest non-profit international school authoritative accreditation agency, Cognia currently serves more than 36,000 schools, nearly 25 million students and 5 million educators in 85 countries around the world. Cognia features a globally recognized educational accreditation standard that examines whether a school is centered on high-quality academic research. Its business covers four major aspects: accreditation, assessment, consulting and professional learning.

Certification process：

Application & Readiness Review

Internal Review

Engagement Review

*Cognia sends evaluators to conduct site visits, focusing on substantial progress made by the school to be accredited over the past year

Post Review

*Cognia investigates the review results of the previous stage and publishes the certification results

“今年，是深国预建校18周年，Cognia认证就像是一件‘生日大礼’。我们要不忘初心，潜心做教育，把深国预办成一所百年老校，一所真正的国际名校。”深国预创始人、院长傅腾霄教授深情地说。

"This year is the 18th anniversary of the establishment of SIFC, and Cognia accreditation is like a "birthday gift". We must not forget our original intention, devote ourselves to education, and make SIFC a century-old school, an authentic international school." Professor Fu Tengxiao, founder and Principal of SIFC, said passionately.

“Cognia的成功认证不仅是对深国预教育资源、教学质量的专业性认可，更是深国预既传承又创新、不断自我完善的最好证明。“深国预中方副校长李娅女士分享。

"Cognia's successful accreditation is not only a professional recognition of SIFC’S educational resources and teaching quality, but also the best proof of SIFC’s inheritance, innovation, and continuous self-improvement," shared Ms. Li Ya, vice president of SIFC. 

谈及Cognia认证学校的优势，深国预Cognia认证协调员茆伟老师介绍道，“获得Cognia认证的学校都会获得世界大学的普遍认可，同时学生成绩单也可以获得Cognia的盖章背书，这意味着深国预的学生在国外大学的申请中将会更具有优势和竞争力。此外，认证学校还可以定期得到Cognia 的监督和指导，持续改进，迈向卓越。”

Talking about the advantages of Cognia-accredited schools, William Mao, the coordinator of SIFC’s accreditation team, said "Schools that have been accredited by Cognia will be generally recognized by universities around the world, and students' transcripts can also be endorsed by Cognia's stamp, which means that SIFC students will have more advantages and competitiveness in the application of universities all over the world. In addition, accredited schools will also receive regular supervision and guidance from Cognia to continuously improve and strive for excellence.”

SIFC teachers who improve teaching

methods and improve teaching quality

Shenzhen International Foundation College (SIFC) was founded in 2004, one of the oldest international schools in Shenzhen to implement the AP curriculum and American high school courses. SIFC has two major departments, the International High School and the Art High School, which has AP, A-Level, art and innovative curricula. In addition, it has four art and sports centers of art design, international music, Jeremy Lin-Liqun basketball training and modern pentathlon, as well as a PBL Innovation Education Center and Tencent AI Lab.

In the past 18 years, SIFC has helped thousands of students enter world-class schools and earned a high reputation in the field of international education in Shenzhen and even the whole country. In 2019, SIFC ranked No. 24 in the National “International School Competitiveness Ranking – American high school Program” and No. 3 in Shenzhen. In 2020, it ranked No. 26 in the National "Top 100 Chinese International School Brand Value List" and No. 2 in Shenzhen. In 2021, SIFC was awarded “Forbes China - Outstanding International School”. It was also listed on “Forbes China- International School Annual Selction” National Top 50.

| 目前为止深国预获得的国际认证与授权

除了Cognia认证之外，到目前为止，深国预还获得众多世界主流的国际认证及授权，包括College Board（美国大学理事会），Pearson Edexcel（英国爱德思考试局），UCAS（英国大学和学院招生服务中心），ETS（美国教育考试服务中心）认证的托福考点以及Cambridge Assessment（剑桥大学考试委员会）MSE考点等。

It has obtained many world mainstream international certifications and authorizations, including college board, Pearson Edexcel, UCAS, TOEFL, and Cambridge International Exam Committee Main Suite Examination (MSE), and is also a Cognia accredited school.