Overseas Chinese Academy of Chiway Suzhou was established in order to better meet the international education needs of the children of overseas Chinese returnees. With substantial support from the government of Suzhou Industrial Park, OCAC Suzhou was founded in April 2016 and opened to receive students in September 2017. As a private not-for-profit school offering fifteen years of continuous education K-12, OCAC Suzhou is the first school to be specially built for the children of overseas Chinese, returnees and leading talents, as well as students who wish to receive Chinese international education.

By August 2023, the number of students enrolled in the school has reached nearly 2,100. The school employs 276 full-time teachers, among whom 23% are expats from 18 countries and regions. The ratio of teachers holding master’s and doctor’s degrees is 51%. The average teaching experience of teachers in the whole school is 9 years. From 2020 to 2023, the school has been consecutively listed on the Hurun Education Top 100 Chinese International Schools list and Forbes China International School Annual Selection, becoming recognized as the “youngest TOP 50 international school” in international education community. 

The school was authorized as an IB DP school in May 2018, as an IB PYP school in August 2020, and as an IB MYP school in June 2022. By far, we are the only IB World School in Suzhou that provides a complete range of IB programmes and enrolls Chinese students.OCAC Suzhou was officially authorized by CAIE as a Cambridge International School in June 2022. This is another milestone for us after receiving the full IB authorization for IB PYP, IB MYP and IB DP, making it one of the very few schools in the world which can run IB Programmes and Cambridge international programmes at the same time. Starting from the autumn of 2023, the A-Level programme has been launched in High School as a parallel programme to the current IB DP, facilitating a strong union of the two well-recognized international programmes. Meanwhile, IGCSE has been implemented as the bridging programme that helps students transition from IB MYP to A-Level or IB DP.

“Chinese Origins, Global Originality”, the school is committed to cultivating proactive and balanced life-long learners who can work with young people around the world in the future to meet the global challenges of the 21st century. In 2021 and 2023, our first three graduating cohorts achieved outstanding academic results. 67 graduates received around 416 offers from world-famous universities including Cambridge University, New York University, Imperial College London, University of California, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Washington, University of Toronto, University of Melbourne, University of Amsterdam, University of Hongkong, Chinese University of Hongkong, etc. 90% of graduates were admitted to the world’s top 50 universities and 100% of art students were admitted to the world’s top art universities in 2023.

Staying true to our founding mission, we have been closely following the development of SIP, and actively responding to SIP’s strategic planning to build a talent highland. By August 2023, 50% of our students come from families with returnee’s background, and half of their parents have a master’s degree, doctorate, or above. There are in total more than 300 groups of children from families of high-level talents identified by the SIP’s Organization Department. OCAC-Suzhou has become a unique school for the education of children of high-level talents.

•  Bachelor‘s degree or above in a related field, Master‘s or PhD degree preferred.

•   Excellent language abilities, English can be used as a working language and can fully teach in English.

•  3 years or above school teaching experience focusing on A level.

•  Experience in IB courses or teaching is preferred.

•  International teacher certificate is preferred.

•  Excellent in teaching or coaching with honor in the subjects.

•  Aged below 55.

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•  Competitive salary: an absolute competitive salary package in international education and a pay raise system based on personal ability.

•  Benefits include but not limited to: performance bonus, allowance, comprehensive subsidies, annual medical check, insurance plan/social insurance with full coverage, supplemental medical insurance, etc.

•  Paid holiday: weekends, legal holidays, spring break, Christmas break, winter and summer vacations, maternity leave, etc.

•  Staff welfare: labor union, coffee bar, library, gym, fitness room, child-care service, staff club, etc.

•  Tuition Fee: teaching faculties enjoy partially waived tuition fee

•  Professional development: with a comprehensive and systematic long-term training system, OCAC Suzhou offers ongoing support for personal growth.