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WELCOME FROM
THE EXECUTIVE MASTER
Welcome to Wellington College
International Shanghai.
Inspired
Intellectual
Independent
Individual
Inclusive
International
This booklet is designed to be an easy reference
point for much of the information you will need
as a Wellington parent to support your child or
your children.
We take great pride in our deep roots and
strong links to one of England’s greatest schools.
We are also proud of our internationalism,
celebrating our pupils’ and families’ backgrounds
all over the world. Shanghai is a vibrant, exciting
I am delighted that you have chosen Wellington
city at the very heart of the world’s economic
College International Shanghai. Our aim is to
and social development. We respect and enjoy
be the best international school in Shanghai and the rich, historic Chinese culture and all that
ultimately one of the world’s best. I am confident Shanghai can offer our pupils.
that we can and we will meet this ambition.
The very best education is built on strong
We are privileged to have such a wonderful
partnerships between school and home, so you College, such a new environment for learning
will have a big role to play in helping us provide a and such great pupils. I hope you enjoy seeing
world-class experience for all our pupils.
your children become Wellingtonians.
Wellington is growing rapidly, but we will
always be small enough to provide a personal
Gerard MacMahon
experience tailored to the needs of each pupil
Executive Master
and each family. This booklet should answer
many of the questions you may have, but I would
also encourage you to contact us whenever you
need guidance and support. Parents of Pre-Prep
and lower Prep pupils will usually contact their
class teacher, who will know your child very
well. Upper Prep and Senior school pupils have
a housemaster who will provide support and
advice to pupils and families throughout their
time at Wellington.
Wellington College International Shanghai is
a very special school. Our Wellington identity
and values provide the starting points for an
education that we know will prepare our pupils
for happy, productive adulthoods.
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