According to the China Ministry of Education, the number of students studying abroad in 2018 was 662,100, which was the highest in history. The “2019 Report of Student Studying Abroad” showed that most international students choose to study for undergraduate studies or above for the past 5 years. More and more international education resources these years also provide students with more opportunities to prepare for studying abroad.

Taking the National College Entrance Examination or applying overseas will lead to two different directions of further education, mindset and vision. For 2020 high school graduate student Pearl S and Winifred Z, they both had already experienced the difference between Chinese and international study when they first entered Dulwich International High School Zhuhai (DHZH) after graduating from public middle schools. They chose DHZH to get into their dream university abroad. After 4 years’ effort, they did succeed in receiving offers from prestigious UK universities including their first-choice universities.

Winifred Z

“It turns out I could also shine”

Middle School: Zhuhai No.8 middle school

Future Destination: King’s College London - Business BSc, The University of Warwick-Business BSc (conditional offers)

What I’ve learned:

Become more confident and braver
Achieve many things that seem impossible at first

Preparation Advice:

English is very important
Find and develop your own interests

Winifred is an eye-catching girl with outgoing personality and gets along with classmates. As the Head Girl, she had taken part in various of school events and showed an outstanding leadership skill. She was also a great organizer for different community events, and she had travelled abroad many times for volunteer teaching too.

Putting great emphasis on English learning since childhood and with the support of her parents, Winifred naturally made the choice to study in international high school as most of her friends were planning to study abroad too. After comparing several international high schools, public high schools’ international departments and high schools abroad, Winifred finally chose DHZH: “This is Zhuhai’s top international high school with professional experiences. Comparing to go directly abroad, I prefer preparing myself at DHZH first.”

People around Winifred always think highly of her. However, she was not confident until coming to DHZH. “Maybe having too many outstanding friends since childhood makes me feel unsure of myself.” Winifred said.

The turning point was the time she ran for the Head Girl of DHZH. The Student Council of DHZH is a self-governing organization that takes part in organizing different school events, which requires great organization and leadership skills. Winnifred decided to run for the Head Girl to gain more experience and improve herself. Trying her best, she was appointed as the Head Girl at last.