KingLead 2026 China International School Innovative Competitiveness Top 100 Monthly Rating Evaluation System
Evaluation System
KingLead China International School Innovative Competitiveness Top 100 Monthly Rating includes five core indicators: International Certification Competitiveness, Faculty Competitiveness, Social Influence, Sustainable Operations, and Experts' Assessment. The following is the innovative competitiveness evaluation system of Chinese international schools:
1 Certification Competitiveness
International Certification contains two sub-indicators: Certificated Institutions Authorized by Mainstream Exam Committees and Certification by Mainstream International Certification Organizations.
1.1 Certificated Institutions Authorized by Mainstream Exam Committees
If IB courses have been certificated by IBO
If AP courses have been certificated by College Board
If IGCSE/A-Level courses have been certificated by CIE
If IGCSE/A-Level courses have been certificated by AQA
If IGCSE/A-Level courses have been certificated by Edexcel
1.2 Certification by Mainstream International Certification Organizations
NEASC: New England Association of Schools and Colleges
CIS: The Council of International Schools
WASC: The Western Association of Schools and Colleges
2 Faculty Competitiveness
Faculty-Student Ratio
Proportion of Highly Educated Faculties (With master's degree or above)
3 Social Influence
Parents' Comments
4 Sustainable Operations
Financial Soundness
Team Stability
5 Experts' Assessment
Innovative Ideology
Innovative Curriculum
Innovative Design
Innovative Integration
Rating System
KingLead China International School Innovative Competitiveness Top 100 Monthly Rating rates schools' innovative competitiveness based on their rankings. The top 1-20 are rated as "5A", the top 21-50 are rated as "4A", the top 51-100 are rated as "3A".
