KingLead 2026 China International School Brand Value Top 100 Evaluation System
Evaluation System
KingLead 2026 China International School Brand Value Top 100 includes five core indicators: International Certification Competitiveness, Faculty Competitiveness, Social Influence, Sustainable Operations and Industry Influence. The following is the brand value 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 Edexcel
If IGCSE/A-Level courses have been certificated by AQA
1.2 Certification by Mainstream International Certification Organizations
WASC: The Western Association of Schools and Colleges
NEASC: New England Association of Schools and Colleges
CIS: The Council of International Schools
Cognia: International Recognition Authority for Educational Quality
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 Foundness
Team Stability
5 Industry Influence
Industry Influence contains two sub-indicators: Industry Experts Evaluation and Academic Experts and Scholars Evaluation.
5.1 Industry Experts Evaluation
Brand History
Brand Investment
Brand Communication
5.2 Academic Experts and Scholars Evaluation
Educational Philosophy
School Culture
Characteristics of the School
Rating System
KingLead China International School Brand Value Top 100 rates schools' brand value 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".
