China (Hong Kong) English School (short for C.H.E.S.) was founded in 1993 by Dr Jonathan K. C. Choi, a well-known educational entrepreneur and philanthropist from Hong Kong. Dr Jonathan K.C. Choi is one of the Top Ten Outstanding Contributors to China's All-round Well-off Society (2020), Honorary Citizen of Zhongshan City, Member of the Eighth and Ninth CPPCC Zhongshan Municipal Committee, Member of the Tenth Standing Committee of the CPPCC Zhongshan Municipal Committee, and Member of the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth CPPCC Jiangmen Municipal Committee, Honorary President of the Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation, Honorary Vice President of the Red Cross Society of China Zhongshan Branch, Executive President of the Zhongshan Association of Overseas Chinese Enterprises, and Executive Vice Chairman of the Jiangmen Overseas Chinese Enterprise Federation.

▲Ms. Li Haifeng, former director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, is having a cordial conversation with C.H.E.S. students during her visit to the school.

In recent years, C.H.E.S. has been awarded the "National Outstanding Private School" by the Ministry of Education, the "National Outstanding Social Organization" by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the "Red Cross Humanitarian Service Award" by the Red Cross Society of China. In the "Competitiveness Ranking of Thousands of International Schools in China" selected by authoritative organizations in Beijing, C.H.E.S. ranks No.13 in Guangdong Province and No.1 in Zhongshan City and Jiangmen City, becoming a renowned international school in the Greater Bay Area.

In September 1994, the first private English kindergarten was officially set up in Shiqi District, Zhongshan city, followed by the first private English primary school in 1996. Four years later, the middle school was established in the Wuguishan Ecological Zone in 2000. In 1997, the school expanded a new campus in Jiangmen High-tech Development Zone, becoming the first private English International School in Jiangmen (including kindergarten, elementary school and junior high school). Up to now, C.H.E.S. has formed a complete school system from kindergarten, elementary school, junior middle school to senior high school. There are more than 5,000 students in the school and a total of around 700 teaching staff.

▲Hundreds of foreign students from nearly 30 countries all over the world studying at C.H.E.S every year. 

Since its establishment 30 years ago, C.H.E.S. has always adhered to the concept of quality and international education, advocating the principle of small class teaching and maintaining a high teacher-student ratio of 1:7. While ensuring that students learn core subject knowledge, the school attaches great importance to the individualized education of students and their balanced development both physically and mentally. Various activities are held every month, such as the charity education of the school Red Cross, the self-discipline and self-help spirit education of the Student Union, dedicated social service education organized by student volunteer organizations, as well as rich and diverse school club activities, etc. Regular field trips to large companies are organized for the students, such as visits to the international companies Mentholatum and Emerson Energy, visits to financial institutions such as China Construction Bank and GF Securities Company, and also five-star hotels, etc. These activities provided opportunities for the students to integrate textbook knowledge closely with social practice.

▲President Emberton of Huntington University US, visiting and talking in-depth with C.H.E.S. students.

Our kindergarten adopts Montessori teaching method, combing with enlightening and interesting bilingual teaching in Chinese and English, cultivating young kids with various knowledge and life skills in a subtle way.

Apart from completing the national curriculum syllabus, the Primary and Junior middle Schools (grade 1-9 ) have specially strengthened English teaching by adopting the Longman English Curriculum and the natural sciences are also taught in English. All English subjects are taught by experienced foreign teachers and English teachers with bachelor's or master's degrees. In the National Pearson English Proficiency Competition in 2020, C.H.E.S. stood out from more than 70 international bilingual schools and won the first place.

▲A CCTV reporter interviewing a Brazilian student.

The senior high school section of C.H.E.S (grade 10-12) adopts the British Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A-Level) Curriculum, and 7 different subjects are offered for students to choose and study, including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Accounting, Economics, Biology and Further Mathematics. All subjects are taught by senior foreign staff or teachers graduated from prestigious overseas universities with master's or doctor's degrees. Faced with fierce competition from hundreds of thousands of candidates worldwide, the C.H.E.S. excellent rate for Cambridge examinations reaches an impressive 38.4%, surpassing the global average with ease. Multiple C.H.E.S. candidates obtained 4A* or even 5A* in their A-Level examinations. Many of our students also take part in international competitions and bring back numerous awards, such as Cambridge Top in China Award, Math Kangaroo Gold & Silver Awards, BPA 2023 Silver Award, COO Chemistry First Prize, etc.

▲More than 2,000 high school students have graduated from C.H.E.S. since 2006.

Over the years, the school has collaborated closely with many universities in Hong Kong and overseas to provide multiple further study articulations for high school graduates. Since the first high school graduating class in 2006, more than 2,000 students have graduated from here and went directly to prestigious universities all over the world for their further studies, such as the Stanford University, the Columbia University, UC Berkeley of the U.S.; The Imperial College London, University College London, the University of Edinburgh; The National University of Australia, the University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney; The University of Hong Kong, the Science and Technology University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, etc.

C.H.E.S. will always adhere to the principal of high-quality international and modern education, striving to cultivate bilingual talents who can tell "China's story" and convey "China's voice" to the world, helping more students in the Greater Bay Area to enter world-class universities.