Guangdong Country Garden School

Guangdong Country Garden School (CGS, Chinese: 广东碧桂园学校), is a private co-ed boarding school in Shunde District, Foshan City, just south of Guangzhou, in the People's Republic of China. CGS has a campus area of 33 hectares with more than 3,500 students on campus.^[1]

History

CGS was founded in 1994, and was the first school established within Bright Scholar Education Group.^[2] CGS added IB Diploma Programme (International Baccalaureate) in 2001, and A-level (General Certificate of Education Advanced Level) and IGCSE programs (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) in 2007.^[1]

Subjects

International Baccalaureate

Source:^[3]

Currently, CGS offers PYP(Primary Years Programme), although it is heavily influenced by the Chinese national curriculum.

CGS also offers MYP (Middle Years Programme)

CGS also offers the following subjects at the DP level:

Language A:

Chinese Language and Literature (at SL and HL)
Chinese Literature
English Language and Literature (at SL)

Language B:

English B (at SL and HL)
Chinese B (at SL and HL)
Spanish ab intito (at SL)

Individual and Societies:

Psychology (at SL and HL)
Business Management (at SL and HL)
Economics (at SL and HL)
Geography (at SL and HL)
History (at SL and HL)

Sciences:

Biology (at SL and HL)
Physics (at SL and HL)
Chemistry (at SL and HL)
Computer Science (at SL and HL)

Mathematics:

Analysis and Approaches (at SL and HL)
Applications and Interpretations (at HL only)

The Arts:

Visual Art

Interdisciplinary:

Environmental systems and societies (at SL only)

Academic reputation

CGS has been a member of the International Baccalaureate for many years and has successfully completed 5 Year Programme Evaluations at the PYP (2011), MYP (2001), and DP levels (2001).^[3]

Symbols of School

song: Dream starts at Country Garden

References

1 2 "Welcome to CGS". Guangdong Country Garden School. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
↑ "About Us". Bright Scholar. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
1 2 "Guangdong Country Garden School". International Baccalaureate®. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
↑ "Ledger | AP Course Audit". apcourseaudit.inflexion.org. Retrieved 2026-04-01.

[schoolsite-1] 1 2 "Welcome to CGS". Guangdong Country Garden School. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.

[2] "About Us". Bright Scholar. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-30.

[:0-3] 1 2 "Guangdong Country Garden School". International Baccalaureate®. Retrieved 2026-04-01.

[4] "Ledger | AP Course Audit". apcourseaudit.inflexion.org. Retrieved 2026-04-01.

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International schools in Guangdong
Dongguan	International School of Dongguan
Foshan	Guangdong Country Garden School
Guangzhou	Canadian International School of Guangzhou* École Française Internationale de Canton Japanese School of Guangzhou Guangzhou Korean School* British School of Guangzhou American International School of Guangzhou Alcanta International College* Clifford International School* Huamei-Bond International College* Guangzhou Nanfang International School Utahloy International School Guangzhou Utahloy International School Zengcheng
Jiangmen	Boren Sino-Canadian School
Shenzhen	Shenzhen Japanese School # Korean International School in Shenzhen # Bromsgrove School Mission Hills # Merchiston International School Green Oasis School Shenzhen College of International Education Shenzhen American International School # International School of Nanshan Shenzhen # QSI International School of Shenzhen # Shekou International School # Shen Wai International School SAIE #
Zhuhai	Dulwich International High School Zhuhai QSI International School of Zhuhai Zhuhai International School
Schools with an asterisk *() in Guangzhou are not listed as international schools by the Chinese Ministry of Education as of 2008 Schools with a number sign (#)** in Shenzhen are designated as schools for children of foreign personnel (catering to foreigners rather than local Chinese)