Guiding Statements

Our Philosophy is embedded and communicated via our Aims for students, staff and parents, our Commitments, and our Values.

Our Commitments

1. Offering a broad and balanced curriculum.

2. Ensuring participation in a rich and varied co-curricular programme.

3. Attaining outstanding academic results.

4. Recruiting and retaining qualified, experienced, and supportive teachers.

5. Fostering students' fluency and confidence in English communication.

6. Enabling students to study at world-class universities.

7. Providing outstanding opportunities through the Dulwich family of schools.

8. Providing a safe and supportive boarding environment.

Our School Values

In addition to Dulwich College International's vision and purpose, the Dulwich International High School Programme Suzhou values that distinguish our community, drive everything we do and that we seek to instill in our students are:

Respect

Members of the DHSZ community will act in a way that shows they have taken into consideration, and have due regard for, other members of the community and their environment

Responsibility

Members of the DHSZ community will demonstrate a conscientious approach to work and a caring attitude towards others whilst understanding that they need to be accountable for their actions

Integrity

Members of the DHSZ community will act with honesty and fairness and remain true to their moral principles and the DHSZ values

International-Mindedness

Members of the DHSZ community, whilst taking pride in their own heritage, will seek to understand and respect other cultures and belief systems and realise that accepting diversity makes the world a better place

Confidence

Members of the DHSZ community will develop self-assurance and learn to have faith in their own abilities whilst also understanding that they can learn from others

Creativity

Members of the DHSZ community will learn to be imaginative and innovative and seek to find unique solutions to a range of problems. They will look beyond traditional rules and ideas and apply their knowledge to new situations

Collaboration

Members of the DHSZ community will develop the skills of working together cooperatively to produce an outcome. They will understand that collaboration helps develop insights, ideas and solutions more effectively than working independently

Empathy

Members of the DHSZ community will show a caring attitude towards others and demonstrate the ability to understand and share the feelings of others

Excellence

Members of the DHSZ community will set themselves high expectations and strive to achieve the best possible outcome in all that we do