The time is advanced, the number of places is reduced, and the tuition fee is **. As soon as the 2024 SZSE admissions brochure was announced, our 2024 SZSE exam preparation parent group was full of chats:
This year, 120 will be recruited, why will 40 places be reduced in 2024?All sorts of buzz.It's over, and now I feel even more hopeful
Is the 2024 SZSE still worth reading?Teacher.
I was going to take the exam in 5 months, but now it's ahead of schedule, so it's better to apply for the exam directly in March, and I can take the exam again.
Every year, in the one to two weeks after the release of the enrollment brochure of SZCE, SZSE will occupy the C position of hot chat. After all, as Oxbridge Academy, Shenzhen International Exchange is the dream school of almost every "parent" who wants to let their child enter an international school.
So, in the face of the important changes in the enrollment brochure of SZSE in 2024, does it really mean that SZSE 2024 admission will be more difficult?Is it still worth taking the exam?
Founded: 2003.
Nature of School: Private International School.
Stage: High school.
Curriculum: IGCSE, A-level, AP
Enrollment grades: G1, A1
Entrance exam: Mathematics + English.
Tuition Fee Reference: 2680,000 years, accommodation fee 1680,000-1980,000 years (2024-2024 school year).
School address: Antuoshan 6th Road, Futian District, Shenzhen.
As a veteran international high school, SZSE has led the admission of Oxbridge and G5 super elite universities every year, and has been ranked first in the national Oxbridge admission for 19 consecutive years, not only in the Greater Bay Area but also in the international education parent circle in the country
There are a total of 3,479 graduates in the first 19 classes of SZCE, including:
1,842 students chose to study in prestigious universities in the UK, such as Oxford University, Cambridge University, Imperial College London, London School of Economics and Political Science, University College London, etc.
1,097 students entered Stanford University, the University of Chicago, Duke University, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Cornell University, Brown University, Johns Hopkins University and other famous comprehensive universities in the United States, as well as Middlebury, Burmona, Rhode Island and other famous American liberal arts colleges or art schools
218 students have been admitted to the University of Toronto, McGill University and other famous universities
86 people went to top universities such as the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney in Australia
24 people chose Switzerland's prestigious hotel management school. There are also niche options: France, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, etc.
SJIE students study a wide range of majors, such as architecture, engineering, finance, actuarial science, medicine, computer science, economics, accounting, information technology, biochemistry, biomedicine, anthropology, earth science, aerospace, hotel management, art and design, literature, history, mathematics, physics, film, philosophy, psychology and more than 100 fields.
Corresponding to such dazzling admission data is the independent admissions examination of SZCE, which is "difficult to get into the sky".
1. High competitive pressure
According to internal statistics, almost all of the applicants for independent enrollment are from the top 10 high schools in Shenzhen.
In particular, Shenzhen Experimental Middle School, Shenzhen Middle School, Shenzhen Foreign Chinese School, Nanshan Foreign Chinese School and other schools with super top students have almost become the main source schools of Shenzhen College of International Exchange.
In addition, SZSE recruits students from all over the country. In addition to the local top students, the top students from key high schools in other cities are also among the ranks of the exams!
Look at the competitors around you, who doesn't feel a lot of pressure?
2. The number of admission places is small
Although the enrollment scope of SZSE is very wide, the enrollment quota is quite limited, which further aggravates the difficulty of admission!
The data comes from the official website of SZSE).
In the latest 2024 admissions announcement, there are 370 places in the middle school and only 80 places in the high school. However, the number of applicants each year is at least 10 times the number of enrollment places!Typical monks have more porridge and less porridge!
3. The exam is difficult
As mentioned above, the admissions examination of SZSE is that there are many students and few places, and it is necessary to screen out the "high masters" in the hands of the masters, and the difficulty of the examination will naturally rise, and it is estimated that most students are out of reach! !
Shenzhen International Exchange written test English and mathematics 2 subjects, English is benchmarked against the B2-C1 level of CEFR, mathematics is comparable to the difficulty of Olympiad mathematics, every year there are candidates who report that it is basically difficult to complete the paper, the difficulty can be imagined!Not to mention that many students are also grasping the "high school entrance examination", and the syllabus and difficulty of the two exams are completely inconsistent.
Exam difficulty coefficient order: English > Mathematics > interview.
Therefore, every year, there are candidates who have the opportunity to go ashore only when they are 1-2 years in advance to prepare for the exam!
If you don't participate in additional exam preparation guidance, it is easy to lose because you don't understand the syllabus, question types, and question ideas of SZCE, rather than because you don't have enough strength. This is the most regrettable thing to do.
So what is the entrance examination of SZCE?
From the perspective of the enrollment brochure, the enrollment scope of Shenzhen Institute of International Exchange is G1 grade and A1 grade, which correspond to the students of the second and third junior high schools and the first and second years of high school in ChinaThe test subjects are mainly mathematics and English.
The G1 math questions cover the knowledge points of the whole junior high school stage, and the question types are mainly multiple-choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions.
In the 2023 G1 Mathematics exam, the test focus mostly falls on algebra and geometry, among which geometry questions are mainly triangles and circles, because there are many properties and theorems covered in it. If the two are combined, it will test students' quick thinking and calculation skills!
If you are a first-year applicant, it is very difficult, so it is recommended to prepare at least one year in advance. Parents who are struggling with their children do not have a scientific improvement plan, welcome to consult us!
The A1 mathematics test covers the knowledge points of the first and second years of high school, and the test time is very tight, with an average of just over two minutes of thinking and calculation time for each question.
In addition, the knowledge points examined in A1 mathematics are wide, complex and deep, and the question types are more flexible and changeable, without a set of systematic thinking methods and problem solving routines, it is difficult to complete difficult problems in a limited time.
The English test consists of 3 sections: listening, reading, and writing
Exams are notoriously difficult!First of all, the vocabulary requirements are not low, and the vocabulary of G1 and A1 can be carried out with reference to the standards of level 4 and 6 respectively.
In addition, the exam covers a wide range of topics, including economics, finance, scientific research, art, geography and climate, and extreme adventure.
Therefore, it is recommended that students who want to enter SZSE must prepare in advance!
The entrance interview of SZSE assesses two dimensions: language expression ability + comprehensive quality.
Language expression, that is, the language strength shown by the child during the interview process, including vocabulary complexity, grammatical complexity, grammatical error and other subtle evaluation criteria.
Comprehensive quality mainly examines soft skills, such as English pronunciation, fluency, body language, content central ideas, etc., and is used to comprehensively assess whether children have non-academic abilities.
The results of the written test and the interview are comprehensively used for admission, and there is no specific score for the results, but four grades of A, B, C, and D are used to determine the scores.
The following is the proportion of students who received each grade in the written test results of previous years:
The first 5% or so can reach a;
About 6%-15% can reach b;
About 16%-30% can reach C;
The rest is rated D
In addition, there are now rare A* grades, making the competition even more intense!
According to the reference of previous years: English A + Mathematics C;Or two subjects with B can be admitted. The two C's have the opportunity to enter the interview, and at this time, the interview must be won for AA in order to be admitted.
As for the interview, C and below will not pass, so the language expression and comprehensive quality must at least ensure that you get a double B in order to have a chance to be admitted. Parents and candidates who intend to apply for the 2024 entrance examination must use the last 3 months to prepare for the exam. Be the first to prepare for the exam, and a famous teacher will show you the way!!【Preparation for the 2024 SZCE Pre-exam Sprint Course】In the hot group class, candidates who apply for SZCE 2024G1 A1 are suitable for private message teachers DLS94dong to learn more about the course.