2011
During the Fifth World Leading Schools Association Forum held in New York, this vision became a reality—the World Leading Schools Association (WLSA) was formally established. Committed to bringing together outstanding schools worldwide, WLSA shares innovative educational practices, connects students and teachers, expands their global outlook and cultural adaptability and empowers future global leaders.
With the support of China’s Fudan University Affiliated High School, Beijing No. 4 High School, the United Kingdom’s Eton College, the United States’ Groton School and Australia’s Sydney Grammar School, the WLSA International Curriculum Program was launched, laying the foundation for what would become WLSA Shanghai Academy.
• WLSA Scholarship was established in 2014 (from left to right: Mr. Zheng Fangxian, then Principal of Fudan High School in China; Jack Yan, one of the first graduates of the school; Mr. Tony Little, then Head Master of Eton College in the UK). • The teacher training program was carried out in cooperation with Vanderbilt University in the United States.
Graduates of the Inaugural Class admitted to Ivy League 39 graduates of the Class of 2015 were admitted to world-leading universities such as Columbia University, Cornell University, the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Vanderbilt University and Emory University
Mr. Tony Little, former Headmaster of Eton College, became WLSA President
• Certified as a Cambridge International School • Established the A-Level program • Baoshan Campus opened as the second campus
Graduates admitted to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT (HYPSM) WLSA Shanghai Academy was (and still is) the first and only private high school in China whose graduates have been admitted to all of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT, HYPSM (with a total of 7 classes of graduates)
Certified by Cognia, the world's largest accrediting organization for international schools
• First corhort of A-Level graduates admitted to world-leading universities. There were 19 graduates in total. 12 of them were admitted to G5 universities (Oxford University, Imperial College London, University College London, London School of Economics and Political Science) and the University of Hong Kong, and the remaining 7 students were admitted to the top 10 universities in the UK. • WLSA iProgram relocated to Shanghai Jiading Huashenghuaishao School.
WLSA Scholarship and Financial Aid Program has supported more than 100 students in China (and across the globe) To date, the WLSA Scholarship has supported 128 students across 19 Chinese provinces, providing 11 million USD to fund their secondary and higher education journeys.
• Mr. Marcel Gauthier, former Head of Shanghai American School, assumes role of International Principal, WLSA Shanghai Academy. • Mr. Tony Little assumes role of Chair of the WLSA Shanghai Academy Board. • The school has achieved admission offers from all eight Ivy League universities plus Oxford and Cambridge. • Establishment of WLSA Alumni Association (North America).
• International students from the inaugural cohort of the WLSA Global Foundation Year program have received admission offers from China's C9 League universities, including Tsinghua University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. • The WLSA Alumni Association (China) has been established. • The Zhengxi Campus and Baoshan Campus have been consolidated.
