CIS's internationally-respected educational and pastoral alumni program nurture every student to reach high levels of academic, social and personal success. The University Guidance and Careers Office (U-GO) consisting of professional counsellors collaborate with our dedicated team of highly-qualified teachers to prepare all our students to embrace the challenges and opportunities they will face as global citizens.
From the moment our students walk into our beautiful CIS campus, we set the stage for them to become successful leaders of tomorrow. Every student who graduates from CIS receives their high school diploma directly from the Alberta Government, enabling them to apply to world-class universities around the world.
Over the past years, over 50% of our graduates have received offers from the top 51 most prestigious universities across the globe thanks to rigorous CIS learning, over 70% of our high school alumni have received offers from the top 100 universities, each graduate received an average of 2.53 offers. The graduates of Canadian International School of Guangzhou had entered into top universities like Imperial College London, University College London, University of Warwick, University of Sydney, University of Melbourne, Boston University, University of Toronto, McGill University.
CIS Class of 2o22 University Acceptances
Scholarships: Over RMB450,000
5 University Offers on Average
Majors in: Law, Management, Finance and Educational Studies, Marketing, Psychology,Arts and Music
Top Offers for CIS Graduates(Class of 2016-2022)
Region | University | Offer | 2023 QS |
UK | Imperial College of London | 1 | 6 |
UK | University College London | 2 | 8 |
HK | The University of Hong Kong | 1 | 21 |
UK | The University of Manchester | 1 | 28 |
CAN | McGill University | 1 | 31 |
AUS | University of Melbourne | 3 | 33 |
CAN | University of Toronto | 12 | 34 |
UK | King's College London | 1 | 37 |
HK | Chinese University of Hong Kong | 1 | 38 |
HK | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | 1 | 40 |
AUS | University of Sydney | 5 | 41 |
CN | Zhejiang University | 1 | 42 |
AUS | University of New South Wales | 3 | 45 |
CAN | University of British Columbia | 2 | 47 |
AUS | University of Queensland | 11 | 50 |
US | University of California-San Diego | 1 | 53 |
AUS | Monash University | 3 | 57 |
UK | University of Bristol | 3 | 61 |
UK | The University of Warwick | 1 | 64 |
UK | University of Southampton | 1 | 78 |
US | University of Washington | 1 | 80 |
UK | University of Glasgow | 4 | 81 |
UK | University of Leeds | 4 | 86 |
AUS | University of Western Australia | 2 | 90 |
UK | University of Birmingham | 5 | 91 |
UK | Durham University | 2 | 92 |
UK | University of Sheffield | 3 | 96 |
CIS Alumni
| Renee Chang (Class of 2022) As graduate of the Class of 2022, Renee has studied at CIS for 7 years. She says that her time at CIS has been absolutely delightful and that the experience has taught her maturity and resilience. Despite the ups and downs in the academic journey she always tried her best and finally got accepted to her dream university. In Renee's own words "Winston Churchill once said that success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. Indeed, my failures are special experiences that have contributed to my success. CIS has played a major role in my life, and I will always appreciate the teachers and friends who supported me during my time at CIS. |
| Handing Chen (Class of 2021) As the Valedictorian of 2020-2021 academic year, Handing’s diligence and maturity has played a major role in both his academics and life. Handing has proudly accepted a place at a highly prestigious university in the UK. Due to COVID-19, he decided to take a gap year and accepted an internship so as to gain business experience before moving to the UK. In Handing’s own words: “Thank you for the diversity and all-rounded teaching environment provided by CIS. This is a process of constantly pushing ourselves forward. We can clearly feel that we have become young adults with critical thinking skills and responsibility. |
| Jasmine Lin (Class of 2018) Jasmine graduated from CIS in 2018. She was previously studying in Canada for 2 years and had to return to China due to personal reasons. As soon as she arrived at CIS, she fell in love with our environment, people and programs noting that it felt just like it did back in Canada. After graduation, Jasmine was proudly accepted by Imperial College London. She is currently enjoying her time there and looks forward to visiting us at CIS again. |
