View the whole article：First Week of the New Academic Year
In the summer that has just passed, WAS Hangzhou celebrated its fifth anniversary. With the arrival of the new academic year, we are now stepping into a brand-new chapter.
As Dr Simon Probert, Executive Headmaster, and Dr Phoebe Wang, Chinese Principal, said at the opening ceremony, this will be a year full of “newness”. Building on the achievements of the past five years, we are setting out anew.
In the 2026 A-Level examinations, WAS Hangzhou students once again achieved outstanding academic results.
63% of grades were A*–A — an increase of almost 10 percentage on last year. For the fourth consecutive year, the proportion of top grades has exceeded 55%, placing it well above the UK national average.
This was also the largest graduating cohort in WAS Hangzhou’s history. Nine students achieved straight A*–A grades in their final examinations, while almost half secured A*–A grades in three or more subjects. Around 50% received final offers from the UK’s G5 universities.
This academic year, WAS Hangzhou welcomes more than 20 highly accomplished new teachers from a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds.
Among them are the Heads of Creative and Performing Arts for the whole school, and Languages and Communication for the Upper School. Their arrival will bring fresh energy to language and arts education across WAS Hangzhou.
As an international school providing education from kindergarten to Sixth Form, WAS Hangzhou is committed to building a comprehensive support system that enables every student to thrive.
This academic year, our kindergarten, Lower and Upper Schools are each introducing important new developments.
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