WAS Family
The Wycombe Abbey International Ethos
Combining moral education with the development of students’ willpower, pursuing both knowledge and virtue, the Chinese name for Wycombe Abbey ‘Wei Ya’ brings together the notions of “Wei” and “Ya”, power and elegance. ‘Wei’ means great power and reflects the hope that our students will develop both great ambition and willpower as well as the courage to face future challenges so that they can fully explore their potential in pursuit of excellence; “Ya” means the elegance exhibited by “learned and virtuous scholars” in ancient Chinese literature. This name encapsulates our school’s values of ambition, courage, and the pursuit of excellence.
In short, the full significance of Wycombe Abbey’s Chinese name, “Weiya”, closely aligns with Confucius’ belief that “a noble person should not just be a tool used by other people.” We aim to help and encourage our students to become high-minded individuals who are not satisfied with just mastering a single skill or solely seeking material gain, but rather people who pay equal attention to knowledge and action, who are open-minded, inclusive and determined life-long learners. We believe that it is only students who have strong personal integrity, who learn about the world from a global perspective and who care about the lives of others who will be able to shoulder the responsibilities of self-improvement, raising a family successfully and contributing to national development, and who will thereby help to make the world a better place.
More specifically, in the face of a highly uncertain and precarious world, we strive to ensure that our students become:
Wycombe Abbey International Schools
Wycombe Abbey Hong Kong
WASHK opened in September 2019 and is the premier British preparatory school in Hong Kong, offering a private UK curriculum to children aged 5–13. The school focuses on an English holistic educational model at its beautiful, co-educational preparatory campus on Hong Kong Island. It uses the National Curriculum for England and Wales as a foundation, complemented by an exciting co-curricular activity programme as part of its typical school day. The school also offers an exceptional Chinese language and culture curriculum.
Contact WASHK
Campus Address：17 Tin Wan Street, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Website：www.was.edu.hk
General Enquiry
Tel：(852) 2129 7100
Email：enquiries@was.edu.hk
Admissions
Tel：(852) 2129 7128
Email：admissions@was.edu.hk
Wycombe Abbey Changzhou
Opened in 2016, WASCZ was the first school to be established in China by Wycombe Abbey Schools International. Located in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, close to the beautiful West Taihu Lake, Wycombe Abbey School Changzhou covers an area of 25 acres and has state-of-the-art facilities. It also has a rowing centre and an inflatable air dome sports stadium. The school is open to students from kindergarten to high school, with a current enrolment of around 1,300 students. It is dedicated to cultivating future leaders with high aspirations and a strong sense of responsibility and has sent large numbers of students to world-renowned universities. It is known for its academic excellence, its boarding system, and the education it provides in sports and music.
Wycombe Abbey Hangzhou
WASHZ opened in 2021 and caters for students from kindergarten through to sixth form. Located in the picturesque town of Daicun in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, the school lies next to the scenic Xiannu (Fairy) Lake, with a backdrop of lush green hills. The campus integrates local history and cultural elements, becoming a distinctive landmark in the Xiaoshan District. The school occupies 33 acres, with a built-up area exceeding 84,000 sqm, and provides boarding accommodation for up to 960 students. Its state-of-the-art facilities include an 800-seat theatre, a spacious modern sports hall with two full-sized basketball courts and two climbing walls, a FINA-standard swimming pool, and much more.
Wycombe Abbey Nanjing
WASNJ opened in 2021. Located in Tangshan, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Wycombe Abbey School Nanjing is about 20 km east of the downtown area and adjacent to the picturesque Tangshan Hot Spring Resort. The school covers an area of 20 acres with a built-up area of 112,250 sqm. Students are taught in small classes, with at most 20 students in each kindergarten class and at most 24 in each primary and junior & senior high school class, ensuring that each student gets sufficient attention from the teachers. Wycombe Abbey School Nanjing has integrated holistic education into every corner of the campus’s design and operations. The school ensures that all its hardware facilities are in place to meet the requirements of students in learning, life and other aspects, thereby enabling them to develop not only excellent academic abilities but also moral qualities, artistic accomplishments and sports potential in an all-round way, and to become genuinely outstanding world citizens.
Wycombe Abbey International provides a comprehensive range of services for their partners to ensure the schools are established correctly and provide ongoing support to ensure the quality and values of Wycombe Abbey are maintained.