On October 19–20, an inspection team from the British Columbia Ministry of Education visited the China-Canada program at Qingdao No. 9 High School (Canada Qingdao Secondary School) for the 2026–27 offshore school inspection. The visitors included team chair Mrs. Wendy Hyer, team member Mr. Darren Spyksma and Offshore School Representative Mr. Rodger Lindstrom.
This was the sixteenth annual inspection of the program since it opened in 2011, and a full review of what fifteen years of teaching have achieved.
Day one: meetings and a campus tour
On the morning of October 19, the team met Canadian Principal Mr. Ryan Stotesbury, Canadian Vice Principal Mr. Troy Gao and all of the international teachers, teaching assistants and guidance counsellors to explain the process and focus of the inspection.
The team then met Party Secretary Fa Shaopeng, Principal Feng Qiang, Deputy Party Secretary Qu Lin and International Department Director Wang Yan of Qingdao No. 9 High School, along with Mr. Stotesbury and Mr. Gao. Party Secretary Fa introduced the school's history, educational strengths and public standing, as well as the program's progress over the past year.
Accompanied by Mr. Stotesbury, Mr. Gao and teaching assistant Ms. Jenny Wang, the team then toured the school history museum and inspected campus facilities. They learned about the school's current work and future plans, and spoke highly of its results in delivering the curriculum and promoting well-rounded education.
Day two: in the classroom
On October 20, the team:
- Observed lessons in Canadian courses
- Reviewed course outlines and teacher files
- Held in-depth conversations with the Canadian principal, staff and students
- Examined key areas including facilities, teacher qualifications, course offerings and classroom teaching
What the inspectors recognized
After two days, the team gave the program a strong overall endorsement. They praised its results and the hard work of its staff, and found that the courses meet BC curriculum requirements, assessment is varied, and classroom teaching is solid and effective. They also thanked the leadership of Qingdao No. 9 High School and the Chinese teachers for their support, noting that it is an important foundation of the program's success.
The program will build on this inspection to keep raising the quality of its teaching.
Further reading
For more on the school's inspections, the BC government publishes the Canada Qingdao Secondary School fall 2025 inspection report (PDF). That report covers the fall 2025 inspection, not this year's.
