On October 22–23, Ms. Wendy Hyer and Mr. Darren Spyksma, inspectors from the British Columbia Ministry of Education, visited Yantai No. 1 High School to carry out the 2026–27 inspection of its international curriculum program. Li Jinbo, Party Secretary and Principal of Yantai No. 1 High School, and the International Department's management team welcomed the visitors.
Learning the school's story
Accompanied by Principal Li, the inspectors toured the school history exhibition hall and learned about the school's development and achievements. A Grade 11 student from the International Department volunteered as the on-site interpreter, and the inspectors praised the student's solid language skills and composed manner.
In classrooms and in conversation
At the international campus, Canadian Principal Andrew Grant received the inspection team on behalf of the foreign teaching staff and reported on the program's results, campus renovations and plans for the future. During the visit, the inspectors:
- Observed lessons and examined how a range of BC core courses are delivered
- Met with the school's management team, staff, guidance counsellors and student representatives from each grade
- Checked teacher and student files and academic system records, reviewing how the program operates as a whole
What the inspectors recognized
Since the program opened in 2014, this was the thirteenth annual on-site inspection by the BC Ministry of Education. The inspectors affirmed the school's teaching and management for strictly following BC's standards for offshore schools. They also praised the school's strong support for the program, the leadership of the Canadian principal and the cooperation between Chinese and international staff, and expressed their hope that the program will continue to develop steadily.
Further reading
For more on the school's inspections, the BC government publishes the Canada Yantai Secondary School fall 2025 inspection report (PDF). That report covers the fall 2025 inspection, not this year's.
