BN Vocational School | |
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Address | |
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51 Wangjing West Road, , 100102 | |
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School type | Private, not-for-profit, vocational school |
Motto | Education Lights the Journey of Life |
Established | 2005 |
Chairperson | Yao Li |
Age range | 16-20 |
Website |
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39°56′16.9″N 116°26′10.1″E / 39.938028°N 116.436139°E BN Vocational School is a private, tuition-free vocational school in Beijing, China. [1] [2] The school was established in September 2005. [3] It was founded by Yao Li. [4] BN Vocational is the first tuition-free, not-for-profit, vocational secondary school in China. [5]
Some of the services that BN Vocational School provides include professional education for impoverished youths including the children of migrant workers, vocational training, and pre-employment training. [6] BN Vocational is the first privately run and funded school in Beijing servicing migrant children of high-school age. It develops the practical skills of the children of the most disadvantaged sector of workers. [5]
Majors include home and property management, plumbing and air-conditioning, and technical maintenance and electrician. [3]
Prospective students must have completed middle school then passed a customised entrance examination. [5] The examination is centred on Chinese and mathematics. A maximum of 100 students are taken each year. [3]
In addition to local funding the school has received international sponsorship. For example, Dell has given computers and Motorola the equipment in the electronics laboratory. [5] Ireland has donated 50,000 yuan to the school. The donation was presented by the then Irish Minister of State Conor Lenihan on 17 March 2006. [7]