Beijing World Youth Academy, Beijing

International teachers describe BWYA as a mid-tier Beijing IB school whose reputation has slipped post-COVID. One teacher said the school "wasnt in a position to ride covid without laying off staff and reducing packages" while better-funded competitors were paying retention bonuses, and that enrolment then "dropped off a cliff".
Another teacher said BWYA had "a decent little rep back in the day but they've had a big fall" and grouped it in a tier below WAB, ISB and DCB, alongside Kai Wen, HD and Daystar.
Some posters frame the issue as broader than COVID: "the issue might be internal to BWYA", with hopes the school can "turn things around and get back some of their former glory".
Older threads place BWYA in the bilingual-school bracket, paid below the top international schools (ISB, WAB, BSB) on housing, medical and travel allowances.
One ex-student said the school "would probably react badly" to negative PR, suggesting a defensive posture toward outside criticism.
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