Very showy and some of the grand facilities (2 athletics tracks, STEM centre, theatre) stand out. However, there is a shortage of classrooms and looking through the windows, you will see dull undecorated rooms full of rows of desks, as per traditional Chinese setting rather than progressive and dynamic international school.
In fact, even in the international section (the school is split, although both "schools" share the same campus) none of the international teachers are in management positions and are largely tokens. The school offers pretty much every international curricula in existence (do they really know what they're doing?) but maintains the typical Chinese practice of 3-4 exam periods per year. Despite claiming to be English medium of instruction in the international section, most teachers, who are Chinese, teach in Chinese.
There is no EAL support for learners in the middle and high schools (instead, there is extra IELTS training delivered in Chinese, alongside regular English lessons). Negative aspects of Chinese teaching (teacher-centred lecture lessons, containing several sleeping students) prevail in the middle and high schools (the primary school is more progressive, dynamic and international in outlook and approach).
There are some safeguarding concerns due to a lack of professionalism from some teachers e.g. students sometimes unsupervised, including in some out of bounds areas such as the gymnasium.
The school's latest goal is to send all of its students to the top 50 universities in the world. Considering there are no requirements for entry to the school, including for English language, this is a pipe dream.
Staff turnover is very high and the school has undergone management restructuring several times in its short history. Currently, the number of managers is more than I have known in any school and it is impossible to know who to approach about particular matters.
All round, despite the impressive facilities, the school is dysfunctional.