School Profile
School Profile 2026-2027
CEEB Code: 694567
Head of School
Stephen Holroyd
Principal
Jay M. Langkamp
Tel: +86 20 3468 3339
Add: No. 8 Weili Road, Nansha,
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 511457
www.ncpachina.org
Head of School
Stephen Holroyd
Principal
Jay M. Langkamp
Tel: +86 20 3468 3339
Add: No. 8 Weili Road, Nansha,
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 511457
www.ncpachina.org
College Counselors
Maggie Liu
maggie.liu@guiscn.com
Ingrid Sakul
ingrid.sakul@guiscn.com
Hayley Zhao
hayley.zhao@guiscn.com
Maggie Liu
maggie.liu@guiscn.com
Ingrid Sakul
ingrid.sakul@guiscn.com
Hayley Zhao
hayley.zhao@guiscn.com
Enrollment 2026-2027
Grade 9-12: 361
Class of 2027: 97
Student to Faculty Ratio: 7:1
Faculty: 60
Grade 9-12: 361
Class of 2027: 97
Student to Faculty Ratio: 7:1
Faculty: 60
ABOUT NCPA
Nansha College Preparatory Academy is a private, American curriculum boarding school founded in partnership with ULink Education Group and the non-profit, Princeton-based International Schools Services (ISS). We are an English-medium school serving predominantly Chinese national students.
OUR MISSION
Nansha College Preparatory Academy is a learning community that empowers students to achieve academic and social excellence. NCPA is an English-language immersion school that prepares students for success in higher learning.
ACCREDITATION
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) granted NCPA full accreditation status through June 2029.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
The school calendar has 182 days of instruction, starting in August and ending in June every year.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
- 8 credits required yearly
- Pre-AP® English is used in G9 & G10
- A minimum of 4 AP® courses are required to graduate
- NCPA is an AP® Capstone School
- On average, NCPA students take 6 AP® courses before they graduate
20 AP® course offerings: Seminar, Research, Pre-Calculus, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1, Environmental Science, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Business and Personal Finance, Psychology, English Language and Composition, Studio Art: Drawing, 2D Design and 3D Design.
English is the instructional language for all classes, except Chinese Literature. Our English immersion program with emphasis on academic English language distinguishes us from other international schools serving Chinese nationals. Our curriculum is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English and Math.
SOCIAL EXCELLENCE
- Our curriculum includes 30 elective courses offered across all departments
- Our after-school program boasts over 200 activities including Model UN, Yearbook, Student Government, National Honor Society and Tri-M Honor Society
- NCPA offers 16 competitive sports and intramurals
- Students have dedicated onsite support from their college and social emotional counselors who follow the student throughout their high school years
- Students meet every other day in small groups with their faculty advisors. Juniors and seniors are scheduled into semester-long seminar classes with their college counselors
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
4.0 English
4.0 Social Studies
4.0 Mathematics
4.0 Science
4.0 Chinese
3.0 Visual/Performing Arts
2.0 Health & PE
1.0 Seminar
6.0 Electives
32.0 Total Credits
4.0 Social Studies
4.0 Mathematics
4.0 Science
4.0 Chinese
3.0 Visual/Performing Arts
2.0 Health & PE
1.0 Seminar
6.0 Electives
32.0 Total Credits
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) PERFORMANCE
| AP® RESULTS 2026 | |
| 270 | students sat for 739 exams |
| 73% | of our 2026 examinees earned a “3” or higher |
| 57% | of the 2026 graduates earned an AP® Award |
| AP® SCHOLAR AWARDS 2026 | |
| 67 | AP® Scholars |
| 20 | AP® Scholars with Honor |
| 40 | AP® Scholars with Distinction |
| 2 | AP® Capstone Diploma |
| 6 | AP® Seminar and Research Certificate |
ASSESSMENT
NCPA is a standards-based reporting school where teachers assess knowledge and skills through a set of benchmarks across the academic year. Official marks are given at the end of the courses.
Students’ yearly levels of achievement are reported on the following scale:
Exemplary (E)
The student demonstrates evidence of thorough understanding of the required knowledge and skills and the ability to apply them consistently in a wide variety of situations.
Proficient (P)
The student demonstrates consistent evidence of understanding and/or application of the required knowledge and skills.
Approaching (A)
The student demonstrates partial or inconsistent evidence of understanding and/or application of the required knowledge and skills.
Not Yet (N)
The student demonstrates minimal understanding and/or application of the required knowledge and skills.
GRADE WEIGHTING AND REPORTING
NCPA computes a weighted grade point average. The weighted average includes all courses taken at NCPA and counts year-end course grades based on their level, according to this system below:
| WEIGHTING SYSTEM | COLLEGE PREP | AP® |
| Exemplary (E) | 4.50 | 5.00 |
| Proficient (P) | 3.50 | 4.00 |
| Approaching (A) | 2.50 | 3.00 |
| Not Yet (N) | 1.50 | 2.00 |
| Incomplete (I) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| GPA RANGES | CLASS OF 2027 |
| Highest | 4.66 |
| Median | 3.99 |
| Mid-range | 3.59-4.35 |
* Cumulative through 6th semester final grades.
CLASS OF 2016-2026 MATRICULATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES
Adelphi University
Agnes Scott College
Allegheny College
American U.
Amsterdam U. College (NL)
Arizona State U.
Australian National U. (AU)
Babson College
Baldwin Wallace U.
Ball State U.
Bard College
Barnard College
Bates College
Baylor U.
Becker College
Beloit College
Bentley U.
Berklee College of Music
Binghamton U.
Boston Architectural College
Boston College
Boston U.
Brandeis U.
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell U.
California College of the Arts
California Polytechnic State U.
California State U., Long Beach
Carleton College
Carleton U.
Carnegie Mellon U.
Case Western Reserve U.
Cattolica International, Milan (IT)
Centre College
Chapman U.
City U. of Hong Kong (CN)
City U. of London (GB)
Clark U.
Clemson U.
Cleveland State U.
Colby College
Colgate U.
College of the Holy Cross
Colorado College
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State U.
Columbia College, Chicago
Concordia U. (CA)
Connecticut College
Cornell College
Cornell U.
Coventry U. (GB)
Culinary Institute of America
Dalhousie U. (CA)
Davidson College
Denison U.
DePauw U.
Dickinson College
Drexel U.
Durham U. (GB)
École hôtelière de Lausanne (CH)
Elon U.
Emerson College
Emily Carr U.of Art & Design (CA)
Emory U.
Erasmus U. Rotterdam (NL)
Fashion Institute of Technology
Fordham U.
Franklin & Marshall College
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College
Glion Institute of Higher Education (CH)
Gonzaga U.
Grinnell College
Guildhall School of Music & Drama (GB)
Hamilton College
Haverford College
Hiram College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hofstra U.
Hong Kong Baptist U. (CN)
Hong Kong Design Institute (CN)
Hong Kong Metropolitan U. (CN)
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Wesleyan U.
Imperial College London (GB)
Indiana U., Bloomington
Iowa State U.
Ithaca College
Johns Hopkins U.
Kent State U.
Kenyon College
Kingston U. (GB)
KU Leuven (BE)
Lafayette College
Lancaster U. (GB)
Lasalle College of the Arts (SG)
Lawrence U.
Leeds Conservatoire (GB)
Lehigh U.
Lewis & Clark College
Lingnan U. (CN)
Louisiana State U.
Loyola Marymount U.
Loyola U. Chicago
Maastricht Hotel Management School (NL)
Maastricht U. (NL)
Macalester College
Macao Polytechnic U. (CN)
Maryland Institute College of Art
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Massey U. (NZ)
McGill U. (CA)
McMaster U. (CA)
Miami U., Oxford
Michigan State U.
Middlebury College
Monash U. (AU)
Monash U., Malaysia (AU)
Mount Holyoke College
Muhlenberg College
Musician Institute
New York Institute of Technology
New York U.
North Carolina State U.
Northeastern U.
Northwestern U., Qatar
Oberlin College of Arts & Sciences
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Occidental College
Ohio Wesleyan U.
Ontario College of Art & Design (CA)
Pennsylvania State U.
Pepperdine U.
Pratt Institute
Purdue U.
Queen’s U. (CA)
Quinnipiac U.
Reed College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island School of Design
Rhodes College
Rice U.
RMIT U. (AU)
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rollins College
Rutgers U.
Ryerson U. (CA)
Sacred Heart U.
San Diego State U.
San Francisco State U.
San Jose State U.
Santa Clara U.
Sarah Lawrence College
SCAD
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of Visual Arts
Seattle U.
Simon Fraser U. (CA)
Skidmore College
Smith College
Southern Methodist U.
St. Lawrence U.
St. Norbert College
St. Olaf College
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stony Brook U.
Swinburne U. of Technology (AU)
Swiss Hotel Management School (CH)
Syracuse U.
Temple U.
Texas A&M U.
The Chinese U. of Hong Kong (CN)
The Citadel
The College of Wooster
The George Washington U.
The Glasgow School of Art (GB)
The Hong Kong U. of Science and Technology (CN)
The New School
The Ohio State U.
The U. of Arizona
The U. of British Columbia (CA)
The U. of Edinburgh (GB)
The U. of Hong Kong (CN)
The U. of Iowa
The U. of Kansas
The U. of Manchester (GB)
The U. of Melbourne (AU)
The U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The U. of Queensland (AU)
The U. of Sydney (AU)
The U. of Texas at Arlington
The U. of Texas at Austin
The U. of Utah
Trinity College
Trinity College Dublin (IE)
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (GB)
Tulane U.
U. at Buffalo - SUNY
U. of Aberdeen (GB)
U. of Adelaide (AU)
U. of Amsterdam (NL)
U. of Auckland (NZ)
U. of Bristol (GB)
U. of Calgary (CA)
U. of California, Berkeley
U. of California, Davis
U. of California, Irvine
U. of California, Los Angeles
U. of California, Merced
U. of California, Riverside
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U. of California, Santa Barbara
U. of California, Santa Cruz
U. of Cincinnati
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U. of Connecticut
U. of Delaware
U. of Denver
U. of Derby (GB)
U. of Florida
U. of Georgia
U. of Glasgow (GB)
U. of Hartford
U. of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
U. of Leeds (GB)
U. of Leicester (GB)
U. of Manitoba (CA)
U. of Maryland, College Park
U. of Massachusetts, Amherst
U. of Miami
U. of Michigan-Ann Arbor
U. of Minnesota, Twin Cities
U. of Nebraska-Lincoln
U. of Nottingham (GB)
U. of Oregon
U. of Ottawa (CA)
U. of Pittsburgh
U. of Portland
U. of Reading (GB)
U. of Redlands
U. of Richmond
U. of Rochester
U. of San Diego
U. of San Francisco
U. of Southern California
U. of Stirling (GB)
U. of the Pacific
U. of Toronto (CA)
U. of Victoria (CA)
U. of Washington
U. of Waterloo (CA)
U. of West London (GB)
U. of Windsor (CA)
U. of Wisconsin-Madison
Union College
University College London (GB)
UNSW (AU)
Ursinus College
Utah State U.
Vanderbilt U.
Villanova U.
Virginia Commonwealth U.
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest U.
Washington and Lee U.
Washington State U.
Western U. (CA)
Wheaton College Massachusetts
Whitman College
Wilfrid Laurier U. (CA)
Wilkes U.
Willamette U.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
*Sample University Acceptances · Student Matriculated · 2 or More Students Matriculated
