1、Boarding Schools Association British CouncilConnexcelSurvey of Chinese ParentsContentsForewordExecutive SummaryIntroductionChinese overseas entry to UK boarding schoolsThe attraction of studying abroadHow to choose a schoolCovid impacts on international boardingQuestions answered by prospective pare

2、nts onlyQuestions answered by current parents onlyThe level of income earned by parents who responded to the surveyConclusions and recommendationsAppendix Letter from Department for International TradeP.03P.07P.09P.12P.16P.22P.33P.37P.44P.61P.64P.67P.67FOREWORD 1UK boarding schools have long cherish

3、ed and highly valued their relationship with students and families from China.They have supported students to enjoy all the benefits of a British boarding school education and in turn greatly appreciated the contribution Chinese students make to school life.While the number of Chinese students at UK

4、 boarding schools is annually tracked,less statistically clear has been the reasons why families from China choose the UK in the first place and how that differs,for instance,by age.This survey helps to close that statistical gap and presents a very useful picture for boarding schools and related pr

5、actitioners.It also comes at a time when the global impact of Covid-19 has inevitably disrupted the rhythm of regular student tracking,so the survey is doubly valuable in that respect.The BSA Group hopes stakeholders find the survey interesting and helpful and is grateful to its partners for their p

6、art in supporting this report.Robin Fletcher,MBA,MPhil,FRSACEO Boarding Schools Association and Boarding Schools Association Group03Foreword 1I am delighted to have been involved in the creation of this valuable report.To have been able to collate the opinions of 15%of all the Chinese families with