Welcome 你好
We are a Chinese (Mandarin) schools, with two locations in Sydney; West Ryde and Thornleigh. Our schools are wonderful places for K-12 school students to commence their Mandarin learning journey.
We are focused on teaching Chinese language and culture with innovative teaching styles via a bilingual model.
We operate as non-profit organisations listed under the NSW Government, professionaly guided by the Community Languages Schools Program (CLSP), Department of Education (DoE) NSW.
Why Study Chinese?
With globalisation and a shift towards a connected future, it is now recognised by many that knowledge of the Chinese language opens up many doors in your child's social and work life, with Mandarin claiming the top spot as the world's most commonly spoken language.
The education we provide prepares students for the future where the relationship between China and Australia becomes deeper on an economic, political and social level.
The two schools pursue high quality teaching and results in Chinese (Mandarin)learning, as well as the development of cross-cultural competence through a supportive and tight learning community.
Creative Kids NSW Service Provider
Students learning in our schools are eligible to claim their Creative Kids Vouchers, valued up to $100 per year per student.
What's unique about us?
Individualised Attention, Group Benefits
Your child will receive the attention he or she needs in areas requiring improvement.
Combining spheres of reading comprehension, writing, listening and speaking; your child will develop as a whole, gaining skills in areas such as critical thinking, collaboration and creativity.
Student Classes
Children K-12
West Ryde Hui Zhi Chinese School (WRHZ CS) campus
Class Time: Monday 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm (school term)
Location: West Ryde Public School (6 Endeavour St, West Ryde, 2114)
WRHZ CS is a member of
the Association of Community Language Schools (ACLS)
Since 2019,WRHZ CS has been funded by the
Comunity Languages Schools Program
Department of Education NSW (CLSP DOE NSW)
and
Funded by the "MultiCultural Community Languages Grant"2020-2021
The Commonwealth of Australia,
represented by the Department of Home Affairs(DHAF)
To register, please contact Lina Guo by Email:
Children K-12
The North Sydney San You Chinese School @ Thornleigh
(SanYou CS) campus
Class Time: Tuesday 3:45 pm - 5:45 pm (school term)
Location: Thornleigh Community Garden,
Thornleigh Community Baptist Church
(15 The Esplanade Thornleigh NSW 2120)
SanYou CS is a member of Hunter Community Languages
and
Funded by the "MultiCultural Community Languages Grant"2020-2021
The Commonwealth of Australia,
represented by the Department of Home Affairs(DHAF)
To register, please contact Lina Guo by Email:
Teaching style
Backed by science
We provide a unique and scientific approach to teaching students Chinese, breaking free of the traditional, static textbook model to develop their language skills naturally, incorporating creative elements that stimulate and grow different portions of the brain.
Active learning
We promote active learning through our flexible teaching program, enabling the student to take control themselves, rather than spoon-feeding content. We integrate poems, songs, fairytales, plays and drawings as well as the traditional development of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
Evolving program
Our program focuses on exploring a new concept every week, keeping every lesson engaging and fun with an enjoyable environment.
About the founder
Working together with her colleagues, Lina Guo has been running The West Ryde Hui Zhi (WRHZ) Chinese School since 2009 and The North Sydney SANYOU (SanYou) Chinese School since 2019.
Lina Guo, a PhD holder and Department of Education (DoE) certified Community Language School teacher, has always been passionate about providing quality lanuage education to young children.
After moving to Sydney when deciding to retire in her field of geoscience, she founded these two schools and has been constantly improving teaching and bringing the best to students.
从2009年成立WRHZ中文小学校和 2019 年成立SANYOU 中文小学校以来，郭老师一直 和同事们一起，致力于因材施教，量体裁衣，不断改革教学内容和方法，激发学生潜力。
"Community Language Multicultural Grants Program"
We would like to acknowledge the support given to develop our schools, including renovation of this website, by the "Multicultural Community Languages Grant" The Commonwealth of Australia, represented by the Department of Home Affairs (31/10/2020 - 31/12/2021) (DHAF)
The Community Language Multicultural Grants Program aims to:
- support the maintenance, development and acquisition of languages other than English
- connect young Australians to the languages and cultures of their community
- improve cross-cultural awareness and respect for cultural diversity
We have achieved a number of Grant Program outcomes, which can be found in the Grant Project Outcomes page, and are more confident we can lead our students to a brighter future.