hou ▁district , ▁N ing bo , ▁Z he ji ang , ▁China . ▁The ▁school ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁Hu ama o ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁School . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁fast ▁developing ▁Y in z hou ▁District ▁next ▁to ▁W anda ▁Pla za ▁and ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Not ting ham ▁N ing bo ▁Camp us . ▁N B H IS ▁has ▁ 4 5 0 ▁students ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁teaching ▁staff ▁from ▁over ▁ 3 5 ▁countries . ▁N B H IS ▁is ▁linked ▁the ▁larger ▁H ua M ao ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁School ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁primary , ▁middle ▁and ▁senior ▁school ▁of ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁students . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁co - ed uc ational ▁and ▁open ▁to ▁both ▁board ing ▁and ▁day ▁students . ▁N B H IS ▁offers ▁three ▁IB ▁program mes ▁P Y P , ▁MY P ▁and ▁D P ▁leading ▁to ▁t ert i ary ▁options ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁school ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Round ▁Square ▁Conference ▁of ▁School s ▁following ▁Board ▁appro val ▁at ▁the ▁global ▁conference ▁held ▁at ▁United ▁World ▁College ▁of ▁South ▁East ▁Asia ▁( U W SE A ). ▁ ▁History ▁Hu ama o ▁Group ▁purchased ▁an ▁‘ intern ational ▁school ’ ▁from ▁Den ise ▁Brad ford ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁the ▁Australian ▁International ▁School ▁N ing