About 30 percent of graduates from the Wellington and Hiba schools go to the world's top 20 universities and about 60 percent go to top 50 universities. They ultimately become cultural ambassadors and help the world better understand China.

Qiao recalls a boy named Marcus from a family of Spanish and English parents who began his studies at a Wellington school in Tianjin at age 11. He is currently a senior at Peking University majoring in Chinese literature. He intends to continue with graduate studies in Chinese literature at Peking University.

Qiao also mentioned that the number of Chinese students from the group's Hiba brand （which accepts students of both expat and Chinese parents）, who returned to the country after pursuing studies overseas, is on a significant rise.

A report by LinkedIn released in August echoed these statistics — 84 percent of Chinese students pursuing further studies abroad prioritize returning to China as their first option for their career. The percentage almost doubled from the previous year.