BN Vocational School

39°56′16.9″N 116°26′10.1″E BN Vocational School is a private, tuition-free vocational school in Beijing, China.^[1][2] The school was established in September 2005.^[3] It was founded by Yao Li.^[4] BN Vocational is the first tuition-free, not-for-profit, vocational secondary school in China.^[5]

BN Vocational School
Address
51 Wangjing West Road, Chaoyang District Beijing , 100102 China
Information
School type	Private, not-for-profit, vocational school
Motto	Education Lights the Journey of Life
Established	2005
Chairperson	Yao Li
Age range	16-20
Website	www.bnvs.cn

Education

Some of the services that BN Vocational School provides include professional education for impoverished youths including the children of migrant workers, vocational training, and pre-employment training.^[6] BN Vocational is the first privately run and funded school in Beijing servicing migrant children of high-school age. It develops the practical skills of the children of the most disadvantaged sector of workers.^[5]

Majors include home and property management, plumbing and air-conditioning, and technical maintenance and electrician.^[3]

Recruitment

Prospective students must have completed middle school then passed a customised entrance examination.^[5] The examination is centred on Chinese and mathematics. A maximum of 100 students are taken each year.^[3]

Funding

In addition to local funding the school has received international sponsorship. For example, Dell has given computers and Motorola the equipment in the electronics laboratory.^[5] Ireland has donated 50,000 yuan to the school. The donation was presented by the then Irish Minister of State Conor Lenihan on 17 March 2006.^[7]