Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/International School of Dongguan


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The result was speedy keep. withdrawn by nominator with no delete !votes (non-admin closure) shoy (reactions) 20:11, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

International School of Dongguan

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Doesn't have any sources listed that aren't from the organization, and I can't find any reliable independent sources that talk about it much.  Amaryllis Gardener  talk 00:53, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep
 * Please keep in mind that the "Common outcome" is to keep any school which has senior high school level classes, even if no secondary sources are yet cited for the article: Articles_for_deletion/Common_outcomes (I am aware this is not an actual notability policy, but rather common outcomes). It is assumed that such sources do exist and can be found if one digs deep enough if the school is a senior high school or has senior high school level classes.
 * "Most independently accredited degree-awarding institutions and high schools are usually kept except when zero independent sources can be found to prove that the institution actually exists."
 * Please read User:DGG's statements at Articles_for_deletion/British_International_School_Lagos for some background on why high schools/schools with high schools are usually kept.
 * Having said that I will see if any Dongguan newspapers have written anything about the school.
 * WhisperToMe (talk) 01:09, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I forgot about that. But the exception really doesn't make much sense to me. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 01:18, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I found a Dongguan Today article that talks about the approval of the school by the Chinese authorities. Anyway I think it's because high schools (or multilevel schools that include high school) tend to get more press coverage and articles written about them compared to elementary and junior high school articles. It's because high schools tend to be larger and draw students from a wider area. They are the final step before university, and in some countries they are the final stage of mandatory education (in others junior high is the final stage of mandatory education). WhisperToMe (talk) 01:21, 1 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep. actual senior high school, sponsored by a notable agency. Such schools are always considered notable. I could give many reasons, but the essential reason is as a compromise--keep the high schools, remove the elementary schools, and do both without the need for discussion.  is correct hat they generally do get considerable more overage. In the days when we were doing this by the GNG, for US high schools I was almost always able to find RS coverage of two aspects: First, the athletics--any long standing school has won at least one championship in something at some point; Second, notable alumni--high schools are larger & the odds of finding notable alumni are greater, & people are more apt to mention someone's high school when writing about them. (Thus our custom of always including high school if possible in a bio, but not searching for elementary school unless it's readily at hand)   DGG ( talk ) 06:30, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. of course, per our normal procedure even if the article talks more about the seating capacity of its canteen than anything else. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 13:22, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Withdrawn, guess I should brush up on my notability knowledge, having recently come back from inactivity. My apologies. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 19:58, 1 November 2015 (UTC)


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