| BN Vocational School | |
| Motto: | Education Lights the Journey of Life |
| Streetaddress: | 51 Wangjing West Road, |
| Region: | Chaoyang District |
| City: | Beijing |
| Postalcode: | 100102 |
| Country: | China |
| Schooltype: | vocational school |
| Fundingtype: | Private, not-for-profit |
| Established: | 2005 |
| Chairperson: | Yao Li |
| Age Range: | 16-20 |
BN Vocational School is a private, tuition-free vocational school in Beijing, China.[1] [2] The school was established in September 2005. It was founded by Yao Li.[3] BN Vocational is the first tuition-free, not-for-profit, vocational secondary school in China.
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.[4] 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.
Majors include home and property management, plumbing and air-conditioning, and technical maintenance and electrician.[5]
Prospective students must have completed middle school then passed a customised entrance examination. The examination is centred on Chinese and mathematics. A maximum of 100 students are taken each year.[5]
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.[6] 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]