[3] On 1 February 2009 it was registered under the name "Reith Legislation British International School",[1] but the name was changed to the current one on 13 October 2009.
The school was scheduled to open with A levels and offer IB diplomas after receiving permission from the International Baccalaureate Organisation.
A school must already be open before receiving permission to offer IB.
[3] Wellington Tianjin was scheduled to initially open as only a day school, and it's now offering boarding to students above year 7.
[6] In 2011 Warwick Mansell of The Telegraph stated that it was anticipated that the largest group of students would be of East Asian origin, including Mainland Chinese students with foreign passports, Japanese, and Koreans.