The Vancouver Sun reports the list of private schools being monitored for possible grade inflation now includes three British Columbia-certified schools in China, including one run by B.C.’s former inspector of independent schools.

Concerns about standards surfaced last spring after University Hill secondary told The Vancouver Sun that some of its students who struggled with English 12 were boosting their marks by taking the same course after-hours at a nearby private school.

A Sun review of ministry records found that five B.C. private schools, which cater to international students, had given passing marks in English 12 to almost all senior students even though a majority had failed the provincial exam.