Recently, Suzhou Education Research Institute declared Suzhou's first list of education research bases in a move to honor education institutions with remarkable performance in education research and encourage schools to enhance their teaching quality based on in-depth study. SIP Xinghai Primary School is on the list.

Xinghai has been increasing its input in education research over the past few years, including making specific short- and long-term research plans, establishing integrated incentive and management mechanisms, offering timely and substantial financial support for research projects and organizing various academic exchange activities. This has led to a flourishing of education research outcomes among its faculty members, which has enabled the school to greatly improve its teaching quality and win a long list of honors.