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Located in the Shunyi district, The British School of Beijing, Shunyi educates students from 18 months to 18 years. The school follows the English National Curriculum, leading to IGCSE examinations and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). Uniquely, it also offers a German Primary Programme, allowing native German speakers to study core subjects in their home language while integrating with the main school for other lessons. Campus resources include a dedicated air-filtered sports dome, an indoor swimming pool, and a STEAM centre created in collaboration with MIT to support engineering and design projects. Through an exclusive partnership with The Juilliard School, students engage in a specialized performing arts curriculum featuring drama, music, and dance. Additionally, the student body participates in social impact activities through a formal partnership with UNICEF, working on challenges related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Deutsche Schule Shanghai (DSS) operates two Eurocampuses in Shanghai: the Hongqiao campus in the western Qingpu district and the Yangpu campus in the north‑east of the city. The school accepts children from 18 months through secondary graduation and offers the full range of German school certificates including the Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA). DSS runs kindergarten groups, primary classes and a Sekundarstufe with G8 gymnasialen Bildungsweg; the school publishes a single annual tuition schedule and separate conditions for DaF/DaZ language support and optional services such as the school bus. Cohorts are organised in class groups with a stated maximum class size of 24 in the Sekundarstufe; overall enrolment is around 1,100 children and young people across both sites. Admissions information, registration fees, deposit and the current annual tuition rates are published in the school's payment conditions. For campus contact details and admission steps see the school's admissions pages.
Deutsche Internationale Schule Changchun (DISC), founded in 1996, operates on a shared campus with Changchun American International School at 2899 Dong Nan Hu Lu. The school offers a structured curriculum following Thuringia and Bavaria standards for nursery up to grade five children. Instruction is in German, with secondary emphasis on English and Mandarin lessons. Notable facilities include an integrated library and the specialized DISC Culture Centre, which anchors music performances and cross-cultural events. A signature initiative is the full integration into the CAIS campus while retaining full pedagogical independence, allowing students a smooth transition into the International Baccalaureate program after grade four or five. Additionally, students participate in at least three weekly sports sessions, morning physical movement breaks, and a dedicated afternoon activities program including yoga.
Swiss School Beijing opened in August 2017 as the German-language section of the Western Academy of Beijing (WAB). The school follows the Swiss curriculum (Lehrplan 21) taught primarily in German while students also take daily Chinese lessons and access WAB's English-medium programmes. French is introduced from Grade 5. Classes run from Early Years and Kindergarten through Primary (Grades 1–5) and Middle School (Grades 6–9). The school operates on the WAB campus and students use WAB facilities such as the library and sports areas. Transportation within the WAB bus network is included in tuition. The Association Swiss School Beijing is a Swiss-registered non-profit and the school is recognised under Switzerland's framework for Swiss schools abroad. For families relocating from overseas, the school offers a German-language Swiss curriculum inside an international campus context and daily access to Chinese language teaching plus English immersion at WAB.
The Chongqing Fudi Yew Wah International Education Kindergarten (YWIEK) is located at No. 2 Huxia Street, Yuanyang Town, Yubei District, Chongqing 401122, China. Opened in 2002, it is part of the Yew Chung Yew Wah Education Network, offering a bilingual early-years program for Chinese and expatriate children. The school emphasizes a multicultural learning community and a close parent–teacher partnership, with a 5:1 child-to-teacher ratio and more than 5,000 square metres of space. The program serves children aged 2 to 6 and uses the YWIEK Curriculum, which includes Toddler (2–3), Early Childhood (3–5) and Pre-Primary Preparation (5–6) curricula, plus unique programmes such as YWIEK English Programme and early literacy/mathematics support. Instruction is delivered in English and Chinese within a bilingual environment, fostering cross-cultural learning. The network emphasises child safety and a supportive, open dialogue with families within a multicultural community.
Shanghai Gold Apple School is a private, all‑through boarding school founded in 2000 by the Yalong Group. It sits on a campus in Pudong, with green space and more than 100,000 square meters of buildings. The school comprises of Kindergarten, Primary Department, Secondary Department and International Department, with a strong international orientation across its centers. The International Department includes the American High School Center (US curriculum with AP), the Cambridge Center (IGCSE/A‑Levels), a Mandarin Center (for international students and Chinese learners), and WA International Center and Hidaka/Nihon‑ga Center. Curricula include K‑12 Chinese system, Chinese‑global curriculum for foreign students, US high school curriculum with AP and Cambridge IGCSE/A‑Levels. The school reports about 3,000 students and over 400 staff with more than 1,600 graduates have studied abroad, with a 99% admission rate to top universities. Facilities include the Apple Classroom, a wildlife bird observatory, and a digital immersive future classroom.
Hangzhou Entel Foreign Language School (est. 2008) is a 12-year middle-and-high-school campus located in Hangzhou's Future Science and Technology City. The school's website describes three departments (lower middle school, upper school — domestic track, and upper school — overseas track), about 48 classes and over 1,300 students, and a faculty with a high proportion of teachers holding advanced degrees. The campus is presented as being close to Zhijiang Lab and Alibaba's headquarters, within the Yuhang innovation area. Entel offers multiple university pathways (Gaokao domestic track plus overseas tracks including A-Level, Australian, German and Japanese programs) and highlights multilingual teaching and a 2.5+3.5 transition pathway from middle to high school.
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