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Springboard International Bilingual School

China, Beijing

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, Chinese
Fees RMB 150,000 - 260,000
Ages 2 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 600
Type Co-educational
Opened Gucheng Village, 15 Huosha Road, Houshayu Town Shunyi District, Beijing,
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum British Curriculum, IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP), American Curriculum
Typical class size 5

Gucheng Village, 15 Huosha Road, Houshayu Town, Shunyi District, Beijing, 101318 People's Republic of China

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The Essentials

Springboard International Bilingual School has 600 pupils, typical class sizes of 5, instruction in English, Chinese.

Location
Springboard International Bilingual School (SIBS) is in Gucheng Village, 15 Huosha Road, Houshayu Town, Shunyi District, Beijing — a suburban area northeast of central Beijing with a large expatriate/residential community and shopping/restaurant amenities. The campus is in Shunyi, near major roads and served by local bus routes; it is commonly described as accessible from nearby districts such as Wangjing and other parts of the city.

Stages
SIBS is a K–12 school covering Kindergarten, Primary (lower and upper), and Secondary (middle and high school) year groups. The school advertises programs from early years through Grade 12 and offers IB Diploma in the senior years alongside other international qualifications.

Type
The school is co-educational and bilingual (English and Chinese) and operates as a private international day school; several listings note that it also offers boarding options or mixed day/boarding arrangements. SIBS is authorised to offer the IB Diploma and lists other international curricula (Cognia/ Cambridge/AP elements) in its programme mix.

Country affiliation
The school is based in China (Beijing) and is not affiliated with another country as its governing body; it is authorised by local education authorities to accept foreign-national students.

Religious affiliation
SIBS does not advertise any religious affiliation and operates as a secular international bilingual school.

School day structure
Typical published hours show a morning start around 08:30 with the standard school day ending mid-afternoon (commonly cited as 15:30 on most days); the school also runs after-school programmes/activities that extend some days until about 16:20 or later. Breaks and an on‑site cafeteria are mentioned in school materials; exact daily timetables and after-school activity schedules are set by year group.

Bus service
The school runs multiple school-bus routes serving Shunyi villa communities, Wangjing and wider districts of the city; local admissions information lists several dedicated校车 routes. For specific pick-up points, route availability and costs you should request the current bus route map and schedule from admissions, as lines and stops can change each academic year.
Diving Deeper
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Fees

Annual tuition at Springboard International Bilingual School ranges from RMB 150,000 to RMB 260,000 for 2026/27.

Application fee
- One-time application/registration fee: RMB 2,000 (one-off at time of initial application/enrolment).

Tuition fees (by year group)
- Nursery / Early Years (ages 2–4): RMB 150,000 per academic year. Per term (if billed in two equal instalments): RMB 75,000.
- Kindergarten (K3 / pre-K): RMB 180,000 per academic year. Per term (if billed in two equal instalments): RMB 90,000.
- Primary (Grades 1–5): RMB 220,000 per academic year. Per term (if billed in two equal instalments): RMB 110,000.
- Lower secondary (Grades 6–8): RMB 240,000 per academic year. Per term (if billed in two equal instalments): RMB 120,000.
- Upper secondary / High School (Grades 9–12): RMB 260,000 per academic year. Per term (if billed in two equal instalments): RMB 130,000.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Published figures are shown as annual tuition amounts. Some third‑party listings also show semester/term equivalents; where schools permit term payments, a common calculation is to divide the annual fee into equal instalments (examples above). Specific invoicing dates, instalment deadlines and any early‑payment discounts or late‑payment penalties were not available in public listings.

Boarding fees
- Boarding is offered at the school (day & boarding model). A boarding/ accommodation fee is referenced in some school reports at approximately RMB 30,000 per year for students who board. Exact boarding package details and whether meals/linen are included vary by year and by listing.

Other costs and typical additional fees
- Uniforms: commonly reported around RMB 2,200 per set.
- Meals / lunch: examples on public listings show annual cafeteria/lunch charges quoted separately (amounts vary by age and menu).
- Transportation (school bus): listed as a separate annual charge; sample ranges on public listings vary by route and year (several thousand to over ten thousand RMB per year).

Refund information
- No formal, detailed refund policy for application fees or tuition (timing or percentage refundable) was located in publicly accessible fee summaries. The school's specific refund rules (refund windows, deductions for mid‑term withdrawal, non‑refundable items) were not published on the fee summary pages consulted. See note below regarding unavailable details.

Fee payment options
- Public listings consulted do not publish an authoritative, itemized list of accepted payment methods. Common methods used by international schools in Beijing include bank transfer and school billing platforms, but specific accepted payment channels for this school were not found in the public fee summaries.
Academics

Springboard International Bilingual School teaches British Curriculum, IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP), American Curriculum for students aged 2 to 18.

Curriculum
Springboard International Bilingual School (SIBS) delivers a bilingual English–Chinese K–12 curriculum and is authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. At foundation and primary levels the school combines inquiry‑based IB approaches with elements of the U.S. Common Core and aspects of the Chinese national curriculum to deliver bilingual literacy, mathematics, science and Chinese language programmes. Students move through the MYP into senior secondary where SIBS runs the IB Diploma (Grades 11–12); the IB listing shows the school registered for standard DP subjects such as mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, economics, English A (Language & Literature), Chinese A and Theory of Knowledge. The school is also reported to offer Advanced Placement courses and to hold Cambridge/Cognia affiliations in school profiles, so older students can access AP options and multiple external pathways alongside the Diploma. Across all stages SIBS emphasises bilingual instruction, modern languages (French and Spanish), laboratory and STEM provision, and a programme of co‑curricular activities; some programmes on the school profile note both day and boarding arrangements depending on year group.
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Admissions

Admissions
1. Initial enquiry and information gathering. Parents should check which year/term the school is admitting for (SIBS runs an August–June school year) and confirm whether the year or grade you want has places before paying any fees.

2. Submit application and supporting documents. The school (and third‑party school listings) report an application/processing fee is required to complete an application; published amounts vary between platforms (historical figures include RMB 1,600 and more recent listings show one‑off application fees reported around RMB 2,000), so expect to pay a non‑refundable processing fee when you submit forms. Typical documents requested by international schools include the child's passport or ID, birth certificate, past school reports/records, and immunization records — have originals and translated copies ready and ask the admissions office which exact documents they require.

3. Assessment and interview. SIBS pages and local school guides say the school arranges an interview (often with the principal and a Chinese teacher) to assess English and Chinese levels; older applicants normally also take subject tests or written assessments appropriate to the grade. Parents should prepare the child for a short oral interview and bring recent schoolwork or reports; for older students, check whether the school requires entrance tests in maths, English or science and whether tests are in English, Chinese or both.

4. Offer, deposit and enrollment paperwork. If a place is offered, SIBS and directory listings indicate the school typically issues a written offer and requests completion of an enrollment contract plus payment of a one‑time admission/placement fee (historically this has been reported in the range of RMB 10,000–20,000 for different year groups) and the first term or year's tuition/deposit to secure the place. Parents should check refund/transfer rules for deposits, ask for an itemised fee schedule (tuition vs. one‑time fees vs. optional costs such as bus, uniforms, lunch) and confirm billing currency and payment methods.

5. Registration, visas (if relevant), and start‑of‑year steps. For families coming from outside Beijing or from overseas, allow extra time for visa/formal registration paperwork and any local residency documents the school requires; SIBS is reported to accept both local and foreign passport holders and to operate as a day school with boarding available for older students, so check whether you need to register as a boarding student. Before term starts, the school will typically provide an orientation pack and timetable; confirm start dates, uniform requirements, immunization/health checks and the school's transport routes if you plan to use the bus service.
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