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Dulwich College Beijing (DCB) is an international day school for students aged 3–18 located at Legend Garden (89 Capital Airport Road) in Shunyi District. The College runs DUCKS (ages 3–7), a Junior School (ages 7–11) and a Senior School (ages 11–18) where students follow Cambridge IGCSE in Years 10–11 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Years 12–13; an A‑Levels pathway was announced as an additional option from August 2025. DCB reports an enrolment of over 1,600 students and publishes year‑group tuition rates (2025/26 tuition ranges from RMB 245,000 for Nursery/Reception to RMB 373,000 for Years 12–13). The school offers Mandarin across all ages and a European languages programme in Senior School (French, Spanish, German), a broad co‑curricular programme (over 150 CCAs) and a residential Ignite: Switzerland termly programme for Year 9 students. All items above are taken from the school website.
Annual fees
RMB 245,000 – 373,000
Ages
3 to 18 years
Curriculum
British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, IB (DP), Cambridge A Levels
Tsinghua International School (THIS) is the international division of Tsinghua University High School on the Tsinghua Fuzhong campus in Haidian District, Beijing. Founded in 2009, THIS uses an American-based curriculum informed by US Common Core and AERO standards; the high school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses and Chinese language and culture study is required for all students. The school shares sports and other facilities with Tsinghua Fuzhong and lists computer labs and a STEAM laboratory among its resources. Primary, middle and high sections teach primarily in English while providing separate Chinese classes for native and non-native speakers. THIS runs an extensive extracurricular programme (more than 50 clubs listed) including performing arts, debate teams and ISAC athletics. Distinctive practices include primary “Spartan families” and project-based, inquiry-led learning across grades. Admissions are for foreign passport holders and Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan permanent residents.
Annual fees
RMB 186,000 – 218,000
Ages
6 to 18 years
Curriculum
American Curriculum, Advanced Placement (AP), Chinese National Curriculum
Beijing National Day School (北京市十一学校) is a middle-and-high school established in 1952 and located in Haidian District with two campuses. The school site covers 234 mu with about 160,000 square metres of buildings and around 5,000 students across the two campuses. Its International Department was founded in June 2004 and runs three parallel university-preparatory tracks: Cambridge A-Level, Advanced Placement (AP), and the IB Diploma Programme. The international programme lists roughly 50 Chinese and 71 foreign teachers and reports a teacher–student ratio of 1:6. Students in the international track can choose from language courses including English, Spanish, German, French and Japanese, and the school hosts extensive academic clubs and competition teams. The website also lists student apartments (dormitories) and contact numbers for campus services. For admissions and programme details consult the school's international curriculum and school profile pages. The school publishes admissions contacts and announcements on its website regularly.
Annual fees
RMB 100,000 – 120,000
Ages
16 to 18 years
Curriculum
Cambridge A Levels, Advanced Placement (AP), IB (DP)
Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) is an independent, non-profit international school offering IB programmes from Early Years through Grade 12; the school was founded in 1994. The campus covers about 99,000 m² and includes sports facilities (indoor pool, three full-size gyms, a FIFA‑approved football field and the ‘Tiger L'Air' sports dome) plus three libraries and multiple arts and technology studios. WAB runs the WABX co-curricular programme with several hundred club, language, service and sporting options and includes student-led activities such as Model UN, a student magazine (Inkblot), and robotics teams. The school's language instruction is in English and it offers curricular language programmes in Chinese, French and Spanish, with several home‑language programs available. Note: the campus latitude/longitude below was taken from public mapping sources because WAB's website does not publish coordinates.
Beijing Royal School (北京王府学校) was established in 1996 and is described on the school site as Beijing's first Sino-foreign cooperative school; it introduced A‑Level and AP courses in the 2000s and holds IB authorization. The campus is described as sitting north of the Beijing Olympic Village, on a 150-acre site with extensive teaching, sports and residential facilities, including a multilingual simultaneous-interpretation auditorium and a dedicated student apartment (boarding) area. The school lists signature international activities such as a “Future Diplomat” project and cooperation with international organizations, and notes both dedicated school buses and on‑campus boarding arrangements. Recent published annual tuition bands on the site show primary-to-high-school and kindergarten fees (the site lists kindergarten fees by month and senior‑school fees by year). All items above are taken from the school website.
Annual fees
RMB 66,000 – 240,000
Ages
2 to 18 years
Curriculum
Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels, IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP), Canadian Curriculum
International School of Beijing (ISB) is an English-medium international day school on a 32-acre campus in Shunyi District, northeast Beijing, close to popular expat residential compounds. ISB serves Early Years through Grade 12 and reports around 1,800 students on campus. The school operates both an English-language pathway and a Dual Language (English–Chinese) option in Elementary; ISB notes its Dual Language Program and its Early Years provision (including an EY2 class for two-year-olds). ISB offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma in Grades 11–12 alongside its ISB high-school diploma/pathways options, and lists extensive co-curricular choices including performing arts and athletics across campus facilities.
Harrow Beijing opened in 2005 and operates two sites: a City Campus for early years and a larger Hegezhuang Campus for Years 2–13. The school uses a Harrow Little Lions Curriculum for ages 2–6 and follows the English National Curriculum integrated with the International Primary Curriculum in early years and Key Stage 1; students progress to GCSE (Years 9–11) and then A Levels (Years 12–13). The school lists specialist provision including LAMDA (Harrow Beijing describes itself as the largest LAMDA centre in China), a Football Academy, aquatics and a broad programme of service learning run through student-led societies. The site also describes a six-House system, an on-site careers and university guidance programme for Years 9–13, and admissions materials (available from the Information Centre) that cover tuition, buses and timetables. All statements here are taken from the school website.
Annual fees
RMB 228,600 – 356,600
Ages
2 to 18 years
Curriculum
British Curriculum, IPC (International Primary Curriculum), Cambridge IGCSE, Australian Curriculum
Beijing City International School (BCIS) is located in Beijing's Central Business District; the main campus address is No. 77 Baiziwan Nan Er Road (contact page). Founded in 2005, BCIS operates an Early Childhood Center nearby (Toddler–Kindergarten) and a main campus serving Grades 1–12. The school offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes and also runs its own IDEATE (personalized/high-school) pathway for Grades 11–12. English is the language of instruction; Chinese (Mandarin) is taught across grade levels and many graduates take bilingual IB options. The school publishes a detailed tuition & fees schedule on its “Tuition & Fees” page and lists a school bus service. BCIS highlights technology/STEM initiatives, green/sustainability projects and student-led programs such as the Avenir business competition and Service Learning activities. (All points sourced from the BCIS website.)
Beijing No. 101 High School International Department is a public high school hosting an international division. The department integrates AP and IB courses with a Chinese curriculum, reshaping the program to interflow Chinese and Western teaching concepts. It emphasizes career guidance and social practice through student associations and Haidian District's smart city education initiatives. The school is an IB World School, offers AP courses, and hosts ACT testing, with exchanges coordinated by the International Education Center. In 2019 Kapiti College visited for exchanges. The curriculum and activities include STEM and academic enrichment through VEX and FIRST LEGO League robotics, informatics Olympiad, astronomy and aviation modeling, and Destination Imagination with targeted tracks. In arts, the Golden Sail Symphony Orchestra has performed at venues such as the National Centre for the Performing Arts, the Kennedy Center, and the Sydney Opera House. Leadership roles, flag ceremonies, and volleyball program anchor student life.
Founded in 1954, Beijing No. 55 High School is a public school located in Beijing's central Dongcheng District. In 1975, it became the first public school in Beijing authorized to enroll international students, later becoming China's first local member of the International Baccalaureate Organization in 1994. The international division serves students in grades 7 through 12 across two tracks: the IB path (offering the Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme) and a Chinese-medium track preparing students for domestic higher education. The urban campus spans 50 mu and includes a two-story gymnasium featuring a dedicated gymnastics hall and basketball court, alongside specialized biology and physics laboratories. A signature initiative is the school’s integration into the UNESCO China Education for Sustainable Development project, alongside regular cultural immersion tours across the country that enrich language development and community friendship for its multi-national student body. Extracurricular options include a student council and specialized astronomical observation programs.
