Compare Moderate-level SEN International Schools in China

Beijing International Bilingual Academy (BIBA) opened in 2006 and is based at No.1 Yumin Road, Houshayu, Shunyi, Beijing (postcode 101300). BIBA is a bilingual (Chinese–English) school serving Early Years through Grade 12. Early Years integrates Montessori practice with an IB PYP framework; Elementary follows the American Common Core alongside the Chinese national curriculum; Middle School combines the Chinese curriculum and the IB MYP; High School uses IGCSE in Grades 9–10 and offers the IBDP and A‑Levels in Grades 11–12. The school publishes 2025–2026 tuition rates (Nursery through Grade 12) and lists optional boarding and school-bus fees. Admissions materials include a 2025–2026 age-placement guide (Nursery from age 1; Grade 12 typically age 17). BIBA lists over 200 extracurricular activities and a specialised STP Dual Excellence pathway for arts/sport. Contact and divisional phone numbers are available on the school's Contact Us page.

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.

Beijing SMIC Private School — English Track is an English‑medium K–12 programme whose campus is located in southeast Beijing in the Yizhuang BDA (Beijing's hi‑tech development zone). The English Track began when the school was founded in 2005 and offers a bilingual kindergarten (early years) followed by a fully immersive English environment from Grade 1 onward. The elementary curriculum uses U.S. Common Core ELA, Singapore Math, and NGSS‑aligned science; Chinese language follows the local government programme. The school operates three campuses (kindergarten, main campus for elementary/middle, and a separate high‑school campus) and reports an English‑track student population on school pages. The school lists a Student Achievement Center (SAC) and a range of co‑curricular sports, academic competitions (World Scholars Cup, World Spelling Bee) and arts activities. Key contact and address details are published on the school site.

Canadian International School Kunshan (CISK) is a K–12 IB-continuum school located at No.555 Chuanshi Road, adjacent to Duke Kunshan University and Kunshan High School, in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province. The school offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes from early years up to grade 12; CISK was founded in 2012. The campus includes a dedicated kindergarten building, academic blocks, student dormitories and sports facilities; boarding and a school-bus network are provided. Annual tuition for 2025–2026 ranges from RMB 130,000 (Early Years) to RMB 206,000 (DP Years); additional fees apply for bus and dormitory services. Classes are small (caps commonly listed as up to 22 students per class) and instruction is in English; Mandarin is compulsory and the school runs Mandarin (MFL/MSL) and short taster programmes in Japanese, Spanish, Korean and German. Key leadership includes the Secondary Principal Christopher Hoddinott and Primary Principal Dr. Sarah Salazar.

Canadian International School of Beijing (CISB) is a downtown Beijing international day school located at 38 Liangmaqiao Road in Chaoyang District. The school combines a Canadian provincial high-school pathway (New Brunswick) with the International Baccalaureate continuum (PYP, MYP and DP) and operates an Early Years programme that includes Montessori practices and a Nido option for infants; CISB accepts applicants from 6 months up to 18 years. The campus runs a daily after-school activities (ASA) programme across sports, arts, culture and academic clubs, and offers a school bus service and on-site catering provided by Sodexo. The most recent published annual tuition range on the school website (2025–2026 fee schedule) runs from 135,500 RMB (Pre-K half day) to 336,800 RMB (Grades 11–12). If you would like, I can fetch campus coordinates or any additional detail from the school site pages or linked documents.

CIS Hangzhou is a one-year, residential Year 10 programme launched in 2013 and run by Chinese International School (CIS). The programme is taught in English and Chinese (Mandarin) and is delivered as a tailored CIS Year 10 curriculum (CIS-developed/Bespoke) that emphasises experiential, interdisciplinary and project-based learning using Hangzhou and the surrounding region as a classroom. The mini-campus is housed on the Greentown Yuhua School (GYS) campus and includes residential facilities for up to 144 students, with rooms of up to four students and house structures for pastoral care. The programme timetable runs six days a week and includes a Core, Individual and Elective sports programme and an established music programme (whole-school choir, peripatetic lessons and ensembles). CIS describes substantial opportunities for community service and city-based learning as part of the Hangzhou experience.

Harrow LiDe School Nanning operates on a 100-acre campus with 66,000 square meters of facilities, located along Longgang Avenue. The school provides a bilingual educational pathway spanning from early years to grade 12, serving up to 1,460 students. For grades 1 through 9, instruction covers China’s nine-year national curriculum delivered via international pedagogies. Students in grade 10 prepare for IGCSE examinations, while grades 11 and 12 focus on A Level subject courses. Boarding facilities accommodate over 260 pupils from grade 3 and above, offering supervised evening tutoring. A distinctive signature initiative is the traditional House System, where every student belongs to a named house with its own colors and flags. This is complemented by the annual Long Ducker charity run along the Yongjiang River and the historic 'Capping' etiquette ceremony passed down through generations, ensuring deep connections to heritage alongside active community service programs.

Hiba Academy Shanghai is a bilingual day school for Grades 1–12 (Primary, Junior High and High School) located on Linyao Road in Pudong's New Bund area. The school opened in September 2018 and the campus was developed as part of the New Bund project. The Hiba model blends the Chinese national curriculum with elements of the English national/British approach and uses a co-teaching bilingual model (Chinese and English) across many subjects; the school explicitly describes immersive, co-taught lessons and a bilingual timetable. Fees published on the school site are shown per semester (Primary, Junior High, High School); the site lists bus, meal and uniform charges separately. The school's co‑curricular programme includes academic competitions (e.g. Model United Nations, World Scholars' Cup), sports and arts offerings and service opportunities. Where the school website does not list a specific figure (for example current total pupil numbers or exact pupil ages by grade) those items are left blank here; please let me know if you would like me to look these up outside the school site.

The International School of Nanshan Shenzhen (ISNS) was established in 2002 and is located at 11 Longyuan Road in Nanshan District; the school moved to its current campus on the south side of Tanglang Mountain in 2016 (campus area ~15,000 sqm). ISNS offers the full IB continuum (PYP, MYP and DP) and also operates under New Brunswick (Canada) accreditation so students in senior years may earn a New Brunswick diploma alongside IB options. The early years programme covers ages 2–5 and the Diploma Programme is described for students aged 16–19. The campus lists indoor and outdoor sports facilities, art studios and two libraries, and the school publishes its annual tuition schedule (K3–K5 to G11–G12) on the website. ISNS runs an optional school-bus service with multiple routes across Shenzhen.

ISA Liwan (ISA Liwan International School / ISA Wenhua Liwan School) is a K–12 campus in Guangzhou's Liwan District. The school site describes the campus as located on Hailong Road, about 800 metres from Longxi (Guangfo) Metro Station, and occupying a large campus with sports facilities, an aquatics centre, an 800-seat auditorium and two libraries. ISA Liwan delivers IB-framed programmes across age groups (PYP in Primary; MYP authorised in 2024; IBDP authorised December 2023) and lists additional international pathways (A Level, AP, IGCSE/HKDSE and Chinese national curriculum pathways through the Wenhua programme). The website also describes an international boarding provision, a school bus service, more than 60 co-curricular options and a CCA structure that includes arts, sports, languages and leadership strands.

LEH International School Foshan is the first overseas campus of Lady Eleanor Holles (LEH) London and opened to its first students in September 2021. The school follows an English/British curriculum for students aged 6–18, preparing pupils for IGCSE and A Level qualifications. The campus, designed with sustainability in mind by Scott Brownrigg, includes dedicated sports facilities (4-court sports hall, 25m heated pool, 400m athletics track and large grass sports field) and specialist music and performing-arts provision; the school runs LAMDA and ABRSM exam programmes and is accredited by bodies including COBIS, CAIE and Pearson Edexcel. LEH Foshan is a day and boarding school teaching lessons in English (Chinese and Spanish are taught as language subjects) and operates a school bus service. For full tuition tables the school publishes a School Fees page and asks families to contact Admissions for detailed fee schedules.

Shenzhen American International School (SAIS) — Bao'an Campus serves students from preschool through Grade 12 and was established with approval in May 2005. The Bao'an campus is located in the Hangcheng area of Bao'an District and occupies over 20,000 square metres with three main buildings: an academic block, dormitories and a dining hall. The campus offers multiple upper‑secondary pathways (IB DP, AP, Cambridge A‑Level and HKDSE) and preschool programs (including IB‑PYP and Montessori approaches on SAIS pages). The school provides an on‑site boarding programme for students, campus dining (meals for boarders included in boarding fee), SEN support, ESL/EAL support, college counselling, after‑school activities and school bus services for day students. Annual tuition (2025–26 fee policy) ranges from RMB 138,000 to RMB 298,000; other published fees include an application fee, an enrollment deposit and boarding/meals charges. (All items above are taken from SAIS Bao'an pages and the SAIS Bao'an 2025–26 fee policy published on the school site.)

Utahloy International School Zengcheng (UISZ) opened in 2003 and is located in Zengcheng District of Guangzhou. The school provides the International Baccalaureate continuum (Early Years / PYP / MYP / DP) and also offers the Hong Kong DSE pathway in senior secondary. The UISZ website describes a lakeside campus near Guangzhou with dedicated innovation spaces and classroom facilities, and it highlights multilingual provision (including mother‑tongue support) alongside after‑school activities and boarding. The site lists contact details for Admissions and a dedicated Tuition & Fees page for the 2025–2026 year (the school's fees pages list fee categories but the site does not publish a simple, public “min–max” summary on the pages accessible to me).

Chengdu Meishi International School (CMIS) offers the IB continuum (PYP, MYP, DP) alongside AP and the Chinese National Curriculum for students aged 6 to 18. Located in Chengdu's Hi-tech Zone, the 38-acre campus supports boarding and day programs with English and Chinese as languages of instruction. The school welcomes domestic and international students, and since 2009 has been authorized to offer all three IB programmes, with AP added in 2023. CMIS serves over 2,000 students, about 35% in the international division and 65% in the domestic division, providing a truly mixed environment for intercultural learning. Facilities include separate Primary and Middle School Buildings, Comprehensive Teaching Buildings, Integrated Programmes Buildings A-C, a Library, dormitories, a cafeteria, a Sports Center, a Track and Field, and a Lake. The Integrated Programmes link inquiry-based learning, research projects, and Sino-American Elite initiatives with a broad extracurricular spectrum, including annual Science and Innovation Festival earning recognitions.

The International School of Dongguan (ISD) is an English-medium, co-educational day school located at 11 Jin Feng Nan Road in Nancheng District, Dongguan. ISD opened on 16 August 2012 and currently teaches from Early Childhood (Pre‑K) through Grade 12; the school is WASC‑accredited and an authorized IB Diploma Programme school that is pursuing the full IB continuum. The campus occupies a purpose-built site with facilities for arts, sciences, sports and a Maker Space (robotics, laser cutter and 3D printer); ISD also lists a dedicated indoor basketball court and outdoor sports pitches and courts. Tuition for 2025–2026 (single‑payment annual rates on the school's published fee schedule) ranges from RMB 126,000 (Pre‑K / JK band) up to RMB 233,600 (Grades 9–12). (All items above are taken from ISD's own website and the school's 2025–2026 Tuition & Fees document.)

ISA Tianhe International School of Guangzhou is an IB World School located in Zhujiang New Town (the Guangzhou CBD) that accepts children aged 2–11. The school combines the International Baccalaureate framework with UK National Curriculum standards and runs a Chinese language programme plus a Mother Tongue programme. ISA Tianhe offers Early Years and Primary years; its published class-size maxima are 20 for Early Years and 25 for Primary. The school lists more than 50 co-curricular clubs (sports, arts, STEAM and academic clubs) and operates multiple school-bus routes serving Guangzhou. ISA Tianhe is named on the site as an IGCSE test centre and holds authorisations within the IB continuum; the site also describes EAL support and differentiated Chinese instruction. Beth Jones is listed as Head of School. For admissions, fees and specific enrolment details the school directs parents to the admissions pages and the admissions email on the website.

Located at 1122 Phoenix Centre Road in Honggutan District, Nanchang, NCIS offers a program for expatriate families in Jiangxi. The school follows a blended curriculum including IB PYP, the Chinese National Curriculum, and British Curriculum. English is the primary language of instruction, and NCIS is approved by the PRC Ministry of Education as an international school. Authorized to offer the PYP since 2016, NCIS focuses on inquiry-based learning across subjects and arts, with a campus that supports academics, arts, and activities. The school was founded in 2010 and is part of the Worldwide Education Services (WES) Education Group. Facilities include classrooms, art and music rooms, a Chinese/Culture room, a library, a hall, a theater, a cafeteria, a multi-function hall, an indoor stadium, and an outdoor sports field. After-school activities include sport clubs and ASA program featuring arts, music, storytelling, crafts, knitting, and STEM. ESL support is provided in Primary School.

QSI International School of Dongguan (QSID) was founded in August 2004 and serves Preschool through Secondary students; the school's listed campus address is No. 8, Yuwu Commercial Street in Dongcheng District, Dongguan. QSID uses the QSI (mastery learning) curriculum implemented worldwide and describes its Secondary program as aligned with the U.S. Common Core; the Secondary program page also notes an Advanced Placement (AP) offering. The school's public pages list student enrolment figures on different pages (the homepage states “over 255 students,” while the Admissions Quick Facts lists 200), so you may wish to confirm current numbers with Admissions. QSID publishes information about its Chinese language program (Mandarin) with HSK preparation and a schedule of extracurriculars including athletics and a range of student clubs (Student Council, MUN, Beta Club, Mathematics Club, Chess, Yearbook, etc.).