Premium International Schools in Shenzhen, China
Edited by Aziza Francienne · B2C Marketing Manager
About international schools in Shenzhen, China
Shenzhen’s premium international schools mainly serve expatriate and cross-border families and are clustered in districts such as Shekou, Nanshan and Futian, offering full foreign curricula rather than local mainland programmes. Families commonly find IB (PYP/MYP/DP), British (Cambridge/IGCSE/A-Level), American (US curriculum/AP) and some Canadian or bilingual English - Mandarin pathways, with English the principal language of instruction and Mandarin widely taught as an additional or co-instructional language. Annual tuition for premium day schools typically sits in the low to mid hundreds of thousands of RMB, with published ranges across the market from roughly RMB 120,000 at the lower end to RMB 360,000 or more at the top; expect extra costs for deposits, development levies, transport, meals and trips. The main intake follows the northern-hemisphere academic year (August/September), admissions commonly include an application form, assessment and interview, and many fully foreign-curriculum international schools in Shenzhen are licensed to enrol students holding passports other than mainland Chinese, while arrangements for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan passport holders vary.
Compare 7 Premium international schools in Shenzhen, China. Filter by curriculum, fees (average RMB 279,616), location, and more to find the right international school now.
At a glance 7 schools · avg fee RMB 279,616
- Schools listed
- 7
- Curricula
- 12
- Average annual fee
- RMB 279,616
- Fee range
- RMB 205,000 – 360,300
- Most common curriculum
- Cambridge IGCSE (4 schools)
- Average school size
- 830 pupils
- Largest by enrolment
- Shenzhen College of International Education
- Oldest
- International School of Nanshan Shenzhen (2002)
- With boarding
- 3
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