Beijing No. 80 High School International Department vs Beijing Royal School

	B Beijing No. 80 High School International Department Beijing, China	B Beijing Royal School Beijing, China
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year RMB 40,000 - 100,000	Fees / year RMB 66,000 - 240,000
Age range	Age range 12 - 18 years	Age range 2 - 18 years
Type	Type —	Type Co-educational (boarding)
Curriculum	Curriculum IB (DP), Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels	Curriculum Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels, IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP), Canadian Curriculum
Pupils	Pupils —	Pupils 2,500
Typical class size	Typical class size —	Typical class size 25
Instruction language	Instruction language English, Mandarin	Instruction language English, Mandarin
Opened	Opened —	Opened 1996
Bus service	Bus service No	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location —	Location Beijing Royal School (BRS) is on a large campus in Changping District at No.11 Wangfu Street (postcode 102209). The school is north of the Olympic Village and reachable by Beijing Metro Line 5 (Tiantongyuan North) with a transfer to the rapid bus line 3; the school provides driving directions from the North Fifth Ring and the G6 expressway.
Stages	Stages —	Stages BRS is a K–12 school with four divisions: kindergarten, primary (including an IB PYP stream), middle/junior high and senior/high school; each division runs its own programmes and admissions. The school offers multiple international pathways at the upper levels (A-Level, IB Diploma, AP/OSSD and similar options).
School type	School type —	School type BRS is a co-educational private school that operates as a boarding school while also accommodating day students. Lower grades can be day students (with boarding available if needed) and senior grades are generally expected or encouraged to board; the school publishes dormitory facilities and boarding routines.
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support —	Additional learning support The school publishes an inclusion (融合/‘Inclusion') department for primary years and an Inclusion Policy, and describes differentiated and layered teaching, bilingual support and personalised learning pathways; parents are advised to contact Student Services/Admissions for specifics and assessment arrangements.
Country affiliation	Country affiliation —	Country affiliation BRS is a Beijing-based (China) private school; it is part of the Fazheng Group and delivers international curricula rather than being formally affiliated to a foreign government or embassy.
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation The school does not list any religious affiliation on its public information pages; its materials present a secular, international curriculum focus.
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure Daily schedules vary by division; the primary division reports an 8:20 start for lessons (adjusted under recent national ‘double reduction' guidance), with a one-hour lunch/nap period and structured boarding routines (boarding students commonly wake around 07:00 and have a lights-out time around 21:00). Exact start/end times and after-school services differ by year group and are provided in division-specific timetables.
Bus service details	Bus service details —	Bus service details BRS operates organised student bus services and partners with certified school-transport providers; the primary division publishes multiple dedicated routes, safety specifications for the vehicles, and an assigned staff member on each bus. The school also runs scheduled boarding-student shuttle lines (detailed pick-up/drop-off times and routes are listed on the primary/boarding pages). Parents should contact the primary office for current route maps, daily times and registration.
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Scope and effective academic year The fee details below apply to the Beijing No. 80 High School International Department for the 2025/26 academic year (2026/27 figures were not published publicly at the time of checking). Application fees - No specific, publicized non‑refundable application fee for the International Department was published for the 2025/26 academic year. Historical admissions materials for the school and third‑party summaries do not list a standard, published application fee for the International Department; some programs at other Beijing international schools do publish modest, non‑refundable application/registration fees, but a definitive figure for No. 80 International Department was not publicly available. Tuition fees (by programme / year group) - International curriculum (international middle and high school programmes: AP / A‑Level / IBDP / IGCSE streams): RMB 100,000 per academic year (per student). This is the commonly published tuition level associated with the International Department's international‑curriculum tracks for recent years and is the standard figure cited for middle‑ and high‑school international classes. The tuition figure is quoted on an annual basis. - Chinese‑language or language‑support classes (where separately offered): historically lower than the full international‑curriculum fee; past published figures for language/Chinese‑track offerings at the school have been cited around RMB 40,000 per year for language‑only programmes. Exact availability and the grade‑by‑grade breakdown for 2025/26 were not published in a detailed per‑grade fee table. - Notes on per‑term amounts: tuition is commonly quoted and billed on an annual basis by school materials and public summaries; the school does not publish a publicly detailed per‑term (e.g., per semester) fee table for each grade for 2025/26. Where families request alternate installment arrangements, those are handled through the school's finance/admissions office on a case basis (no public installment schedule was published). Billing schedule and payment terms - The school's public materials and third‑party summaries present tuition as an annual amount; a public, school‑posted, detailed billing calendar for the 2025/26 International Department (dates for invoice issue, due dates, penalties for late payment, or exact installment cutoffs) was not published. Parents should expect an annual invoice and the possibility that the finance office may permit semester or installment payments subject to school policy. Boarding / accommodation fees (if applicable) - Boarding is available to eligible students at the school or by arrangement, but Beijing No. 80 International Department does not publish a single, fixed, public boarding tariff for 2025/26. Public summaries of Beijing international departments commonly show boarding/room charges in the region of about RMB 15,000–25,000 per academic year at comparable public international departments; however, a precise, school‑published boarding fee for No. 80 International Department for 2025/26 was not publicly disclosed. Other costs and typical additional fees - Uniforms: a modest uniform fee has appeared in historical school materials (example historical figure cited previously: approximately RMB 1,680 for a uniform set in earlier years); the International Department's 2025/26 materials did not publish a current uniform price. - Textbooks, consumables and learning materials: not included in the base tuition figure; families should budget for textbooks, workbooks and subject‑specific consumables. Third‑party summaries note that tuition typically excludes textbooks, exam fees and certain external course materials. - Examinations and international exam fees: fees for external examinations (IB exam fees, Cambridge/IGCSE, A‑Level exam fees, AP exam fees, TOEFL/IELTS where applicable) are not covered by tuition and will be charged separately at the prevailing rates set by the relevant examination bodies. These external exam charges are billed separately when the school registers students. - Meals, transport and activity charges: day‑to‑day meal plans, school bus/transportation and some off‑campus activity or field‑trip costs are generally charged in addition to tuition; no single public consolidated total for these items for 2025/26 is published. Refund information - A detailed, published refund policy specific to Beijing No. 80 High School International Department for the 2025/26 academic year was not located publicly. Public practice at comparable Beijing international departments is that reservation deposits or registration fees may be non‑refundable and that refunds for tuition may be subject to school rules and the timing of withdrawal (for example, some schools retain a percentage to hold the place if withdrawal occurs after acceptance), but the International Department of No. 80 does not publish a clear, itemized refund table for 2025/26 in public admissions materials. Families should expect that refunds—if applicable—will be governed by the school's formal refund procedure and timing. Fee payment options - The school does not publish a single, public list of accepted payment channels for 2025/26 International Department fees. Common, widely used payment channels at Beijing schools include corporate bank transfer / on‑account bank remittance and online payments (Alipay / WeChat Pay) or campus payment systems; these options are frequently used by other Beijing higher‑education and K–12 institutions when handling large tuition transfers, but No. 80 International Department did not publish an explicit, school‑specific payment‑methods list for 2025/26. Expect payment by bank transfer to the school's official account as the primary method; digital payment options may be available subject to the school's finance office procedures. Summary of limits and missing public details - Public materials and education‑sector summaries consistently list the International Department's international‑curriculum tuition at about RMB 100,000 per academic year and indicate that boarding can be arranged, but the school did not publish a detailed per‑grade, per‑term fee schedule or an explicit 2025/26 application fee, a school‑published boarding tariff, a published refund table specific to the International Department, nor a definitive, school‑published list of accepted payment channels for that academic year. Where an exact per‑term breakdown, precise boarding rate, a specified application/registration fee, or a formal refund schedule is required, those items were not publicly available for 2025/26 in the school's public admissions materials or in authoritative public summaries. If you will use these figures in your external database, apply the annual tuition figure RMB 100,000 for the International curriculum as the published, widely cited annual tuition benchmark for the 2025/26 academic year and note that other mandatory and discretionary charges (textbooks, exams, meals, transport, accommodation where chosen, uniforms and exam fees) are additional and are not included in that headline tuition amount.	Fee details Application / registration fees - The school's published admissions pages do not list a universal application or registration fee amount for general applicants; no formal application fee is published on the school's online application or admissions Q&A pages. Tuition fees by year group (breakdown available from the school) - High School (Senior High): RMB 232,000 per year to RMB 252,000 per year (range varies by curriculum stream). Annual amounts are published; a per-term (semester) breakdown is not published on the school pages. - Middle School (Junior High): RMB 203,000 per year. A per-term breakdown is not published on the school pages. - Primary School (Elementary): RMB 119,000 per year to RMB 155,000 per year (varies by class/type). Per-term amounts are not listed on the school pages. - Kindergarten: RMB 6,800 per month to RMB 11,000 per month (some Montessori/international classes listed at higher monthly rates). Tuition is presented on a monthly basis for kindergarten; no official per-term kindergarten schedule is published on the admissions pages. Boarding fees and boarding arrangements - The school operates as a boarding-capable campus and recommends boarding for senior grades. The school's public pages describe boarding practice (weekend leave arrangements and that lower grades may commute) but do not publish a standard boarding-fee figure on the admissions or fee pages. Any specific boarding-rate schedule (weekly/monthly/annual boarding fee) is not shown on the publicly available admissions materials. Billing schedule and payment terms - The school's published materials present tuition as annual (or monthly for kindergarten) figures but do not publish a full billing schedule or standard payment-term table (for example: number of instalments, due dates, or late-payment penalties) on the admissions or online-application pages. Families should note that only annual/monthly fee amounts are listed publicly. Other costs and typical additional fees (from published school-directory summaries and admissions notes) - Uniforms and school materials: third-party school-directory summaries list typical uniform costs in ranges (examples published externally indicate roughly RMB 880–2,500 for uniforms), but a specific official uniform-price list is not provided on the school's public admissions pages. - Transport (school bus): third-party listings show annual or termly bus fees as an additional cost (examples published externally include ranges such as RMB 1,400–8,500 depending on route/type). The school's public admissions pages note campus transport options but do not publish a standard transport-fee schedule. - Examination, testing and external exam fees: the school is a test centre for many external exams (AP, A‑Level, IB, TOEFL/IELTS, etc.). Candidates should expect exam-registration and external marking fees for these qualifications in addition to tuition. Specific exam fees are set by the exam bodies and are not shown as part of the tuition figures on the school's admissions pages. Refunds and deposits - The school's publicly available admissions pages and online application form do not publish a standard refund policy, deposit amounts, or how refunds are processed (for example deposit refund terms or prorated refunds on withdrawal). No formal refund schedule is shown in the public admissions materials. Accepted payment methods and practical payment information - The school's public admissions pages and the online application form provide contact details for admissions and finance enquiries but do not list specific accepted payment methods (for example: bank transfer, credit card, or other channels) or bank details on the public pages. Notes on what is and is not published - Published, load-bearing fee figures available from the school are the annual (or kindergarten monthly) tuition rates listed above. The school's public admissions and brochure pages do not publish a full itemised fee schedule covering application/registration fees, per-term billing tables, boarding fee amounts, deposit/refund rules, uniform price lists, or explicit payment-method instructions. Third-party school directories reproduce the tuition figures and list additional typical costs (uniforms, bus) in ranges; those third-party figures are summarized above where available. Summary (practical points for a parent) - Tuition is published by division as annual amounts (high school, middle school, primary) or monthly for kindergarten; use RMB figures shown above for budgeting. - The school does not publish per-term billing breakdowns, a standard application fee, boarding-price schedule, refund policy, or payment methods in its publicly available admissions materials; these items are therefore to be confirmed directly with the school's admissions/finance office.
Diving deeper	Diving deeper
Boarding arrangements	Boarding arrangements —	Boarding arrangements —
Uniform requirement	Uniform requirement —	Uniform requirement —
Food options	Food options —	Food options The campus has a Grade-A hygienic standard dining hall with a 3,000-person capacity.
House system	House system —	House system —
Governance and ownership	Governance and ownership —	Governance and ownership The school is a Sino-foreign joint venture and the first Sino-foreign joint venture school established in Beijing. In October 2023 it achieved dual accreditation from WASC and NEASC/CIPSH.
Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details —	Curriculum details Beijing Royal School operates several international pathways by school stage: the primary section uses the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) delivered in a bilingual immersion model. The middle school follows the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and also prepares students for Cambridge IGCSE within the school's Cambridge K‑12 framework. Upper secondary students have multiple qualification routes: the school is authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) and also runs Cambridge AS/A‑Level and a large AP programme, so students may follow IBDP, A‑Level or AP tracks. The BRS AP page lists many specific AP subjects (for example Calculus AB/BC, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, English, economics and Chinese) and states the school is an early AP adopter and an AP teaching demonstration school. Across all stages the school describes a blend of national curriculum content with international programmes (IB, Cambridge, AP and AQA), publishes subject‑level lists and assessment policies, and emphasises bilingual delivery and age‑appropriate assessment.
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio —	Student teacher ratio —
Exam results	Exam results —	Exam results —
Higher education progression	Higher education progression —	Higher education progression —
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented —	Gifted and talented —
Academic calendar	Academic calendar —	Academic calendar —
Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning Beijing Royal School (BRES) integrates social and emotional learning into its curriculum: the IB PYP primary programme explicitly includes “Personal, Social and Emotional” learning and the school describes whole‑child, socio‑emotional aims in its PYP materials. The kindergarten programme lists an SEL (社会情感实践课程) strand as part of its teaching. Class organisation in the PYP/fusion primary department uses dual homeroom teachers (a native-speaking foreign teacher plus a bilingual Chinese teacher), which the school presents as part of supporting students' social and emotional development. BRES also runs parent workshops and reflective/cooperative learning activities tied to the PYP approach.
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) The school's primary (PYP) pages list an Inclusion Policy (全纳政策) and operate a ‘fusion' primary department (小学融合部), indicating an inclusion approach and personalised learning within the PYP framework. The website presents the Inclusion Policy as one of the PYP's six formal policies but does not publish, on public pages reviewed, a detailed list of specific categories of special educational needs it will support. Likewise, BRES does not describe itself on the public site as a specialist SEN institution; its materials emphasise inclusive PYP practice rather than specialist SEN provision. For specifics about assessment, provision levels, or formal SEN placement, families are directed to contact the school directly.
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language BRES publishes a Language Policy as one of its formal PYP policies and operates bilingual/immersion provision in the primary and kindergarten programmes. The primary (融合部) states it uses a dual‑teacher model in each class (a native‑speaking foreign teacher plus a bilingual Chinese teacher) and describes immersion and language support as part of daily teaching. The school's exam and testing centre also lists support for a wide range of language tests (TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge suite, HSK etc.), indicating institutional capacity for language assessment and preparation. The website therefore documents structured bilingual instruction and language testing support rather than a separate labeled “EAL only” programme.
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing BRES publishes evidence of organised mental‑health activity: the school runs psychology/mental‑health talks and workshops (for example puberty mental‑health lectures) and reports student psychology activities led by named staff. The site describes a psychological counselling office and public events where the counselling lead (identified by name in activity reports) delivers community mental‑health education and interventions. The school also carries out routine health checks and reports follow‑up/feedback to parents as part of its health and wellbeing work. For details on day‑to‑day counselling access, referral procedures or crisis support, the website points families to the school counselling team and student services.
Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding BRES lists a Child Protection Policy as one of its formal PYP policies and provides a downloadable Child Protection document on its site (Child Protection / 儿童保护政策 is presented among the school's six policies). The school additionally publishes routine health and safety measures such as annual student health checks and on‑site medical/health services. Public pages therefore show that safeguarding and child protection are formalised policies and operationalised through health screenings and pastoral structures; however the website's public pages do not replace the full policy document for legal/operational detail, so families should consult the school's Child Protection Policy PDF or contact the school for the complete safeguarding procedures.
Safeguarding policy	Safeguarding policy —	Safeguarding policy —
Facilities	Facilities
Facilities overview	Facilities overview —	Facilities overview Beijing Royal School sits on a 150‑acre campus with about 120,000 square meters of state‑of‑the‑art facilities, including a 1080‑seat auditorium with a six‑language interpretation system and a 400‑seat international conference hall. The campus is strategically located along Beijing's historic central axis north of the Olympic Village. The school operates four integrated divisions—Kindergarten, Primary School, Middle School, and High School—providing a continuous K–12 education. Facilities cover academic, athletic, residential, and cultural spaces and emphasize a digitally enabled learning environment with smart classrooms and laboratories. The campus includes a TOEFL/IELTS testing center and a 100‑seat Model UN‑style Council Chamber, among other specialized spaces.
Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities The school features an international standard sports field with a 400m track, a Champions League‑regulation football field, and an NBA‑standard indoor basketball arena. It has a multi‑functional indoor gymnasium and an Olympic‑standard indoor swimming pool, plus a professional fitness training center. A table tennis and badminton center with Olympic‑caliber trampoline/rock climbing facilities is available, as is an Arts District with piano rooms, art studios, and dance studios.
Academic facilities	Academic facilities Since its establishment, the International Department has operated Sino-English high school programs; the department launched this cooperation in 2006. AP courses are authorized (2011), Cambridge International Examinations (CAIE) authorized (2013), International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) authorization (2017), and AdvancED accreditation (2017). The main languages of instruction are Chinese and English. The international student program includes a Chinese language program for international students (beginner to advanced) and an academic track teaching Chinese junior and senior high courses; international students take Gaokao and all gain admission to top universities such as Peking University and Tsinghua University.	Academic facilities Academic facilities include fully digitized smart classrooms and A‑Level standard digital laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. The modern e‑library houses 300,000 volumes. A 400‑seat TOEFL/IELTS testing center operates on campus with satellite distance‑learning classrooms. The 1080‑seat auditorium has a six‑language simultaneous interpretation system, and there is a 400‑seat international conference hall. A 100‑seat Council Chamber supports Model United Nations activities, and a distance learning recording studio enables remote instruction. Curricula include AP, A Level, IB, and the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) program.
Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities The department emphasizes cross-cultural exchange through clubs and activities; it maintains sister-school relationships with numerous countries and arranges regular teacher-student exchanges. Extracurricular groups include the Jin Fan Wind Band, Jin Fan Dance Troupe, Jin Fan Art and Photography Group, Jin Peng Technology Team (Robotics), Jin Peng Technology Team (Electronics and Information), and Jin Ao Track and Field Team.	Extra curricular facilities International cooperation partnerships with organizations such as UN Women, UNESCO, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Oxford Entrepreneurs Association, Harvard Medical School, and Duke University provide BR S students with access to nearly 100 academic competitions across 10 subject areas. A Model United Nations Conference Hall on campus supports MUN activities. Global graduate destinations include the United States (approximately 88.5% of graduates), Canada (4%), the United Kingdom (3%), and smaller shares in Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong/China, and Australia. Notable university placements include Princeton, Yale, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, LSE, McGill, the University of Melbourne, and the University of Hong Kong.
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History Beijing Royal School (北京王府学校) was founded in 1996 and is noted as Beijing's first Sino‑foreign cooperative school. The school introduced A‑Level and AP pathways in the 2000s and later gained IB authorization in 2018. It is part of the Fazheng Group education network and has pursued international accreditations and partnerships, including WASC and NEASC/CIPASH recognitions reported in 2021–2023. The school marks milestones and public partnerships in a running timeline of events (for example, a 25th‑anniversary program in 2021).
Community	Community —	Community The school community includes students, families, alumni and international partners and regularly convenes cultural and academic events such as an International Culture Festival, the “future diplomat” (未来外交官) program and ambassador visits. Performing‑arts groups, music ensembles and dance teams present on‑ and off‑campus, and students run community and IB‑MYP service projects that engage local and regional issues. Parents are invited frequently through grade‑level meetings, open days and alumni gatherings, which bring families onto campus and connect overseas alumni with current students.
Parent teacher association	Parent teacher association —	Parent teacher association The school operates formal parent committees (家委会) with elected roles such as a director, secretary‑general and vice‑directors; elections and a published committee charter are part of the governance process. Committee representatives meet with school leaders to discuss home–school coordination and have participated in on‑site activity reviews (for example, canteen and dormitory visits) and formal briefings. At the primary level the school describes parents as members of the school learning community and lists PTA activities including parent lectures, workshops, classroom observation and volunteer programs. School reports and interviews with parent‑committee members show parents take part in organizing open days, fundraising and educational workshops and in promoting communication between families and staff. The school also runs online and in‑person curriculum briefings and orientation sessions for parents to explain term plans, learning goals and ways families can support students.
Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual The school offers an International Baccalaureate program with English instruction. It has been an IB World School since May 12, 2017. Students are currently registered for subjects including Math Analysis, Biology, Spanish AB., Psychology, Economics, Physics, English B, ENV. AND SOC., Chemistry, English A LIT, Theory KNOWL., Chinese B, Chinese A LIT.	Academic & intellectual Beijing Royal School offers AP, A Level, IB, and the OSSD Program. It provides 34 AP courses and 19 A Level courses and is designated by the College Board as an AP Demonstration School in China. The school was authorized as an IB World School in January 2018 and achieved dual accreditation from WASC and NEASC/CIPSH in October 2023. 100% of graduates are admitted to universities among the world's top 100 institutions.
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative The school has a strong visual arts program and experienced art teachers, including China's first AP Studio Art teacher and staff with study-abroad art experience and advanced degrees from leading universities. In 2017 Beijing Royal School signed a five-year partnership with MassArt to provide priority access to U.S. art education, portfolio development assistance, guidance on teaching methods, and opportunities to participate in MassArt's Summer Studios. The campus includes an arts district with piano rooms, art studios, and dance studios, and a modern library with extensive collections.
Cultural & language	Cultural & language The school uses English as the language of instruction and offers languages including English, Chinese B, Chinese A LIT, and SPANISH AB Initio within the IB program.	Cultural & language Language of instruction is English and Chinese. The auditorium features a six-language simultaneous interpretation system and a 400-seat international conference hall, with a TOEFL/IELTS testing center and satellite distance-learning classrooms. Graduates have gained admission to prestigious universities worldwide, including institutions such as Princeton, Yale, MIT, Oxford, and Cambridge.
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies Beijing Royal School hosts a 100-seat Council Chamber for Model UN events, providing a venue for student leadership and debate. The school participates in a wide range of academic competitions and activities through its international cooperation program, engaging students across multiple subject areas. Global alumni trends reflect the school's strong university placements at top universities around the world.
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional Coordinator: Jie Song. University and Career Counsellor: Ran Wei.	Leadership & professional Leadership Education is a formal part of Academic Success. The school emphasizes student-centered learning, global competency, and a fusion of Chinese and Western educational approaches to foster leadership and professional skills. Model UN participation and international collaborations offer practical leadership experiences, and graduates routinely move on to leading universities and programs worldwide.
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing The 150-acre campus includes premium facilities such as a Grade-A dining hall with a 3,000-person capacity and premium student dormitories. There is a national standard school bus system, a faculty club and exchange center, and a comprehensive campus security surveillance system. The campus also features athletic facilities including an Olympic-standard indoor swimming pool, football field, indoor gym, and an arts district with dedicated spaces for music, art, and dance.
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision International student programs include a Chinese language class and an academic track. The language class offers Chinese language and Chinese culture courses and is divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels according to Chinese language proficiency. The academic track studies China's junior and senior high school courses; through the international Gaokao, international students enter top universities such as Peking University and Tsinghua University.	Language provision Beijing Royal School uses English in its international curricula and provides English-language testing for admissions and language proficiency. The campus features a 400-seat TOEFL/IELTS testing center and a 1080-seat auditorium with a six-language simultaneous interpretation system. Admissions testing includes English and an interview to assess oral English ability, and about 40% of faculty are foreign-born or hold overseas degrees, while 20% are Chinese teachers proficient in English. Cambridge Primary includes English among its core subjects.
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching The International Department offers a Chinese-English high school curriculum collaboration program. AP courses were authorized in 2011 as part of the Sino-American high school curriculum collaboration; CAIE A Level courses were authorized in 2013; the IB Diploma Programme was authorized in 2017. In 2017 AdvencED accreditation was achieved, making it the first public school in China to have both its Chinese Department and International Department accredited by AdvencED. The department maintains sister-school relationships with many schools in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, France, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Nepal, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Belarus, Indonesia, and Russia, with regular teacher-student exchanges.	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs Chinese-English bilingual high school curriculum collaboration program.	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
Awards	Awards null	Awards - 2025 AP Capstone — “2025 AP Capstone Project China Honor School” (award to the school, reported by the school on October 28, 2025). The school's site states the College Board formally conferred this honor on the school in recognition of its AP Capstone programme implementation and outcomes. Clarification and sources: I searched the school's official website (http://www.brs.edu.cn/) for awards and recognitions between January 1, 2021 and the present. The only item presented on the school website as an award given to the school itself within that five‑year window (2021–2025) is the AP Capstone China Honor School designation cited above. Other items on the site from 2021–2025 are institutional accreditations (WASC, NEASC/CIPASH, IB authorization) or descriptions of student competition results and individual student recognitions (which you asked to exclude). If you would like, I can: 1) export the specific pages I used as sources, or 2) check for any additional awards in a different set of pages (for example, local media reports linked from the school site).
Accreditations	Accreditations null	Accreditations - Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) — Full 6‑year ACS WASC accreditation (February 2021). WASC accreditation is an external quality review from a U.S.-based regional accrediting body; it indicates the school meets standards for institutional integrity, program quality and continuous improvement. - New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) / CIPASH — NEASC/CIPASH international accreditation (October 2023). NEASC/CIPASH is an external quality review for international K‑12 programs administered by NEASC's China/international commission; the school website reports this as a separate international accreditation that complements WASC. - International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) — IBDP authorization (school reports IB authorization achieved in early 2018 and states it has since been authorized across IB programmes). IB authorization means the school is authorized by the IBO to offer IB diploma (and related IB programmes where authorized), confirming curriculum, teacher preparation and assessment meet IBO requirements. - Cambridge International (CIE) — Cambridge Professional Development Centre authorization (Cambridge PD Centre awarded June 22, 2016) and related Cambridge PDQ recognition (school reports earning Cambridge PDQ Diploma certification for its PD centre/teachers). These show an institutional relationship with Cambridge International for teacher professional development and recognized Cambridge PDQ qualifications. - AQA — Authorized as an AQA International A‑Level Courses Learning and Assessment Center (school reports this status from March 2016). This is an authorization by AQA to deliver/coordinate A‑Level course learning and assessment. - AP / College Board recognition — The school is listed on the site as an AP Teaching Demonstration School (College Board designation; cited on the school's course/admissions pages). That designation indicates recognition by the College Board for AP programme practice and outreach. - GAC / ACT — GAC‑ACT Approved Teaching Center (contract signing reported March 2017). This is a licensed centre arrangement to deliver the Global Assessment Certificate (GAC) pathway and associated services. - Examination/test‑center authorizations — the school's website reports several authorised on‑campus testing/designation items such as a fully‑licensed DELE (Spanish language) Examination Center (reported 2019) and a licensed TOEFL Junior Testing Center (reported 2017). These are official examination‑center qualifications that allow the school to administer those specific external tests on site. Notes on scope: the items above are taken from the school's own website and are presented as accreditations, authorizations or formal recognitions there. I grouped program/assessment centre authorizations (e.g., DELE, TOEFL Junior, AQA, GAC, Cambridge PD centre, AP designation) separately from the major institutional accreditations (WASC, NEASC/CIPASH, IBO) to make the difference in scope clear. All items are cited to the school website.
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions —	Admissions 1. Inquiry & first contact — Start by submitting the school's online application or contacting the admissions office to request a campus visit, counseling session or Open Day. The school's English online application form is available on the BRS website; it also lists upcoming events (campus tours, 1:1 counselling) that parents can book. Parents should note the application form asks for current school, current grade and the grade the student is applying for, so have those details ready when you start. 2. Submit an application and request a document checklist — After the online form, the admissions office will confirm next steps and the documents required for the student's year/grade. BRS does not publish one universal printable checklist for every grade on the public pages, so parents should ask admissions for the exact document list (typical items schools request include recent school reports/transcripts, passport or ID, proof of residence, and health/immunization records). Requesting the checklist early avoids delays and lets you prepare certified translations if needed. 3. Entrance assessment and interview — BRS arranges written assessments (English and mathematics are mentioned as core tests) and an interview that evaluates oral English, independent thinking and subject-level readiness; scores are used as a reference alongside the whole-application review. The school runs its own entrance examinations and schedules interviews; for some international-program pathways there may also be oral interviews or program-specific tasks. Parents should prepare the child for short subject tests and an in-person or online interview, and confirm whether a local test centre or remote option is available. 4. Program placement, pathway options and scholarship screening — Admissions places students into the appropriate division and curriculum track (kindergarten, primary, junior high, senior high with AP/A-Level/IB/OSSD tracks). Some programs (for example the Canada pathway) advertise early admissions if a student passes the school's examinations and also list merit scholarship awards for qualifying candidates; BRS also advertises “excellent new-student” and “outstanding graduate” scholarships with separate application or selection rules. Parents should clarify which curriculum track the student is being assessed for and whether any scholarship application forms or deadlines apply to their child's cohort. 5. Offer, deposit and fee schedule — If the application is successful the school issues an offer letter that will state the tuition amount, any conditional scholarships, and the deposit or payment schedule required to secure the place. BRS publishes tuition bands by division (examples: senior high ~RMB 220,000–240,000 per year depending on curriculum; junior high ~RMB 191,000 per year; primary ~RMB 119,000–155,000 per year; kindergarten by-class monthly rates). Parents should check the offer for whether the quoted amount is tuition-only (additional items such as insurance, uniform, meals, trips, exam/registration fees and refundable deposits can apply) and confirm payment deadlines and refund rules. 6. Enrollment logistics (boarding, visa and health requirements) — The school is a boarding-capable campus and recommends boarding for senior grades; junior grades can commute. Non-Beijing-resident students are accepted, and international families should ask admissions about the school's support for visa paperwork, health checks, vaccination records and weekend boarding arrangements. Confirm arrival dates, orientation schedules and whether the school requires specific medical forms or local guardianship arrangements for overseas students. 7. Transfers, late entry and ongoing communication — BRS accepts transfer/inserted students year-round subject to available places; the admissions office schedules transfer testing and will place students according to seat availability. If you are applying mid-year, ask for current seat availability in the target grade, the expected timeline for testing and results, and whether the student's prior curriculum requires bridging support. Maintain contact with the admissions or international programs office so you receive any grade-specific instructions (timetables, exam registrations, uniform lists) before your child starts.
Scholarships	Scholarships —	Scholarships BRS publishes several scholarship options and program-specific merit awards. The school's public pages refer to “excellent new-student” scholarships (noting that the new-student scholarship is specifically limited to Grade 10 applicants in some program materials) and an “outstanding graduate” scholarship that can be substantial; program pages (for example the Canada pathway) list merit scholarships ranging from RMB 10,000 up to RMB 150,000 for outstanding applicants. Scholarship awards are generally merit-based and tied to either entrance examination results, academic records (including results such as Zhongkao where applicable) or other program-specific selection criteria; parents should confirm whether scholarships are one-off tuition discounts, percentage reductions, or multi-year awards and whether there are renewal conditions (minimum GPA or conduct standards). Because the school's descriptions include program-specific language and amounts, ask admissions for the current scholarship rules, the application window, required supporting documents, and the deadline for accepting an offer once a scholarship is awarded.
Waitlist	Waitlist —	Waitlist BRS's public materials do not describe a formal, published waitlist or central ‘pool' process; instead the school states it accepts transfer or additional students throughout the year and that final admission depends on remaining grade capacity. In practice this means that if a grade is full parents should contact the admissions office to ask whether there is a short-notice opening or whether the school keeps inquiries on file for future vacancies. For the most reliable information, parents should ask admissions whether the school will (a) place an applicant on an internal waiting list; (b) hold completed applications pending a vacancy; or (c) recommend re-applying for the next intake — the public site asks families to contact admissions directly for placement and timing details.
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