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Hiba Academy Shanghai

China, Shanghai

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The school at a glance
Instructs in Mandarin, English
Fees RMB 170,000 - 220,000
Ages 6 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 1400
Type Co-educational
Opened 2018
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum Chinese National Curriculum, British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, IB (DP)
Taught languages Mandarin, English
Strengths Languages, STEM, Performing Arts
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Community and Service
Stages Primary School, Middle School, High School, Secondary School
Introduction

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 Essentials

Hiba Academy Shanghai has 1,400 pupils, instruction in Mandarin, English.

Location
Hiba Academy Shanghai is at No. 235 Linyao Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai (200126). The school is in Pudong (near the Qiantan / Front Beach international business area) and is reachable via Pudong transport links; the address and location are listed on the school website.

Stages
The school is organised into Primary, Junior High and High School. The Junior High section is described as covering grades/years 6–9; curriculum pages detail offerings for each level.

Type
Hiba Academy Shanghai is a private (民办), Chinese–English bilingual school that operates as a day school; the site describes a mixed Chinese and expatriate teaching team and a ‘nationalised' private high school model. The website does not advertise boarding or residential provision.

Additional learning support
The school has an Inclusion Team that provides individual and group counselling and learning support; staff work with teachers to develop individualised support plans for pupils with additional needs.

Country affiliation
Hiba Academy Shanghai is governed within the Wellington College Education (China) group and is linked to Wellington College in England (the governance pages describe WCEC oversight and the Wellington connection).

Religious affiliation
The school website does not list any religious affiliation; its materials and governance information present the school as a secular, bilingual/academic institution.

School day structure
The website describes lesson programmes, wellbeing lessons, breaks and school lunches but does not publish specific daily start and finish times. For exact daily hours (and any year-level differences) the school asks parents to contact admissions.

Bus service
The school provides a daily school-bus service (available for pupils in Grade 1 and above) and states it cooperates with a professional transport provider to run routes; specific routes, stops and registration are managed through the school's admissions/school services team. For practical details contact admissions at admissions.has@hibaacademy.org or the school phone.
Diving Deeper

Uniform Requirement
The school has a uniform policy. Uniforms promote pride and solidarity among pupils. Pupils and parents are expected to adhere to the policy and ensure uniforms are worn neatly and professionally.

Food Options
The school uses a world-leading catering service provider. All pupils eat school lunches unless exempt for religious or medical reasons. The school is nut-free; foods containing nuts are not permitted on campus; a healthy mid-morning snack is encouraged.

House System
The house system mirrors Wellington College's model and operates across England and China. In Grades 6-8, each house is led by a housemaster or housemistress with a team of tutors who oversee academic and pastoral matters; from Grade 9 pupils work with a grade leader while staying in their house groups. In Primary (Grades 1-5) pupils are assigned to one of four houses, participate in inter-house competitions and earn tokens for positive learning and good conduct, helping develop leadership and a sense of belonging.

Governance and Ownership
Hiba Academy Shanghai is governed by Wellington College Education (China) (WCEC). Governance rests with a central WCEC Executive Board and School Affairs Boards (SABs) for each school, supported by four sub-committees: Academic, Facilities and Services, Finance and HR, and Safeguarding and Child Protection. Governors include both executive and non-executive members drawn from Wellington College and WCEC, ensuring transparency and accountability; the governance model has been recognised by COBIS as a Beacon School for its governance practices.
Fees

Annual tuition at Hiba Academy Shanghai ranges from RMB 170,000 to RMB 220,000 for 2026/27.

Application fees
- Hiba Academy Shanghai does not charge or accept any application or admissions fees.

Tuition fees (per semester and per academic year)
- Primary (Grades 1–5): Semester I RMB 85,000; Semester II RMB 85,000 — Annual total RMB 170,000.
- Junior High (Grades 6–9): Semester I RMB 98,000; Semester II RMB 98,000 — Annual total RMB 196,000.
- High School (Grades 10–12): Semester I RMB 110,000; Semester II RMB 110,000 — Annual total RMB 220,000.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition is published on a per‑semester basis (Semester I and Semester II) for the 2025–2026 academic year. No specific invoice dates, payment deadlines or detailed late‑payment terms are published on the school's public admissions or parent resources pages.

Boarding fees
- Hiba Academy Shanghai does not operate a boarding programme; the school provides a daily school bus service for pupils in Grade 1 and above (bus service fees are charged separately).

Other costs and typical additional charges
- Meal fee: RMB 37.5 per meal (charged on actual consumption).
- School bus fee: RMB 10,750 per semester (within 15 km) or RMB 12,250 per semester (over 15 km).
- Uniform fee: published per set by grade and gender (examples: Boys G1‑2 RMB 3,575; Girls G1‑2 RMB 4,040). The school operates an online uniform shop and provides an online purchasing guide.
- Voluntary extras charged separately by external providers: co‑curricular activities, school trips/events and individual instrumental tuition — these are billed separately and paid directly to providers.

Refund information
- The school's public admissions and parent resources pages note fee items but do not publish a detailed refund policy or specific refund procedures; the site does state government subsidies (where applicable) are deducted from tuition. No explicit refund schedule or terms are published on those pages.

Fee payment options
- The school's public admissions and parent resources pages list fees and suppliers (e.g., the online uniform shop) but do not publish a comprehensive list of accepted payment methods (bank transfer, card, Alipay/WeChat, etc.) or payment portal details. For the uniform shop the school links to an external online shop for orders.
Academics

Hiba Academy Shanghai teaches Chinese National Curriculum, British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, IB (DP) for students aged 6 to 18.

Curriculum
Hiba Academy Shanghai delivers a bilingual, China–international integrated curriculum from primary through senior secondary, combining the Chinese national curriculum with internationally recognised programmes. Primary years use 部编版语文 and Shanghai curriculum standards alongside immersive English, bilingual mathematics, inquiry learning, the arts, physical education and ICT. The junior-high programme (Grades 6–9) continues the bilingual model, follows national curriculum requirements while introducing broader subject depth (e.g., split sciences, geography, history, and expanded arts and PE) to prepare students for international courses. Senior secondary offers Cambridge IGCSE (age 14–16, across a wide subject range) followed by the two‑year International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Grades 11–12; the school is both a Cambridge International School and an IB World School. The high school also provides structured university and career guidance (a “Five Year Roadmap”) to support IGCSE/IB subject choices and tertiary applications.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Hiba Academy Shanghai teaches a compulsory “幸福课” (wellbeing/SEL) for all students that covers six areas: self-identity, emotional and spiritual health, social skills, physical wellbeing, global citizenship, and health and safety. The primary programme is team-taught by two homeroom teachers to create a supported classroom environment, and key themes continue and deepen through the secondary years. The school runs workshops and lessons to develop empathy, self-awareness, resilience and independent learning, and integrates these topics into other activities and clubs. The school also operates a peer-psychology/peer-support system (心理同伴辅导员) with monthly training led by the psychology team.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The website describes a student support team that provides learning support in individual and group formats, works with teachers to set personalised goals and support plans, and records individual student needs in dedicated files. The school conducts entrance psychological screening and maintains ongoing psychological health records for students identified as needing extra support. The site does not list specific categories of special educational needs (for example, dyslexia, ADHD, or other labelled conditions) nor does it identify the school as a specialist SEN institution. For details beyond the general learning-support provision described on the site, the school does not publicly specify which exact types of SEN it accepts or the full scope of specialist services.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The school presents a bilingual/dual-language educational model and examples of English curriculum activities (e.g. workshops and English department events), but the website does not publish a dedicated EAL programme or explicit EAL provision for learners of English as an additional language. There is no clearly signposted EAL policy, specialist EAL team, or language-entry support described on the public site. Therefore, the school does not publicly disclose specific EAL support details on its website.

Mental Wellbeing
Hiba Academy Shanghai has a named wellbeing/psychology team and a counselling studio; the site describes daily availability of the counselling space (open five hours per week for drop-ins) and both one-to-one and group counselling options. The school runs classroom-based mental health education using locally approved materials, operates an online counselling channel and provides a dedicated psychology email (xinli.has@hibaacademy.org) for students and parents. The school also runs peer-support counsellor training, carries out routine psychological screening for new entrants, and keeps individual psychological records to guide follow-up support.

Safeguarding
The school states that child protection and campus safety are priorities, and it operates formal safeguarding policies and procedures that cover campus facilities, security, catering and transport. All staff undertake annual child-protection training and sign the school's safeguarding policy and staff code of conduct each year; recruitment includes background checks in line with International Task Force recommendations. The school cites its commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and describes ongoing policy and training work to maintain safeguarding standards.
Parent Experience

History
Hiba Academy Shanghai (Shanghai Huili School) opened in 2018 as part of the Wellington (China) Education Group's rollout of Huili bilingual schools. The school is a member of the Wellington Education Group, an organization that traces its origins to Wellington College in the UK and has been expanding its network of schools in China and beyond. Wellington (China) established its first China school in 2011 and created the Huili bilingual strand to broaden access to its dual-culture approach; Shanghai Huili was established within that development plan.

Community
The school community includes students, families, and faculty who are invited to participate as education partners in school life. Community activities range from cultural celebrations (for example, Spring Festival/New Year cultural programming) to interschool and regional sports competitions and award programs. The campus also participates in group-wide events linked to the Wellington network, and the school publishes regular news items reporting community and extracurricular activities.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The school's parent body is organised as “Friends of Huili” (FOH); membership includes parents, staff and students and begins when a family joins the school community. FOH operates via a committee of six parent representatives (one chair and five vice-chairs) chosen by voluntary nomination and vote, and the committee works alongside the head. The group's stated aims are to organise cultural, social and fundraising activities, to create family-focused events and to support student opportunities such as community service and career/leadership activities. Typical events run or supported by FOH include a winter market, a summer carnival and an annual dinner; the committee's structure is intentionally flexible so parents can volunteer in different roles.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
Hiba Academy Shanghai offers a 12-year education across Primary, Junior High and High School. The curriculum blends Eastern and Western practices within the Chinese national curriculum to give pupils a holistic, internationally minded education. The program emphasises Chinese heritage and culture alongside an international outlook, supported by a wellbeing programme to aid psychological and physical development. The campus provides state-of-the-art sports facilities including a swimming pool, a dance studio, a gymnasium, and outdoor fields and courts. The school operates three libraries (Primary, Junior High, High School) with over 40,000 English- and Chinese-language resources, supported by five full-time librarians. The campus is located at No. 235 Linyao Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200126, China, and on-site services include a healthcare centre, air-quality monitoring, school catering, and a daily bus service for students.

Sports Facilities
Sports facilities are described as state-of-the-art, including a swimming pool, a dance studio, a gymnasium, and outdoor fields and courts. Pupils engage in physical education and sport as a core part of the curriculum, guided by experienced PE teachers and swimming coaches. A 25-metre, six-lane swimming pool with appropriate timing and diving infrastructure has been highlighted as part of the school's swimming program. These facilities support a broad range of activities and competitions, reinforcing lifelong healthy participation in sport.

Academic Facilities
Hiba Academy Shanghai provides a 12-year education across Primary, Junior High and High School, combining the Chinese national curriculum with English-language elements to create a bilingual learning environment. The bilingual model uses Chinese and Western co-teaching to develop fluency in both languages and to deliver multi-subject bilingual learning. English instruction uses native English-speaking teachers, and bilingual approaches are applied to subjects such as Mathematics and Natural Science. The curriculum emphasises cross-curricular links, inquiry-based learning, and a strong wellbeing component to support holistic development. The High School offers university and career guidance, including a Five Year Roadmap for HE applications and pathways to IGCSE/IBDP, with dedicated staff supporting subject choices and progression. The library system supports English- and Chinese-language learning with three libraries and a professional staff, underpinning research and study across all levels.

Extra Curricular Facilities
Co-Curricular Activities span arts, sports, enrichment, service and adventure, with programmes designed to extend learning beyond daily classes. Pupils participate in expeditions and trips, including outdoor camping and subject-related visits, and engage in activities such as World Scholars' Cup, Model United Nations and World Leadership Programme. Wellington College's partnership provides opportunities for visits to England. The Arts department offers a sequence from visual arts, design technology, music and performing arts through to IGCSE and IBDP study. Sport and wellbeing are integrated with clubs and events, and enrichment activities run throughout the year to broaden interests and skills.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
Hiba Academy Shanghai offers a 12‑year education encompassing Primary School, Junior High and High School. The curriculum blends Eastern and Western approaches within the Chinese national curriculum to support holistic development and an international outlook. The academic programme aims to develop lifelong learning skills through a rigorous, connected approach across subjects.

Arts & Creative
The school provides a broad arts curriculum delivered by specialist teachers, with opportunities for visual arts, design and technology, music and performing arts as part of the core curriculum and co‑curricular activities.

Cultural & Language
Classes are taught in a bilingual English‑Chinese environment. The Primary school uses a blended Chinese and English language model, with English taught by native speakers and an emphasis on bilingual proficiency. Junior High maintains a Chinese‑English learning environment designed to promote high bilingual standards.

Social & Hobbies
Co‑curricular activities and enrichment programmes extend learning beyond the classroom, including excursions, clubs and participation in global programmes such as the World Scholars' Cup, Model United Nations and the World Leadership Programme. There is a close partnership with Wellington College in England that provides additional visits and activities.

Community & Service
Wellbeing and community programmes encourage social responsibility and service, with a dedicated wellbeing curriculum and inclusion team to support social and emotional development. The school runs a calendar of events and activities that foster community engagement.

Leadership & Professional
The High School offers university and career guidance, including a structured timeline for HE applications and subject choices for IGCSE and IB DP, supported by university and career counsellors. A 1–2–1 advisory model and regular workshops help pupils plan their future pathways.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Wellbeing is a compulsory part of the curriculum, with a programme that covers self‑identity, mental and emotional health, social development, physical well‑being, global citizenship, and health and safety. Inclusion and counselling support are provided to meet diverse pupil needs.
Languages

Language Provision
The school teaches Chinese and English. Primary delivers a bilingual program with a Chinese curriculum and English instruction, taught by Chinese and international teachers. English instruction follows the English national curriculum blended with Shanghai requirements, with native English-speaking teachers supporting language learning. Junior High continues the Chinese-English bilingual environment, with a curriculum designed to promote bilingualism and English-language development across subjects.

Bilingual Teaching
Bilingual teaching uses Chinese and English instruction across subjects. Primary uses a Chinese curriculum with English language instruction delivered through co-teaching by Chinese and international teachers. The Chinese and Western co-teaching approach creates an immersive bilingual learning environment, with native English-speaking teachers supporting language learning. Pupils develop bilingual proficiency across languages and disciplines.

Immersion Programs
An immersive bilingual learning environment is provided in Primary and Junior High, with Chinese and international staff co-teaching across subjects to support language development. The curriculum blends the Chinese national curriculum with English-language teaching and Western educational practices to enhance cross-subject learning. The approach emphasises bilingual fluency and international-mindedness through multi-subject learning.
Reputation

Awards
From the school website (past five years, school‑level recognitions awarded to the institution rather than to individual students):

- 2024 “惠立杯” (Hiba Cup) Long‑Yangtze (Yangtze Delta) Youth Swimming Invitational — school group (school team) finished first overall (team / school‑group champion; Shanghai Youth Swimming League & Hiba Cup event), with the school reported as taking the school‑group top score and winning the team trophy on 26 May 2024. This is a competition trophy awarded to the school's team performance rather than an individual student award.

No other school‑level awards (that were explicitly described on the Hiba Academy Shanghai website as awards given to the school itself) were found in the site's news and accreditation pages within the past five years. If you would like, I can broaden the search to include external sources (local news, competition organisers or accreditation bodies) to confirm whether the school has additional institutional awards or recognitions beyond what the school website publishes.

Accreditations
Below are the accreditations and formal memberships Hiba Academy Shanghai lists on its website (each entry includes what the accreditation/membership is and why it matters):

- IB World School — The school is authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP); this indicates the school meets the IB Organisation's standards for delivering the two‑year pre‑university Diploma curriculum.

- Cambridge International School (Cambridge Assessment) — Hiba states it is a Cambridge International School and offers Cambridge IGCSEs; this shows the school is approved to deliver Cambridge secondary qualifications (IGCSE) that are used by many international schools worldwide.

- Council of International Schools (CIS) — the site lists membership of CIS (sometimes described as being a CIS school); CIS is an international membership organization that supports school improvement and runs a school accreditation process (membership indicates engagement with CIS standards and networks).

- WASC (ACS WASC / Western Association of Schools and Colleges) — the school's news page reports it received official WASC accreditation in mid‑2025; WASC is a U.S. regional accrediting body whose accreditation confirms a school has met independently assessed standards of institutional quality and continuous improvement.

Note: the school's website also shows links and partnerships with other external organisations and examination services (for example DofE, ACT, College Board, GL Assessment) but those appear on the site as programme affiliations or partner links rather than explicitly described on the site as separate accreditations. Where the site explicitly states an accreditation or official authorisation, I have listed it above.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Decide eligibility and read the school's published admissions rules. Parents should confirm age and residency criteria (for example, the 2025 brochure specifies primary applicants born between 1 Sep 2018 and 31 Aug 2019 and that the school's招生范围 is Pudong). Confirm whether your child is applying as a local-age candidate, a直升 (internal promotion) candidate, or as an插班/transfer — each category has different documentary requirements.

2. Prepare required documents and proof of eligibility. For local/统招 places the school and district require identity and residency documentation (e.g., household registration or proof of eligibility) and, for some categories, employer contracts or social-insurance evidence (for staff-child categories). Have originals and clear copies ready because the District Education Bureau will verify资格材料.

3. Submit your application through the official municipal systems during the published window. The brochure and admissions page state that parents must register online through“一网通办” or the 上海市义务教育入学报名系统 in the specified dates (example 2025 windows shown in the 招生简章). Do not pay any third‑party intermediaries; the school states it only accepts direct family applications. If you are applying for an插班/transfer (middle or high school entry outside the unified window), the site asks you to complete the school's information/registration form so the admissions team can follow up.

4. Note selection method and verification steps. For standard义务教育招生 the District organizes分类计划 and (where applicable) conducts computer-based random allocation (电脑随机录取) and dossier verification on specified dates — students who fail verification are not admitted. Parents should watch the official schedule and be prepared to provide any additional verification requested by the district on the verification dates.

5. Understand assessments and interviews (where relevant). The school's public materials for the compulsory-education intake state the school will not run advance tests, interviews or academic exercises for those admissions categories (the brochure lists three commitments to this effect). For non-compulsory or transfer admissions, the school's admissions page indicates the office will contact families after you submit the transfer registration form; follow the admissions officer's instructions about any school assessments or meetings.

6. Offer, acceptance and fees. If an offer is made or a place is allocated, parents must follow the school's instructions and the district's timelines to accept the place and complete enrolment paperwork. The school's published tuition and service fees (term-by-term tuition, canteen, bus, uniform rates) and the statement that the school does not charge application or registration fees are on the admissions/fees page — parents should budget for the listed tuition and voluntary activity fees and confirm the current year's final approved rates with the school.

7. Final enrolment steps and practical matters. After acceptance, complete payment, submit any outstanding documents, and make arrangements for transport, uniforms and optional activities. If you expect to request fee adjustments (for example, as a student who qualifies for public subsidy), discuss this with the admissions office because the site notes some public subsidies will reduce billed tuition.

Scholarships
The school publishes two named scholarship programmes and guidance on applying:

- “叔蘋奖学金”: a high‑level Wellington (China) group scholarship aimed at academically and behaviourally strong students from domestic working‑class households. It is available to students in Year 8 and above; the school states the award level can reach up to 110% of the annual tuition and successful recipients may be able to continue the award to graduation if they meet ongoing conditions. Applicants who receive the scholarship are also offered university‑guidance and career support. Application/selection details are handled by the school; the admissions page describes eligibility and scope.

- 惠立奖学金: introduced in 2020 and targeted at students (also from Year 8 and above for 2025–26) who show strong academic, sporting or artistic performance, leadership potential and alignment with 惠立 values. The award can cover up to 50% of annual tuition and is intended to recognise broader contribution to the school community.

How to apply and assessment process: applicants are asked to submit a bilingual personal statement (no more than one A4 page) that states the category being applied for and reasons for the application, sent to admissions.has@hibaacademy.org. Successful applicants will be invited to a school scholarship assessment event. The site also refers to additional personalised support programmes — contact admissions for timelines, document templates and current deadlines. Note that scholarship availability, criteria and amounts are published for the 2025–26 cycle on the admissions page; confirm current‑year details with the admissions office before applying.

Waitlist
Hiba Academy Shanghai follows the municipal and district procedures for义务教育 allocation rather than operating a conventional school‑run waiting list for its standard intake: the 招生简章 describes classification of plans, district verification and computer random allocation (电脑随机录取) as the official route for admitted students. For internal直升 students there is a separate直升录取 process and published直升结果; for插班/transfer requests the school asks parents to submit an information/registration form and the admissions office will contact families — in practice that creates a contact/interest pool for transfers but the school does not describe a formal, published waitlist mechanism for the unified intake. If you want to be placed on any informal transfer pool or be informed of openings, submit the school's information form and request that the admissions team keep your details on file.
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