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Maple Leaf School Tianjin (Tianjin TEDA Maple Leaf)

China, Tianjin

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, Mandarin
Fees Fees not listed
Ages 3 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 3100
Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)
Opened 2008
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum British Curriculum, Canadian Curriculum, IB (DP), American Curriculum, Cambridge (Secondary)
Taught languages English, Mandarin
Strengths Languages, STEM, Academic Enrichment
Clubs Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language, Social and Hobbies
Stages Infant/Toddler Care, Early Years, Primary School, Secondary School, Sixth Form
Introduction

Maple Leaf School – Tianjin TEDA is a full-time, boarding-inclusive international school that offers Kindergarten, Primary, Middle School and High School. It operates under the Maple Leaf Education Systems and participates in the Maple Leaf World School Curriculum (MWSC). The campus is part of the Tianjin Maple Leaf Education District, which includes the TEDA campus and other Maple Leaf campuses in Tianjin.

Maple Leaf Building, No. 13, Baolong First Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China 518116

The Essentials

Maple Leaf School Tianjin (Tianjin TEDA Maple Leaf) has 3,100 pupils, instruction in English, Mandarin.

Location
71 Third Avenue, Tianjin TEDA (Economic-Technological Development Area), Tianjin 300457, People's Republic of China. The campus is in the Tianjin TEDA development zone, an area known for international education resources. The Maple Leaf Education District in Tianjin encompasses Maple Leaf schools in the region, including the TEDA campus.

Stages
The school serves students from Kindergarten through Grade 12, with a structure that includes elementary, middle, and high school divisions. The Tianjin TEDA campus explicitly notes programs across these three levels within the Maple Leaf system.

Type
The campus is part of a private international school network; it operates as a co-educational institution. Maple Leaf International Schools provide a boarding option, with on‑campus housing and meals; the TEDA campus follows the same model.

Additional learning support
ESL is a core component of Maple Leaf's curriculum, with dedicated ESL instruction and materials for elementary, middle, and high school levels. The school also provides full-time counsellors and student-support staff to assist with independent study and overall student well‑being.

Country affiliation
The school is not government‑affiliated; it is part of Maple Leaf Educational Systems, a private international school group. Maple Leaf International School–Tianjin TEDA is described as an international boarding school within the Maple Leaf Education Group.

Religious affiliation
No religious affiliation is indicated.

School day structure
Start and end times are not published publicly; families receive the daily schedule as part of admissions materials.

Bus service
Public information on a school-provided bus service for the TEDA campus is not published.
Diving Deeper

Boarding Arrangements
The school is a full-time boarding school. On-site facilities include dormitories, a cafeteria, and a gym, with a mature boarding-student management system supporting daily life. Primary, middle, and high school divisions are offered with boarding available for students across these grades.

Food Options
There are on-site dining facilities (a cafeteria) to serve boarding and day students.

Governance and Ownership
The school is part of the Tianjin Maple Leaf Education District, established in May 2020 within Maple Leaf Education Group. The district comprises Maple Leaf School – Tianjin TEDA, Maple Leaf School – Huayuan, and Maple Leaf Kindergarten. Maple Leaf Educational Systems operates in China as part of the Maple Leaf Education Group.
Fees
Application fee

- Application / registration: The school issues an offer and requires payment of tuition at the time of registration. A separate, fixed ‘application fee' amount is not published in the school's admissions materials; tuition is collected when an offer is accepted.

Tuition fees by year group (programs and common figures reported)

- Kindergarten (early years / 保教费): RMB 28,000 per term (semester). Tuition for kindergarten is stated on a per-term basis.

- Primary school (domestic Chinese-curriculum / day- and boarding-models reported): published and commonly-cited figures vary by program and by source. Examples reported are:
- Day student / Chinese-curriculum primary: around RMB 40,000 – RMB48,000 per year.
- Boarding-primary figures reported in some school profiles are slightly higher (examples cited around RMB 43,000 – RMB 48,000 per year).

- Middle school / junior secondary (domestic Chinese-curriculum): figures reported in school profiles include amounts in the mid-RMB 30,000 – RMB 40,000 per year (examples reported ≈ RMB 35,000 – RMB45,000 per year).

- High school / senior secondary:
- Chinese-curriculum high school program: some sources show mid-five-figure annual tuition (examples around RMB 55,000 per year).
- International / international-high-school-style programs (Maple Leaf international high school / international track): published figures in recent school-profile reports and education portals list annual tuition around RMB 90,000 – RMB 93,000 per year for the international/high-school programme.

- Summary note on multiple program streams: the school operates both domestic (Chinese-curriculum) and international-program tracks; published fees differ by track and by source, producing a typical overall range reported of approximately RMB 48,000 – RMB 90,000 per year for school programs beyond kindergarten.

Fees per term / payment cadence

- Billing schedule: Tuition is collected by semester (per term) at registration following issuance of the school's offer; kindergarten fees are explicitly shown as per term. Families are required to pay full tuition for the term/semester as part of enrolment.

Boarding fees (dormitory)

- Boarding fee: A standard boarding / accommodation fee is repeatedly reported in school profiles as RMB 3,000 per year for boarding students. This boarding charge is shown separately from tuition in published school profiles.

Other costs and typical additional charges

- Meals / catering: some school profiles report a student meal fee (example figure reported: RMB 6,600 per year in one program description). Meal charges are typically listed separately from tuition.

- Textbooks, consumables and extracurriculars: school profiles and admissions notes indicate that expenses such as textbooks, stationery, uniforms, optional activities and personal items are additional to tuition and boarding, but no single, school-wide flat amounts for uniform, textbooks or activity fees are published in the available admissions materials.

- Deposits / registration sums: the school's admissions information requires payment of tuition at registration; a distinct refundable or non-refundable separate deposit amount is not published in the admissions material that details payment timing.

Refund information

- Refund policy: specific, itemized refund rules (for example: how tuition is refunded if a student withdraws before term start, prorated refunds, or penalties) are not published in the admission pages and school notices reviewed. The school's admissions guidance states the billing/payment timing but does not publish an explicit, itemized refund schedule in the accessible admission notes.

Fee payment options and terms

- Payment timing / terms: Tuition is payable on the schedule set by the school at the time an offer is accepted (payment by semester at registration is required).

- Payment methods: explicit, published lists of accepted payment channels (for example: bank transfer, credit card, WeChat Pay, Alipay, in-person cash/POS) are not stated in the admission pages and school notices reviewed. Parents are instructed to pay tuition at registration according to the school's invoicing instructions.

Practical summary

- Kindergarten: RMB 28,000 per term (semester).
- Domestic (Chinese-curriculum) primary and secondary: commonly-cited annual ranges appear approximately RMB 40,000 – RMB 55,000 per year depending on level and whether boarding applies.
- International/high-school programme: commonly-cited annual tuition around RMB 90,000 – RMB 93,000 per year; boarding fee commonly cited as RMB 3,000 per year.
Academics

Maple Leaf School Tianjin (Tianjin TEDA Maple Leaf) teaches British Curriculum, Canadian Curriculum, IB (DP), American Curriculum, Cambridge (Secondary) for students aged 3 to 18.

Curriculum
Maple Leaf School Tianjin TEDA (Tianjin TEDA Maple Leaf) offers a K–12 program blending Chinese and Western educational philosophies, with instruction delivered in English and Chinese and a multilingual language program from Kindergarten onward. The Kindergarten curriculum is a multilingual, theme-based program featuring arts, physical education, science, and language development. The Elementary program follows the Nine-Year Compulsory Education framework, with an emphasis on English and a broad range of elective courses to support holistic development. The Middle School curriculum continues under the Nine-Year framework, with a strong focus on English proficiency (target vocabulary around 5,500 words) and integrated Chinese–Canadian program elements. The High School follows Maple Leaf's World School/OSSD pathway, offering Ontario Secondary School Diploma recognition and a slate of AP courses, IELTS preparation, Mandarin language and culture, and Chinese/English language integration; external AP exams and internal language/math assessments support university admissions globally.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The school supports Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) through structured mental health and life-skills education. On March 1, 2024, the school hosted a psychological health and life education lecture delivered by external specialists including 6Q Education mentors, a senior family-education facilitator, a psychological counselor, and a child-education lecturer, with the session attended by both secondary and younger students. The initiative is described as strengthening minors' psychological safety and self-protection awareness. External safeguarding events, such as law-education discussions, are used to promote student safety and social-emotional wellbeing. The school has been visited by Tianjin Municipal Education Commission experts to supervise the mental health education program, indicating formal oversight. Maple Leaf's boarding program also provides trained counsellors who offer full-time student support outside class time.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding SEN (Special Educational Needs) support.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
Maple Leaf is an English-intensive education system. All Maple Leaf schools provide extensive ESL instruction in preparation for the Maple Leaf World School Program (MLWSP). At elementary and middle school levels, students study Maple Leaf English and Maple Leaf English for Young Learners, with at least 12 English classes weekly, half of which are taught by native English speakers. All ESL teachers hold degrees and ESL certification. For students not yet ready for full immersion, there is an ESL Foundations and ESL Bridging pathway designed to transition students into the MLWSP. The program aims to help students think in English to support academic work in high school.

Mental Wellbeing
Mental wellbeing support at MLS Tianjin includes structured mental health education and related activities. A March 1, 2024 session on psychological health and life education was delivered by external experts, targeting both upper and lower school groups. The school has had supervisory visits from Tianjin Education Commission officials to review mental health education, reflecting formal oversight. The approach includes inviting qualified professionals to address students' mental health and safety needs. These efforts sit alongside broader safeguarding activities aimed at student wellbeing.

Safeguarding
Safeguarding and child protection are supported through targeted safety education activities. On March 6, 2024, a police officer led a safeguarding-focused law-education session on campus to promote safety and self-protection. The school also conducts campaigns addressing telecom scams and campus bullying as part of its safeguarding efforts. External oversight, including visits by Tianjin Education Commission experts, accompanies these activities to review safeguarding and mental health education provisions. The combination of law-enforcement education and external supervision demonstrates the school's commitment to student safety and protective practices.
Parent Experience

History
Maple Leaf International School – Tianjin TEDA (MLS-Tianjin TEDA) opened in May 2008 as a full‑time international school under Maple Leaf Educational Systems. It is the first overseas Maple Leaf Education Group education park. The Tianjin Maple Leaf Education Park was established on August 30, 2011, and includes primary, junior middle, and senior middle divisions. The school offers Kindergarten through Grade 12 and operates with both day and boarding students. Maple Leaf's broader history began with the opening of Maple Leaf's first school in Dalian in 1995, and the group has since grown to nearly 100 schools in multiple cities worldwide.

Community
MLS-Tianjin TEDA serves both local day students and boarding students drawn from across China as part of Maple Leaf's global network. The school supports a broad range of extracurricular activities, including English speech contests, English debates, business competitions, Chinese culture festival, singing contests, and sports such as football and basketball. Publicly documented events also include art exhibitions and student productions, such as the Binhai Art Exhibition (2021-10-15) and productions of Frozen and Mulan. The school operates with a bilingual curriculum as part of the Maple Leaf World School Program, reinforcing a cross‑cultural learning environment.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
No campus‑level PTA details are publicly documented for MLS‑Tianjin TEDA in the sources consulted. Maple Leaf Educational Systems' corporate materials describe a Board of Directors and a leadership team that oversee the network, without detailing a local PTA structure. Community activity at MLS‑Tianjin TEDA is shown through events such as art exhibitions and musical productions, which involve families in a broad sense but are not labelled as PTA programs. The Maple Leaf system emphasizes bilingual education and global university placement, shaping family engagement in a broader context rather than through a campus‑level PTA. For definitive PTA specifics, a targeted inquiry to MLS‑Tianjin TEDA or its admissions team can be pursued.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
Maple Leaf School Tianjin TEDA occupies a large campus in the Tianjin TEDA area. The school covers approximately 100,000 square meters of site area, with built space around 110,000 square meters and about 40,000 square meters of green space. The campus serves Kindergarten through High School on a single site and operates a boarding program with on-site dormitories and dining facilities. The facilities include a library and dedicated laboratories for science, as well as teaching blocks and office buildings. The school also provides a gymnasium and outdoor spaces for physical education and recreation.

Sports Facilities
The campus includes a gymnasium for physical education.

Academic Facilities
Academic facilities include a library and a dedicated laboratory building housing science labs; teaching buildings are on site to support instruction.

Extra Curricular Facilities
Other notable facilities include on-site boarding accommodations and a canteen for meals.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The Zhou Enlai Class is an elite cohort within MLS's international high schools, selected for strong academic abilities, character, and student leadership. Members participate in leadership, arts and performance, social and cultural activities, and they serve as ambassadors of Maple Leaf values such as loyalty, integrity, confidence and respect. A Scholarship Zhou Enlai Class exists with full scholarship support from the Sherman Jen Educational Foundation. The school also offers two-week English-immersion summer camps for younger students and two-week university tours for high school students to broaden academic horizons.

Arts & Creative
Performing arts are part of student life, with productions such as Frozen staged by Maple Leaf students. Additional productions include Mulan, showcasing the school's performing arts offerings. The School Gallery documents these performances and related arts events, indicating active involvement in arts and creative activities.

Cultural & Language
MLS China offers English as a Second Language (ESL) across its schools and Chinese as a Second Language (CSL), with ESL taught by native-English teachers and CSL offered as a credit course in high school. The Zhou Enlai Class emphasizes cross-cultural communication and leadership, reflecting Maple Leaf's international ethos. The Foreign Nationals Schools framework and CSL/ESL offerings support a multilingual, culturally aware environment.

Community & Service
Maple Leaf World School programs include service-learning opportunities and volunteer-type activities as part of its broader student-life framework, aligning with community engagement goals seen in Maple Leaf campuses beyond China. The organization highlights service-learning and volunteer experiences as part of its global student-life offerings.

Leadership & Professional
The Zhou Enlai Class is an explicit leadership-focused program for top students, selecting those with strong leadership potential and social responsibility, and it emphasizes cross-cultural leadership alongside academics. Members are described as ambassadors of school spirit, embodying Maple Leaf values in leadership, social and cultural activities. The program profile notes possible scholarship avenues and leadership trajectories within MLS.
Languages

Language Provision
English and Chinese language instruction are provided through bilingual programs and Chinese-language tracks. The kindergarten program features multilingual, language-themed courses across arts, physical education, and science to support early language development. There is an ESL department to assist non-native English speakers, and the international high school pathway includes a Chinese-language track, ensuring ongoing bilingual language provision into secondary education.

Bilingual Teaching
The Maple Leaf Tianjin schools operate within the Maple Leaf Education District, blending Chinese and Western education approaches to deliver quality education. The district emphasizes bilingual and multilingual education to develop internationally minded learners. An ESL department provides English-language support across grade levels, including elementary, and there is an International High School track with a Chinese-language option, indicating bilingual pathways.
Reputation

Awards
Publicly, the school site does not list awards won by the institution itself.

Accreditations
Maple Leaf TEDA School is part of Maple Leaf Educational Systems, whose Maple Leaf World School Curriculum is publicly described as being accredited and benchmarked by Cognia (USA-based) and by UK ENIC. Cognia accreditation provides external validation of curriculum quality and school practices, and UK ENIC benchmarking offers international qualification comparisons.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Initial consultation: The Admissions team begins with an in-person meeting or an email-based discussion to understand your family's goals and the student's needs. Language support is available in Chinese, English, Korean, Russian, and Japanese to facilitate the conversation. This step helps determine program options (e.g., CSL in a Chinese program or MLWSP) and sets expectations for next steps, timelines, and required documents.

2. Submit application: Submit a completed application form (available from the admissions office or as a downloadable file) along with the required documents: the student's passport copy, birth certificate copy, guardian's passport copy with signature, school transcript with English or Chinese translations, any graduation certificate if applicable, two passport-sized photos, and a non-refundable application fee of 100 USD.

3. Application evaluation: Applicants from non-English-speaking backgrounds undergo an entrance examination covering English, Chinese, and Math. Applicants from English-speaking backgrounds have their academic history reviewed by the MLWSP Principal or a designated administrator, with testing in Chinese and Math and a comprehensive English assessment as part of the process.

4. Admission: If admissible, options depend on the chosen pathway. For Foreign Nationals Schools (BC system), admission to the CSL intensive year or the appropriate grade level is offered, with full tuition payment required to obtain the GW202 visa form and an official acceptance letter provided. For Elementary and Middle Schools (Chinese system), admission to the CSL intensive year or appropriate grade level is offered, again with full tuition payment required for the GW202 visa and an acceptance letter issued. For High Schools (MLWSP), admissible students may enter the Foundations Program, the Bridging Program, or the Full Academic Grade 10 Program, with the same requirement for full tuition payment to support the GW202 visa process and an acceptance letter issued.

5. Arrival and school registration: On arrival, families present the acceptance letter, an authenticated birth certificate, an authenticated guardian's notarized document if the guardian is not staying with the student in China, the Foreigner Medical Examination results, any required residency permits, and evidence that tuition has been paid.

6. Begin classes: Students start classes after completing registration and arrival formalities. Application Deadlines are Fall semester (August 22) or Spring semester (February 27), so families should plan accordingly to ensure placement for the desired term.

7. Fees: Upon admission, full payment of tuition is required to support visa documentation (GW202).

Scholarships
Scholarship programs exist within Maple Leaf China. One notable program is the Zhou Enlai Class, which includes a tier of scholarships—specifically a Scholarship Zhou Enlai Class supported by the Sherman Jen Educational Foundation. Details can be obtained by downloading the MLES Scholarship ZEL Program Profile. Additionally, Maple Leaf China describes broader Scholarship Programs as part of its partnerships and programs, indicating that there are institutional awards and potential student selection support in collaboration with university partners.

Waitlist
There is no published waitlist or pool policy described in Maple Leaf's China admissions materials.
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