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NAS Guangzhou Panyu

China, Guangzhou

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The school at a glance
Instructs in Mandarin, English
Fees RMB 158,000 - 176,000
Ages 6 - 18 years
Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)
Bus Service No
Part of
Nord Anglia Education Guangzhou
Academic offering
Curriculum Chinese National Curriculum, IB (PYP), IB (MYP)
Taught languages Mandarin, English
Typical class size 8
Strengths Performing Arts, STEM, Service and Sustainability
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Community and Service
Stages Primary School, Secondary School
Introduction

NAS Guangzhou (Panyu) is a bilingual day-and-boarding school located in Panyu District of Guangzhou, with an on-site address listed as 西和路 88 号. The school delivers a bilingual programme that implements the Chinese national curriculum alongside internationally informed teaching approaches; it is also a candidate school for the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP). The campus description and facility pages list sports and performance facilities (outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, a multi-purpose sports hall), maker spaces (3D printers, robotics) and a 255-seat hall. The school emphasises small classes (reported at 24–26 students per class, with a 1:8 staff–student ratio stated) and offers both day and boarding provision. Distinctive on-site collaborations mentioned on the site include partnerships with the Juilliard School (performing arts), MIT (STEAM projects) and UNICEF (SDG-related community work). All items above are taken from the school website.

This campus is part of Nord Anglia Education Guangzhou

No. 88, Xihe Road, Nancun Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou

The Essentials

NAS Guangzhou Panyu has typical class sizes of 8, instruction in Mandarin, English.

Location
The school is in Panyu District (Nancun / Xihe Road area) of Guangzhou — address listed as Xihe Road No. 88. The website describes the campus as close to the local CBD and with convenient transport links; for exact commute times from a specific neighbourhood, contact admissions.

Stages
The website describes Primary and Middle/Secondary phases. One page lists Primary (6–12) and Secondary (13–18), while another page refers to an intake range of about 6–15, so the published upper age varies between pages — confirm the precise age/grade ranges with admissions.

Type
NAS Guangzhou Panyu is a bilingual, co‑educational school that offers both day places and boarding. The site explicitly states it provides day (走读) and boarding (寄宿) options and describes separate accommodation arrangements for boys and girls.

Additional learning support
The site highlights personalised learning, small classes and bilingual support (including programmes for students who arrive with limited English) and says teachers use assessment data to tailor learning. The website does not show a clearly labelled public page describing a formal SEN/ALN team or exact referral/IEP procedures; the parent handbook (download) or the admissions team are the recommended sources for detailed SEN/ALN provisions.

Country affiliation
The school is part of the Nord Anglia Education global group (an international school network headquartered in the UK) rather than being affiliated to a particular national curriculum authority.

Religious affiliation
No religious affiliation is stated on the school website. The school presents itself as a secular bilingual international school.

School day structure
The campus page lists general opening hours of Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM; the boarding pages note a structured daily routine for boarders and 24‑hour on‑site medical care. For precise start/end times by year group (and break / lunch timings), ask admissions or consult the parent handbook.

Bus service
Admissions notices and school documents reference school‑bus (校车) costs being charged as part of fees, which indicates a school bus service is available; the website does not publish detailed routes, providers or pickup times publicly. Parents should request route maps, stops and fee details from the admissions office or in the parent handbook.
Diving Deeper

Boarding Arrangements
The school offers both day and boarding options.

Governance and Ownership
The school is part of Nord Anglia Education's global network.
Fees

Annual tuition at NAS Guangzhou Panyu ranges from RMB 158,000 to RMB 176,000 for 2026/27.

Application fees

- The school's public admissions pages list the online application process and application portal but do not publish a separate application or non‑refundable application fee amount. Parents complete an online application form to begin the process.

Tuition fees (2025/2026 academic year) — amounts per year and per term

- Primary (小学): Annual tuition ¥158,000. Billed as two equal term payments of ¥79,000 (first term ¥79,000; second term ¥79,000).

- Middle / Junior Secondary (初中): Annual tuition ¥176,000. Billed as two equal term payments of ¥88,000 (first term ¥88,000; second term ¥88,000).

- Third‑party fee listings that break down annual fees by grade show the same two‑tier structure (grades commonly in the lower/primary tier and upper/middle tier at the listed amounts). Miscellaneous items such as boarding, catering, school bus and uniforms are noted separately by external fee databases.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Tuition for the 2025/2026 school year is presented by the school as two term instalments (first term / second term) with the term amounts shown above. The published 2025/2026 first‑term dates are Monday 1 September 2025 to Saturday 31 January 2026; the school presents its academic calendar alongside the term billing split. The school's public pages do not publish a detailed list of payment‑deadline dates or step‑by‑step invoicing timings beyond the term structure.

Boarding fees (where applicable)

- The school provides boarding (walk‑in description and full boarding programme available). A Nord Anglia group listing indicates boarding charges for NAS Guangzhou Panyu shown as “from ¥24,412 per annum” for boarding services; the school's boarding pages describe boarding arrangements and pastoral care but do not present a detailed numeric boarding tariff on the public boarding page.

Other costs and typical additional fees

- School bus (校车), school uniform (校服), school meals/catering, and occasional programme or trip charges are listed as separate additional costs and are charged in addition to tuition — the school's admissions notices and news items explicitly note that bus, uniform and meal costs are charged according to actual use/arrangements. The school also publishes a parent handbook (downloadable) that covers uniform details and other day‑to‑day costs. External school fee databases similarly list transport, catering and other extras as chargeable items. Typical additional items mentioned in public sources include:
- School bus (annual cost varies by route)
- School uniform (summer/winter and sports kit; procurement details in parent handbook)
- Meals / catering (charged separately)
- Extracurricular trips and activities (charged as applicable)
- Equipment or device purchases (e.g., laptop requirements for older students may be an extra cost)
These items are not given single fixed prices on the school's public admissions pages.

Refund information

- The school's public admissions and terms pages do not publish a detailed fee‑refund schedule or specific refund percentages/conditions on the pages reviewed. The parent handbook and formal terms and conditions are referenced for school policies; a specific fee‑refund policy was not located on the admissions page itself. Parents should expect that formal refund terms (for deposits, enrollment confirmations and tuition) are set out in the school's full enrolment documentation / terms.

Fee payment options

- The school's public admissions and parent‑essentials pages do not list specific accepted payment channels (for example, named bank account, credit card, Alipay or WeChat Pay) on the pages reviewed. No payment method details were found on the publicly visible admissions pages or in the downloadable parent‑essentials area.

Short practical summary for parents

- Tuition (2025/2026): Primary ¥158,000/year (¥79,000 per term); Middle ¥176,000/year (¥88,000 per term).
- Boarding: boarding is available; a group listing shows boarding costs starting from ¥24,412 per year and the school describes boarding provision on its site.
- Extra charges: bus, uniforms, meals and trips are charged in addition to tuition.
- Application fee, detailed refund schedule and specific payment channels are not published on the admissions pages that list tuition and term information; these items are handled in the school's enrolment documentation/parent handbook or via the school's admissions office.

If you require the figures above presented in a specific format for your database, the key numeric items to import are: Primary annual ¥158,000 (term ¥79,000); Middle annual ¥176,000 (term ¥88,000); boarding starting from ¥24,412 p.a.; additional charges for bus, uniform and meals applied separately.
Academics

NAS Guangzhou Panyu teaches Chinese National Curriculum, IB (PYP), IB (MYP) for students aged 6 to 18.

Curriculum
NAS Guangzhou, Panyu delivers a bilingual programme built around the Chinese National Curriculum: primary (approx. ages 6–12) follows the national primary syllabus (moral education, Chinese language, mathematics, English, music, art, PE, science, humanities etc.).
The middle‑school phase (approx. ages 13–15) continues the Chinese national secondary curriculum delivered in both Chinese and English using cross‑disciplinary, project‑based approaches to develop inquiry and critical thinking.
The school reports that its senior students progress into internationally recognised upper‑secondary pathways via “three major senior programmes,” and NAS Guangzhou is an approved Oxford AQA examination centre (enabling on‑campus administration of OxfordAQA international exams such as IGCSE/A‑level).
NAS Guangzhou is also a candidate school for the IB Primary Years and Middle Years Programmes (PYP and MYP), signalling an institutional move to align primary and lower‑secondary pedagogy with IB frameworks.
Throughout all stages the curriculum is supplemented by Nord Anglia global partnerships (Juilliard, MIT, UNICEF), STEAM and co‑curricular programmes and personalised assessment to prepare students for national assessments and international qualifications.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
NAS Guangzhou describes several curriculum and extracurricular elements that support students' social and emotional development, including project-based and collaborative learning, performing-arts partnerships (Juilliard) and Global Campus activities that promote collaboration and global citizenship. The school states it embeds UNICEF materials, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child across learning, which it presents as part of its character and values work. The academic overview also says the school aims to build students' resilience and wellbeing through its teaching approach. These claims appear on the school's pages about academic provision, Global Campus and its partnerships.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The school's published materials describe personalised learning, the use of individual data to create tailored learning journeys and small class sizes (teacher–student ratio ~1:8), but there is no dedicated page on the website describing formal Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision or the specific types of needs the school will support. The website therefore does not publicly state which categories of SEN it can accommodate nor whether it is a specialist SEN institution. For evidence of the personalised approach and class sizes, see the English-learning and academic pages.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The school publishes an English‑learning page describing a bilingual/“cross‑language” approach, teacher training for bilingual instruction, personalised learning pathways and progress expectations (noting many students enter with limited English and that fluency in an academic setting can take five to seven years). The admissions FAQ also addresses entry with limited English and says the school combines its bilingual curriculum with personalised targets to help students improve. These descriptions are provided on the school's English‑learning and admissions pages.

Mental Wellbeing
NAS Guangzhou states it provides a safe, warm and comfortable learning environment and explicitly says its teaching seeks to develop students' resilience and wellbeing as part of whole‑child education. The site highlights structured daily routines, co‑curricular activities and campus facilities intended to support students' social life and wellbeing (for example, boarding pastoral arrangements and sports/arts programmes). However, the website does not publish a separate, detailed mental‑health or counselling policy.

Safeguarding
The school's website includes a comprehensive privacy and cookies policy and notes that the Global Campus online platform is managed with professional administrators to keep the online environment safe, but it does not publish a standalone child‑protection or safeguarding policy on the public site. The site therefore does not publicly provide a formal child‑protection policy document or named safeguarding leads; for online‑platform safety and privacy statements see the Global Campus and privacy pages.
Parent Experience

History
NAS Guangzhou, Panyu opened in September 2020 as a Nord Anglia bilingual day-and-boarding school. It was established as part of Nord Anglia Education's expansion in China and operates within that global network of schools. The school was developed to combine local (Chinese) curriculum elements with international teaching practice and to draw on Nord Anglia's shared resources and collaborations.

Community
The school public website and news feed show an active community program that includes an annual International Day, a school Sports Day and overseas community-service trips (for example to Tanzania), as well as cultural exchange visits with schools from Germany. Regular on-site activities for students and families—such as riding/ equestrian offerings, Guangdong traditional-culture projects, and school clubs (critical thinking, debate etc.)—are listed on the school's Parent Essentials page.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The school does not publish a dedicated PTA page; instead parent engagement is organised through its "Parent Essentials" resources and the downloadable parent handbook. The Parent Essentials calendar shows recurring parent-facing activities including weekly "Principal face‑to‑face" sessions, weekday campus tours and periodic "Campus Experience" days and English assessment days. Parents are publicly thanked for supporting community events such as International Day, indicating active volunteer or event-support roles. The parent handbook (available for download from the Parent Essentials page) is likely to contain the most specific information about formal parent groups, responsibilities and volunteering; if you'd like, I can open the handbook and look for any references to a formal PTA or parent‑committee structures.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
The school offers day and boarding options to meet students' needs. The campus spans more than 170,000 square meters and provides open, bright learning spaces. Classrooms are air-conditioned and equipped with air purifiers, and each classroom has an interactive screen. The theatre and auditorium provide stages for building confidence and showcasing talents, while the gym, outdoor tennis courts and outdoor swimming pool support physical development. The campus features a temperature-controlled six-lane swimming pool with a filtration system, a Learning Resource Center, and a 255-seat auditorium.

Sports Facilities
The campus includes a multi-purpose gymnasium, an outdoor swimming pool, and outdoor tennis courts. These spaces support a broad range of sporting activities and physical education. The facilities are integrated with the school's broader learning environment to promote health and fitness. The swimming pool is temperature-controlled and six-lane, designed for both instruction and competition.

Academic Facilities
All classrooms are equipped with air conditioning, air purifiers, and interactive screens. Laboratories are fully equipped to ensure safety and provide hands-on learning experiences. The Learning Resource Center offers spaces for group and individual study. An auditorium that seats 255 supports presentations and school-wide events.

Extra Curricular Facilities
NAS Guangzhou Panyu offers more than 100 extracurricular activities. Activities are tailored to student interests and include arts, sports, and community service. Global partnerships with The Juilliard School, MIT, and UNICEF enhance arts and STEAM experiences. IMG Academy provides elite sports coaching and health programs. Field trips and expeditions include Swiss Alpine expeditions, visits to the Guangdong Science Center, Chimelong Wildlife Park, Seagull Island, and explorations of future technology sites.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The school delivers cross-disciplinary STEAM education through the MIT partnership, integrating science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Students engage in MIT-led projects across disciplines, including climate change and space exploration. Teachers receive ongoing MIT-based professional development to strengthen the program.

Arts & Creative
The school provides access to world-class performing arts through the Juilliard partnership. Juilliard-affiliated teachers lead in-school courses in dance, drama, and music, with Juilliard-designed classes and immersive summer camps.

Cultural & Language
The school is a bilingual institution. It links language learning with global partnerships to broaden cultural learning.

Social & Hobbies
Students participate in UNICEF-aligned activities, including global challenges and sustainability initiatives.

Community & Service
UNICEF collaboration guides social impact work, with projects aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and annual global challenges.

Leadership & Professional
MIT collaboration includes teacher professional development and multidisciplinary leadership. IMG Academy provides high-level athletic training and personal development, with opportunities to train in Florida and access the IMG Academy+ Essentials platform.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
IMG Academy supports physical fitness and mental resilience through camps and online resources, including a week-long camp at IMG Academy and related resilience and nutrition content.
Languages

Language Provision
English is integrated across the curriculum and used for bilingual instruction, with cross-language teaching to build bilingual thinking. The school uses personalized learning based on individual data, with trained teachers and a support team, including university admissions guidance; fluent English is targeted within five to seven years. The school teaches English and Chinese to students aged six to eighteen and offers both day and boarding options.

Bilingual Teaching
The school provides bilingual education in English and Chinese. The bilingual program includes courses taught in English. The school employs both Chinese and foreign teachers with an average of ten years of teaching experience. Primary is for ages 6–12 and secondary for ages 13–18, with day and boarding admission options.

Immersion Programs
Nord Anglia Global Campus delivers immersive bilingual learning with cross-language teaching and personalized learning. The school collaborates with Juilliard, MIT and UNICEF for experiential programs, and a digital Global Campus platform supports learning and collaboration across Nord Anglia students worldwide.
Reputation

Awards
I found two items on the school website in the past five years that are recognitions/authorizations awarded to the school (not to individual students). Each item below is taken from the school's own news pages.

1) Duke of Edinburgh's International Award — School Awards Delivery Centre authorization (2 August 2021): the school's news item states it was granted the School Awards Delivery Centre authorization, enabling the school to deliver and support the Award for eligible students. This is presented on the school site as a formal authorization awarded to the school.

2) Approval as an Oxford AQA examination centre (approval dated 21 March 2024; news posted 2 April 2024): the school's news item reports that it was approved to be an Oxford AQA official exam centre, an institutional approval that allows the school to administer Oxford AQA examinations on campus.

Note: the International Baccalaureate entries on the school site describe the school's status as a Candidate School for PYP and MYP; candidate status is recorded on the site but is an authorization/process stage rather than a completed IB authorization (see accreditations above).

If you'd like, I can (a) check the IB/ Oxford AQA / Duke of Edinburgh official registries to confirm current authorization/authorization dates, or (b) extract the exact lines from each news page for direct quoting. I used only the school website (nasguangzhou.cn) for the items above and cited each source.

Accreditations
1) IB — Candidate School for the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP): the school reports it is a Candidate School for IB PYP and MYP (candidate status announced on 24 October 2025). Candidate status indicates the school is in the IB authorization process but is not yet authorized to deliver IB programmes; authorization must be granted separately by the IB Organization.

2) Duke of Edinburgh's International Award — School Awards Delivery Centre authorization: the school reports it was granted the Duke of Edinburgh School Awards Delivery Centre authorization (news posted 2 August 2021). That authorization permits the school to register and support students locally through the Award's programme and assessments.

3) Oxford AQA — Official exam centre approval: the school reports it was approved as an Oxford AQA official examination centre (the site states approval was granted on 21 March 2024; news posted 2 April 2024). This approval allows the school to host Oxford AQA examinations on site.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Initial enquiry and advice (what to do first). Contact the Admissions team by completing the online enquiry or by email/phone to start the process; the school says the team will respond and help with next steps. Parents should be ready to ask about preferred intake month, day vs boarding, and any time-sensitive requirements (local classification/分批招生 rules may apply).

2. School visit / information sessions. Parents are encouraged to attend a campus tour, parent briefing or an organised open day to see the campus and ask detailed questions about curriculum and boarding; the site lists regular visit/experience events and a “校长面对面” option. Bring a list of practical questions (transport, boarding routines, ECA, language support) and confirm the dates of published experience days before you travel.

3. Submit the online application and upload documents. Complete the school's online application form (you must create an account) and upload the required documents: parents' passport/ID and household book, and for each child a passport/ID or birth certificate, recent photo, copy of last school report, vaccination and recent medical report. The form specifies file types and size limits and allows up to five children per account; make sure scanned copies are clear and that you select the correct preferred enrolment month and day/boarding preference.

4. School assessment and family interview. After the application is reviewed the admissions team will contact you to arrange a family interview and any age-appropriate assessments (the site advertises English assessment days and school-arranged meetings). Parents should prepare copies of recent school reports and any information on additional educational needs (AEN/SEND) or medical requirements—these are explicitly requested on the application form. Ask in advance what the assessment format will be for your child's year group so you can prepare (dates for public assessment or assessment days are posted in the Parent Essentials area).

5. Offer of place. If the school decides to offer a place, you will receive a formal offer/acceptance letter by email; the admissions page explains offers are issued by email as the next formal step. Read the offer carefully for the deadline to accept, any conditions (e.g., required documentation, medical clearance), and the payment terms required to secure the place. If you need more time or have questions about the offer conditions (start date, year placement), contact Admissions immediately using the contact details on the site.

6. Confirm acceptance and pay required fees to secure the place. To confirm a place you must follow the offer instructions, which normally include signing paperwork and paying the stated fees or deposits; the admissions page notes that acceptance and payment secure the enrolment. Be aware of the published annual fees for the relevant year (the site lists 2025/2026 tuition figures by phase), and that additional charges (boarding, meals, uniform, transport, exams or activity costs) may be charged separately—check the Parent Handbook or ask Admissions for the full breakdown and refund/withdrawal terms before you pay. Keep receipts and confirm the date by which the fee must be paid to avoid losing the place.

Scholarships
The school website does not publish any general scholarship or means-tested financial-aid programme. Public pages (admissions, parent essentials and news) include tuition, references to staff/employee priority for some classified enrolment rounds and standard additional charges (bus, uniform, catering), but no advertised scholarship awards or application process for fee assistance. If you are seeking fee support, sibling or staff discounts, or any case-by-case concessions, the admissions office is the appropriate contact — ask them for the current policy and any required paperwork, because such arrangements (if available) are not described on the public site.

Waitlist
The school's public admissions pages do not describe a formal, published waitlist process. The admissions page explains the application → assessment → offer workflow but does not set out an explicit waiting-list policy for oversubscription; when intake is regulated the school has in the past followed municipal classification and, if numbers exceed places, a computerised allocation (派位) for certain cohorts. If you need to know whether a waiting list will be kept for a particular year group or whether the school can hold a place pending payment, contact Admissions directly (the site provides phone numbers and an email for the Guangzhou admissions team).
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