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Shenzhen College of International Education

China, Shenzhen

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees RMB 273,000 - 303,000
Ages 14 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 1800
Type Co-educational (boarding)
Opened 2003
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels, Advanced Placement (AP)
Taught languages English, Mandarin, French, Japanese, Spanish
Typical class size 11
Strengths Visual and Creative Arts, Academic Enrichment, STEM
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Social and Hobbies
Stages Secondary School, Sixth Form, High School
Introduction

Shenzhen College of International Education (SCIE) is an international four‑year high school founded in 2003 and now located at a purpose‑built Antuoshan (Antuo Hill) campus in Futian. SCIE delivers Cambridge IGCSE in the first two years (G1–G2) and A‑level (with an AP pathway option) in the final two years (A1–A2). The Antuoshan campus (opened in 2020) includes teaching blocks, science laboratories, an arts theatre and dedicated arts spaces, sports facilities and boarding houses; the school also publishes extensive university admissions results for graduating cohorts. Admissions and course information, subject lists (including Chinese, English, French, Japanese and Spanish), and current tuition figures are published on the school website.

No. 3, Sixth Antuoshan Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

The Essentials

Shenzhen College of International Education has 1,800 pupils, typical class sizes of 11, instruction in English.

Location
SCIE is on a purpose-built campus at No. 3 Antuoshan 6th Road, Futian District, Shenzhen (postcode shown on the school site). The campus moved to Antuo Hill in 2020 and sits in central Futian, close to the city's business district; local public transport options include Shenzhen's metro (Longhua Line to Fumin Station) and several city bus routes near Huanggang Park.

Stages
SCIE is a four‑year international high school: G1 and G2 follow the IGCSE programme, and A1 and A2 are the final two years when students study A‑Levels or AP.

Type
Co‑educational; SCIE operates as a day school with boarding facilities on campus (the website describes dormitories and residential support).

Additional learning support
The school describes a pastoral and wellbeing structure (form tutors, Heads of Year, a wellbeing centre with counsellors and on‑site nurses) and mandatory safeguarding procedures. The website does not publish a detailed public 'SEN/Additional Learning Needs' policy; parents with specific ALN/SEN questions should contact admissions or the pastoral team for case‑by‑case detail.

Country affiliation
SCIE teaches a UK curriculum (IGCSE and A‑Level pathways) but is an international college rather than formally affiliated to a national church or foreign government.

Religious affiliation
The school does not state any religious affiliation on its public pages; its materials present SCIE as a secular international college.

School day structure
Published staff timetables indicate a typical weekday start around 07:50 (with some earlier Monday starts) and lessons finishing mid‑ to late‑afternoon, followed by a one‑hour after‑school ECA slot (commonly 16:30–17:30). The campus provides a canteen for lunch.

Bus service
The school website does not publish a dedicated school‑bus/provider timetable. For daily travel many families use public buses and the metro (nearby Fumin Station and Huanggang Park area are the closest public links cited by local guides). If you need a school‑run service, contact SCIE Admissions (info@scie.com.cn or the telephone number on the site) to confirm whether the college currently operates routes or recommends external providers.
Diving Deeper

Boarding Arrangements
Boarding houses provide modern, well-equipped dormitories with personal study areas and shared common rooms, supported by attentive dorm teachers and psychological counselors.

Uniform Requirement
The school uses a four-house system: Water, Metal, Wood, and Fire. Students wear house uniforms in color-coded designs.

Food Options
A wide choice of meals and refreshments is available in the canteen and café.

House System
There are four houses (Water, Metal, Wood, Fire). House events include sports and non-sport activities, with weekly gatherings on Wednesday afternoons. A Student Leadership Body oversees the House division and related events.

Governance and Ownership
SCIE is affiliated with the Council of International Schools (CIS), FOBISIA, and ACT, and offers College Board–audited AP courses since 2016. SCIE has undergone accreditation with CIS and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
Fees

Annual tuition at Shenzhen College of International Education ranges from RMB 273,000 to RMB 303,000 for 2026/27.

Application / registration fee
- Registration (application) fee: RMB 600 (paid at time of registration). This registration fee is non‑refundable. Payment for registration is accepted online via WeChat Pay or Alipay.

Tuition — annual amounts and scope
- Standard academic stream (annual tuition): RMB 273,000 per academic year. This amount is stated as an annual fee and is described as covering the physical examination fee, campus insurance fee, and extracurricular activity fees; it does not include international examination fees, off‑campus trips or internships, or summer camps/programmes.
- Arts/Music Academy (annual tuition): RMB 303,000 per academic year (scope noted as above).

Per‑term / year‑group detail
- The school publishes the annual tuition figures above. A public per‑term breakdown or different published rates by specific year group (G1, G2, A1, etc.) is not provided in the school's public admissions material; the published figures above are the stated annual charges.

Boarding / accommodation fees
- Room and board (annual): RMB 16,800 per academic year for boarding that excludes weekend stays, or RMB 19,800 per academic year for boarding that includes weekend stays. These are presented as the annual accommodation fees.

Other costs and typical exclusions
- International examination fees (e.g., Cambridge/A‑level/AP/other external exam fees) are not included in the annual tuition and are charged separately. Off‑campus trips, internships, and summer programmes are also excluded and billed separately. The school's published fee notes list these exclusions.
- Specific line items such as uniform cost, daily meal top‑ups, transport (school bus) fees, and textbook charges are not published in the school's publicly posted admissions fee summary.

Billing schedule, payment terms, refunds
- The school's public admissions information specifies the registration fee payment at registration and annual tuition/accommodation amounts but does not publish a detailed public billing schedule or full payment‑term policy in the admissions summary. The registration/entrance exam fee is described as non‑refundable. No other specific refund terms are published in the same public admissions content.

Fee payment options for items shown
- Registration payment method: WeChat Pay or Alipay for the registration fee. The school's public admissions notices do not list a comprehensive set of payment methods for annual tuition in the posted admissions summary.
Academics

Shenzhen College of International Education teaches Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels, Advanced Placement (AP) for students aged 14 to 18.

Curriculum
SCIE operates a two-stage international curriculum: a two-year Cambridge IGCSE programme in G1–G2 (for roughly 14–16 year olds) followed by AS/A‑Level study in A1–A2 (aimed at 17–18 year olds). In G1–G2 all students take five core IGCSEs (Chemistry, Chinese, English Language, Mathematics and either Biology or Physics) plus three optional subjects, normally finishing with at least eight IGCSE qualifications after two years. A‑Level study is divided into AS (usually taken in A1) and A2 (A2) components; students typically choose four to five AS subjects and leave with three or four full A‑Levels (AS can also be taken as a standalone qualification). The college offers subjects across art, visual & performing, humanities and social sciences, mathematics and computer science, modern languages and sciences at IGCSE and AS/A‑Level levels, with subject pages and syllabuses provided on the site. Course-selection guidance, entry requirements and progression advice are available in SCIE's course-selection materials and student handbook.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
SCIE describes a structured pastoral programme in which most teachers act as Form Teachers who deliver a weekly PSHE lesson and mentor a cohort of roughly 14 students. Each year group is overseen by a Head of Year and the Pastoral Deputy Principal has overall responsibility for the pastoral team. The college says it takes a preventative approach to student welfare and identifies the form teacher as the first point of contact for students and parents. SCIE also runs a student-led Peer Support Division that provides peer tutoring, mentoring and a decompression space used during events such as Mental Health Week. Job and recruitment pages further describe mandatory pastoral/safeguarding CPD for staff and the form-tutor role.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
SCIE's staff listings include a named SENCO coordinator (Adam Romano), indicating a designated staff role for special educational needs coordination. The site also records that the school has previously had staff in Learning Support coordinator roles, showing historic learning-support provision in some faculties. The public website describes pastoral, counselling and medical services but does not set out a detailed list of the specific categories of SEN the college can support (for example specific learning difficulties, autism spectrum conditions, or physical disabilities). SCIE's website presents the college as a mainstream international sixth-form college and does not describe itself as a specialist SEN institution.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding EAL provision on its website. Individual staff CVs note experience teaching EAL or holding EAL-coordinator roles elsewhere, but SCIE's public pages do not present a dedicated EAL programme or a named EAL coordinator. For specific details about English-language support the school's published contact information is available on its website.

Mental Wellbeing
SCIE operates a Wellbeing Centre and the Wellbeing Center page names two wellbeing counsellors (Maria Acosta and Joel Wang) and a school medic/health-and-safety officer. The Pastoral Care page states the wellbeing centre is staffed by two counsellors and supported by a medical team of nurses for day and residential students. The counsellors' profiles on the Wellbeing Centre page list relevant counselling and crisis-intervention qualifications. The school also describes peer-based programmes (peer mentoring and peer tutoring) and student-run wellbeing initiatives used in Mental Health Week. The website provides staff and programme descriptions rather than a standalone, detailed mental-health policy for public download.

Safeguarding
SCIE's Safeguarding page sets out child-protection requirements for applicants (including an ICPC or equivalent and phone contact with the applicant's current or most recent Head of School) as part of background checks. The page lists a Statement of Principles that references compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and international best practice while also noting the college will abide by PRC law. The college names specific safeguarding roles (Child Protection Officer and Designated Safeguarding Lead) and states that all staff, including non-teaching staff, receive child-safeguarding training. The safeguarding statement emphasises staff have a mandatory duty to report suspicions of abuse and that student well‑being is the paramount concern in decision-making. Contact details for the college are published on the site for reporting or enquiries.
Parent Experience

History
SCIE was founded in 2003 with approval from the Shenzhen Education Bureau and early authorization to deliver Cambridge international examinations; within two years it established its first permanent Futian campus and began sending graduates to top universities. Over the following decade the college expanded its programmes and extracurricular offer, with student clubs growing to over 100 and international memberships and accreditations achieved (CIS, FOBISIA and Cambridge partnerships). In 2020 SCIE opened its purpose-built Antuoshan campus and continued to develop its academic and arts provision, later adding the SCIE Arts Academy. The school gained WASC accreditation in 2021 and cites ongoing accreditation and review processes as part of its governance and quality-assurance work.

Community
SCIE presents an active, calendar-driven community with a long list of annual events — Week Zero and Year‑start ceremonies, House competitions (e.g. tug‑of‑war), G1 camping, SCIE Got Talent, Halloween and Christmas concerts, Chinese New Year performances, Charity Week, Food Fair and Graduation Day — that involve students across grades. The college highlights more than 100 student clubs and a structured House system to support teamwork, leadership and extracurricular engagement. Parents, staff and alumni regularly participate in community activities such as the Charity Food Fair and Alumni Day, and the school's reporting emphasizes student leadership and service-learning as core elements of campus life.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
SCIE's public website does not show a dedicated, named Parent‑Teacher Association page; instead parental engagement is visible through parent representatives, volunteer roles and parent contributions to major events. Parents are explicitly represented at graduations and ceremonial occasions (for example, class parent speeches are published on the school site), and parents commonly help organise and staff community events such as the annual Charity Food Fair where parents, students and staff run international food stalls and raise funds for charity. The school also reports that parents took part in accreditation and review activities (speaking with visiting teams during CIS/WASC reviews), indicating formal opportunities for parental input in whole‑school reviews. In practice parental involvement appears to be channelled through event volunteering, parent representatives for cohorts, and ad‑hoc committees around charity, food fairs and similar community activities rather than a single public PTA structure. If you would like, I can contact the school's admissions or communications office (email listed on the site) to request clarification about any formal PTA committee or membership process.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
SCIE is located at No. 3 Antuoshan 6th Rd., Futian District, Shenzhen 518048. In 2020, SCIE moved to a brand-new Antuo Hill Campus, which is about twice the size of the former ShuiWei Campus. The campus features cutting-edge teaching technologies and extensive supporting infrastructure. It hosts academic, arts, sports, and campus-life facilities to support learning and wellbeing. The campus sits on a large platform designed to support teaching and student life.

Sports Facilities
The main gymnasium houses basketball courts and can be configured for volleyball and handball. Outdoor facilities include basketball courts, a climbing wall, and a pickleball court. A football pitch, student and staff gyms, a table tennis room, and an elevated running track complete the facilities. These spaces support athletic development, teamwork, and a balanced student lifestyle.

Academic Facilities
SCIE's academic facilities include specialized classrooms for Humanities, Mathematics, Languages, Economics and Computer Science, plus state-of-the-art laboratories for Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. A well-equipped library offers books, magazines, computers and self-service equipment, while tutorial rooms and open garden study areas provide flexible spaces for focused and collaborative learning. These facilities empower academic achievement and independent inquiry.

Extra Curricular Facilities
Boarding houses provide modern dormitories with personal study areas and shared common rooms, supported by dorm teachers and psychological counselors. The Hill Canteen and Ann Cafe offer meal options, and landscaped garden areas surround the campus to support social and recreational activities. SCIE also features a range of ECAs and a House System, with opportunities for student leadership through prefect and student leadership programs. The arts spaces include a professional theater, a lecture hall, art classrooms, drama studios, dance and music rooms, and piano practice rooms to support arts-related ECAs.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The school runs more than 250 active ECAs across 13 subcategories, organized under three main categories: academic, social, and sports. An ECA Fair is held at the start of every semester to introduce clubs and answer inquiries. An ECA club can be started by a teacher or by a student with a teacher sponsor, and students select clubs that fit their interests with supervision from a teacher.

Social & Hobbies
Clubs cover social activities and hobbies within three main categories: academic, social, and sports, which are divided into 13 subcategories with over 250 active clubs. Most clubs operate with the support of a supervising teacher. An ECA Fair is held at the beginning of each semester to introduce clubs and engage interested students.

Community & Service
ECAs cultivate students' sense of social responsibility and offer opportunities for community and service initiatives. An ECA Fair introduces clubs, and clubs can be started by a teacher or by a student with a teacher sponsor.

Leadership & Professional
The ECA program emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and initiative. Students can initiate clubs with a teacher sponsor, and most clubs operate under teacher supervision. An ECA Fair showcases clubs at the start of each semester.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Sports clubs are a major component of ECAs, providing opportunities for physical activity and teamwork. The Extracurricular Activities Division oversees activities to enrich student life beyond academics, with supervision from teachers guiding club participation.
Languages

Language Provision
SCIE targets mastery of English to a First Language level. English is a vital means of communication in school. Chinese (IG), Japanese (IG), and Spanish (IG)(A) are offered as language subjects; French is offered at AS/AL. In the IGCSE program, English Language and Chinese are core subjects.
Reputation

Awards
(Only school-level awards and rankings shown on SCIE's website are listed below; student awards such as Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards or competition medals are excluded.)

• Ranked 2nd in the 2021 "China Top 100 International Schools" (XINHUANET / INSIGHT report) — SCIE's website records that the school placed second in the 2021 national Top‑100 listing; the report's methodology emphasised university admissions and other indicators of school performance. (Posted 9 December 2021 on SCIE site.)

• Hurun Education Top International Schools in China 2022 — SCIE's site records that Hurun Education's 2022 ranking placed SCIE 2nd in China and 1st in Shenzhen; the same Hurun release also placed SCIE in the Top‑10 list for best school campuses in 2022. (Posted June 2022 on SCIE site.)

• KingLead / China International School Top‑100 / Brand‑Value rankings (2022) — SCIE's site shows the school ranked in the top positions in KingLead's 2022 China International School Top‑100 listings (SCIE reported as Top‑2). (Posted January 2022 on SCIE site.)

• KingLead China International School Brand Value Top 100 (2023) — SCIE's site records the KingLead 2023 brand‑value listing (published 30 January 2023) in which SCIE is again presented among the top ranked schools in that Top‑100 brand evaluation.

Note: these items are taken directly from SCIE's public news/affiliations pages. If you'd like, I can (a) check for any additional school‑level recognitions on other public sources, or (b) extract the exact quoted wording and publication dates from each SCIE news page for recordkeeping.

Accreditations
• Council of International Schools (CIS) — SCIE is a CIS member school and has undergone CIS accreditation / re-accreditation; CIS carries out a whole-school self-study and international peer review process and is widely used as a benchmark of international-school quality and continuous improvement.

• Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) — SCIE received full accreditation from WASC (Accrediting Commission for Schools) in 2021; WASC is a U.S.-based regional accrediting body whose school accreditation signals that a school meets defined standards for governance, curriculum and student learning.

• Cambridge International, Edexcel and Oxford AQA (exam centre status) — SCIE is a registered centre for these international examination boards, which lets students sit IGCSE and A‑level examinations on campus and receive qualifications recognised by universities around the world. (This is the school's recognised examination‑centre status rather than an external school‑accreditation process.)

• The College Board (member school qualification / AP) — SCIE is a College Board member school and offers College Board‑audited AP courses; membership provides access to College Board resources and allows the school to deliver AP coursework and exams.

• UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) — SCIE is a registered UCAS member school, which the school notes gives its graduates the same rights as UK sixth‑form applicants when applying to UK higher‑education institutions.

• ACT (registered test centre) — SCIE is a registered ACT testing centre, enabling students to take the ACT on campus; ACT scores are used by US colleges and many international universities.

• FOBISIA (member) — SCIE is a member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia; FOBISIA membership indicates participation in a regional network that holds member schools to entry/inspection standards and organises events and professional development.

• EARCOS (member) — SCIE is a member of the East Asia Regional Council of Schools, a regional association that supports cooperation, professional development and best practice among member schools in East Asia.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Check eligibility and timelines. Before you apply, confirm which Grade Group you are targeting (G1/IGCSE Year 1 or A1/AS Level) and check SCIE's published quotas and age limits (for example, G1 applicants must be born after January 1, 2009; A1 applicants must be born after January 1, 2007). Parents should note registration opening dates (registration for 2025 opened Jan 6, 2025) and that places are limited; the school states registration runs “until full.”

2. Prepare documents and digital materials for registration. SCIE requires a government-issued ID (mainland ID card, Mainland Travel Permit for HK/Macau/Taiwan residents, or passport for foreign students) and a passport-style electronic photo for upload; parents should have scanned copies ready before starting the online application. The admissions pages also point to specialist streams (Arts/Music) that require additional materials (portfolios or performance recordings) if applying to the Arts Academy.

3. Register online and pay the registration fee. Registration is completed through the SCIE application platform or by following the school's official WeChat account; the published registration fee for 2025 was RMB 600 (non‑refundable) and payment is made online (WeChat/Alipay). Parents should double-check the exact fee and accepted payment methods at the time they apply because the school notes registrations close when seats are full.

4. Prepare for the written entrance examination (subjects and format). For the regular stream the written test in 2025 included English and Mathematics (example dates listed: March 16 and June 1, 2025); the school runs two rounds and candidates unsuccessful in the first round can reapply for the second. Parents should check the published test format (offline/online), bring the ID used at registration on test day, and follow any test‑day instructions released by the school (the school posts software/monitoring requirements and a candidate instruction page when online testing applies).

5. Specialist (Arts/Music) application steps, if relevant. Applicants to the Arts Academy follow an additional specialist process: there is a prescreening of submitted portfolios/recordings, a specialist audition or practical test (music performance or art drawing/painting tasks), and then the standard English written test; prescreening and audition dates are published separately. Parents of specialist applicants should confirm the portfolio/video formatting instructions, any minimum competency requirements (for example, music applicants are asked to demonstrate certain grade/level equivalence), and whether a prescreen outcome automatically transfers candidates into the regular stream if they do not meet specialist requirements.

6. Shortlist and interview scheduling. Candidates who are shortlisted after the written examination are assigned an interview appointment; SCIE typically schedules interviews within 1–2 weeks after the written exam and will notify candidates via the applicant portal, official WeChat, or the website. Parents should monitor the school's communication channels closely (the site and WeChat are used to announce results and interview times) and ensure contact details in the application are current.

7. Results, offers and next steps. Admission results are posted on SCIE's official WeChat account and the school website; the admissions notices specify exact release dates for each round and for specialist streams. If an offer is made, families should read the offer letter carefully for any stated deadlines and fee/registration instructions, and be prepared that tuition does not include some costs (for example, international exam fees and off‑campus trips).

8. Fees, accommodation and other costs to plan for. Published 2025–2026 figures list annual tuition (regular stream) at RMB 273,000, Arts Academy tuition at RMB 303,000, and boarding costs of RMB 16,800 (excluding weekends) or RMB 19,800 (including weekends); these published figures also note they exclude international examination fees, field trips, internships and some summer programs. Parents should budget for examination fees (e.g., CAIE/Edexcel/AP/IB/ACT/SAT where applicable), school trips, uniforms, and any additional services (guardianship, airport transfers), and confirm the current year's fees with the Admissions or Finance Office before accepting an offer.

9. If you don't get a place right away. Because SCIE runs multiple rounds of exams and registration is stated to run until full, unsuccessful candidates may register for a later round if one is offered; check the admissions calendar and registration closing notes for each year. If you are considering other options, keep copies of transcripts and test scores ready to speed new applications elsewhere and contact SCIE's Admissions Office for clarification about future recruitment rounds.

Scholarships
SCIE's official admissions and programme pages (as published in the school's 2025 admissions materials) do not advertise a general scholarship or means‑tested financial aid programme for incoming students on the public site. The published pages focus on application steps, exam schedules, and fee schedules (tuition and boarding) without describing entrance scholarships or ongoing bursaries. Because some schools operate internal or case‑by‑case support (or may offer occasional merit awards), if you are seeking fee assistance or scholarship possibilities you should contact SCIE's Admissions or Finance Office directly to ask whether any scholarships, fee reductions, or limited awards are available in the year you intend to apply; the Admissions contact information and instructions are provided on the school's admissions page.

Waitlist
SCIE's publicly posted admissions materials do not describe a formal, named waitlist or “holding‑pool” process; instead, the school runs at least two rounds of entrance examinations each intake year and states that registration is open until capacity is reached. The admissions notices advise that test seats are limited and that registration may close when full, which suggests the school manages demand by additional exam rounds or re‑opening registration rather than by publishing a standing waitlist for offered places. If you need a definitive answer about whether the school keeps a waiting list for a particular year or grade, contact the Admissions Office directly (the school publishes contact details on its Admissions page).
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