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Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Gubei

China, Shanghai

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees RMB 220,000 - 238,000
Ages 14 - 18 years
Type Co-educational (boarding)
Opened 2001
Bus Service No
Part of
Yew Wah International School of Shanghai
Academic offering
Curriculum Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS Levels, Cambridge A Levels
Taught languages English, Mandarin, Japanese
Strengths Visual and Creative Arts, Performing Arts, STEM
Clubs Arts and Creative, Academic and Intellectual, Community and Service
Stages Secondary School, High School, Sixth Form, Senior Secondary School
Introduction

Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Gubei opened in 2001 and is at 600 Gubei Road, Changning District, Shanghai. The campus delivers an English‑taught, three‑year upper‑secondary art and design programme that emphasises portfolio preparation and university guidance for overseas applications. The school website lists facilities including art and design classrooms, a fashion and textiles studio, a digital media lab, a design and technology workshop, and a multifunctional exhibition hall. Boarding is available and the site describes curriculum pathways aligned with Cambridge Pre‑A/IGCSE and AS/A Level courses, with subjects such as digital media offered. Admissions information notes applicants complete English and art assessments and a principal interview. The site also describes a Western–Chinese co‑leadership model and names the school's senior leaders. The website lists recent university destinations including University of the Arts London and Parsons; news pages describe collaborations with fashion designers and showcases student exhibitions and competition entries regularly.

This campus is part of Yew Wah International School of Shanghai

600 Gubei Road, Changning District, Shanghai, 200336, China

The Essentials

Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Gubei has instruction in English.

Location
YWIES Shanghai Gubei is in the Gubei area of Changning District, central-west Shanghai — the school gives an address of 600 Gubei Road (postcode 200336). The campus page notes it sits near Shanghai fashion and design districts and is within the city's Gubei/Former French Concession area, so many residential compounds and transport links are nearby; contact the admissions office for specific commute options.

Stages
The Gubei campus is an Art & Design-focused secondary campus; the website describes programmes for secondary and upper-secondary students (including Phase/Year 1–3 of upper secondary). Course lists and an ‘Upper Secondary' timetable are published on the school site.

Type
YWIES Shanghai Gubei operates as a co-educational school and states a non‑discrimination admissions policy (accepting qualified students regardless of gender). The campus also offers boarding services for students; dormitory supervision is mentioned on the facilities page.

Additional learning support
The school publishes subject-support and English-support options in its upper‑secondary programme (e.g., ‘YWIES Subject Support' and extra English classes for students who need them). Admissions interviews are used to assess academic, social and language needs so the school can plan support; for complex or specialist SEN needs you should contact Admissions to discuss case‑by‑case arrangements.

Country affiliation
YWIES Shanghai Gubei is part of the Yew Chung Yew Wah (YCYW) education network (a mainland China / Hong Kong network of Yew Wah and Yew Chung schools) rather than being affiliated to a single foreign country.

Religious affiliation
The school website and network pages do not indicate a religious affiliation; the school presents itself as an international educational organisation without a stated religious denomination.

School day structure
For upper‑secondary students the site shows a typical school day beginning at about 08:00 with morning lessons, a core class block and a mid‑morning break around 10:15, then further lesson periods; exact start/end times and breaks can vary by year group and are set by the school.

Bus service
The school's public website and campus pages describe campus facilities and boarding but do not publish detailed school‑bus routes or a bus timetable for the Gubei campus. If you need a daily bus service or route details, contact the Admissions office (telephone and enquiry form are provided on the site) to confirm whether bus transport is available for your address and which routes are operating.
Diving Deeper

Boarding Arrangements
Boarding service is available. Experienced staff are appointed to supervise boarding students and monitor the safety of the dormitory.

Governance and Ownership
The school is part of the Yew Chung Yew Wah Education Network.
Fees

Annual tuition at Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Gubei ranges from RMB 220,000 to RMB 238,000 for 2026/27.

Application fees
- Application charge reported: RMB 500 (one-time).

Registration / acceptance payment
- The school requires payment of the Registration Fee as part of the application/acceptance process; the Admissions Office issues a Notice of Payment and requires payment to confirm an Offer of Placement within 10 working days of the offer. Payment by bank transfer is documented and the school provides bank account details.

Tuition fees (annual and inferred per-term)
- Published public listings for YWIES Shanghai Gubei show typical annual tuition in the mid-RMB 200,000s for secondary-aged students, with example figures around RMB 238,000 per year. Sixth-form (A‑Level) annual fees have been reported lower in some listings (example RMB 220,000). These representative figures are shown in third‑party fee summaries.
- Inference for per‑term instalments: the school operates on a three‑term year; dividing the annual tuition by three gives an approximate per‑term amount. For example, using RMB 238,000 per year → per term ≈ RMB 79,333 (this per‑term figure is an arithmetic inference, not an officially published per‑term rate).

Boarding fees (if applicable)
- Boarding has been reported as an additional annual charge in third‑party listings; example ranges reported are approximately RMB 36,000–42,000 per year. Boarding is offered but listed separately from tuition.

Other costs and typical additional charges
- Other costs commonly applied by international schools and referenced in market listings for this campus include uniforms, activity and course materials, examinations and portfolio or specialist materials (art/design). Specific published amounts for these items at the Gubei campus are not publicly listed in the school's online admissions notices.

Refund information
- A specific, publicly posted refund policy for registration, deposits or tuition is not shown in the school's admissions notices available in public listings; formal refund terms are typically set out in the Notice of Payment/Acceptance documentation provided to families at offer stage.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- The Offer of Placement must be confirmed by returning the signed Acceptance and payment of required fees as set out in the Notice of Payment within 10 working days of the offer. The school provides bank transfer details for payment. Parents will receive the Notice of Payment with the exact billing schedule and amounts once an offer is issued.

Fee payment options
- Bank transfer is explicitly documented (school provides bank account details in admissions notices). Other payment methods (credit card, Alipay/WeChat, etc.) are not specified in the publicly available admissions text.

Note: where per‑term figures are shown above these are arithmetic inferences from published annual amounts and the school's three‑term year; they are not published per‑term rates from the school.
Academics

Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Gubei teaches Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS Levels, Cambridge A Levels for students aged 14 to 18.

Curriculum
Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Gubei is an art-and-design–focused campus delivering a mainly English-medium secondary programme with dedicated portfolio and university guidance. For primary and lower-secondary provision within the Yew Wah Shanghai network the school integrates the Chinese National Curriculum with bilingual and international content, alongside arts and character education. Upper secondary operates a two-phase pathway: Phase 1 covers core national-curriculum subjects and a broad range of electives, while Phase 2 prepares students for external qualifications and college entry with options including IGCSE and A Level pathways, the International Project Qualification (IPQ), and English/IELTS/TOEFL support. Compulsory and elective offerings include multiple English pathways, Chinese, Mathematics (including Additional/Further Mathematics), sciences, humanities, art & design, digital media, music, drama, and STEM/technology courses. Specialist facilities and subject choices—fine art, fashion/textiles, graphic communication, digital media, design & technology—are provided to support practical learning and portfolio development for domestic and international art-school progression.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The school teaches a curriculum subject titled “YWIES Wellness, Life Skills and Moral Education,” which indicates SEL content is included in the programme for upper-secondary students. The school also runs lifestyle and wellness workshops as part of its summer programmes and Residence Hall (boarding) activities that include life‑skills/etiquette sessions led by named staff. These items on the website show SEL is delivered through both timetabled curriculum and extra‑curricular workshops, though the site does not publish a separate SEL policy document.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The school's admissions pages state that applicants attend interviews and academic, social and language assessments so the school can “understand and meet the needs of students.” Beyond that admissions practice, the school website does not publish a dedicated Special Educational Needs (SEN) policy or a clear list of the specific types of SEN it can support. The site does not describe the school as a specialist SEN institution. As such, the school does not publicly disclose detailed SEN provision or specialist-status information.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
Upper‑secondary course listings on the school website explicitly include English as an Additional Language (EAL) alongside other English options (English First Language, ESL, YWIES Academic English), showing EAL is offered as a taught course. The site also describes programmes (e.g., bridge and summer courses) that aim to strengthen students' English communication in the context of art and portfolio work. The website does not, however, publish detailed information about a specific EAL team, entry‑level assessment process for EAL learners, or one‑to‑one EAL provision beyond these course listings.

Mental Wellbeing
The school identifies wellness and life‑skills learning in its curriculum (YWIES Wellness, Life Skills and Moral Education) and runs lifestyle & wellness activities in short courses and summer programmes, indicating wellbeing content is provided through taught courses and workshops. The campus and boarding pages note experienced staff supervise boarders and monitor dormitory safety, which the school presents as part of student care. The website does not publish a separate mental‑health/counselling policy or detail a named counselling team, so dedicated psychological‑support staffing and programmes are not publicly described.

Safeguarding
The school's admissions information states a non‑discrimination policy and an admissions interview/test process used to assess students' academic, social and language needs. The campus and boarding pages state that boarding services are supervised by experienced staff who monitor dormitory safety. The school website does not appear to publish a separate child‑protection or safeguarding policy document with named safeguarding officers on the public pages reviewed, so detailed child‑protection procedures are not publicly disclosed.
Parent Experience

History
Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Gubei opened in 2001 and operates as one campus within the Yew Chung Yew Wah (YCYW) education network. The campus was developed as YWIES's specialist art and design site and shares governance and resources with other schools in the YCYW group. Its establishment and programmes are part of the broader Yew Wah/Yew Chung organisational structure rather than an independent private school. The campus history is therefore closely tied to the YCYW network's expansion onto the Chinese mainland.

Community
The school describes active home–school collaboration and maintains a dedicated parent‑relations function to coordinate family engagement. Families are invited to regular parent workshops, seminars and forums; the campus has hosted parent‑student sharing evenings and livestreamed parent panels for families. Students and parents also take part in wider network cultural and charity events organised by YCYW.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The campus runs a Parent Ambassador programme that gives parents formal roles in school communications and outreach; the school also employs a full‑time staff member responsible for parent relations. That office organises parenting seminars, workshops and volunteer opportunities, and coordinates parents who wish to support school activities. Specific parent events reported by the school include in‑person parent talks and livestreamed panels (for example the "家有艺术生" parent forum). Parents are routinely invited to support student exhibitions, performances and community/charity projects, and the school shares notices and resources for families through newsletters and the school's digital channels. The Parent Ambassador programme is presented as the primary structured route for parents to participate beyond routine volunteering.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
The school is located at the centre of Shanghai, near fashion landmarks and fashion industry districts. It has a full range of art teaching spaces and facilities, including Art and Design Classroom, Fashion Design Classroom, Textiles Classroom, Digital Media Lab, Design and Technology Classroom and Workshop, and Multi-functional Exhibition Hall. Boarding service is available to Yew Wah students, with experienced staff supervising the boarding students and monitoring the safety of the dormitory. The facilities include Fine Arts Classroom, Fashion Design Classroom, Textile Classroom, ICT and Digital Media Computer Lab, Design & Technology Lab, and Creative Community Centre.

Academic Facilities
YWIES Shanghai Gubei offers an Art & Design Programme featuring art and design with a wide selection of optional subjects, supported by master-level faculty in professional fields and dedicated art classrooms. The programme is mainly taught in English and includes portfolio and university guidance. Based on personal learning goals, regional preferences, and academic levels, students can choose suitable pathways for further education, including combinations of art and non-art subjects with language development for destinations in the UK, US, Australia, Europe, Singapore, and Hong Kong. For Japan, the curriculum integrates the diverse art strengths of YWIES Gubei with Japanese language learning, entrance exam preparation, and university guidance. Electives include Art 1–6 (Fine Art, Graphic Communications, Fashion Design and Textiles, etc.), Digital Media and Design, Design and Technology, Music, Art Management, Art Economics, STEM options, and compulsory subjects such as Creative Arts, Future Lab, Performing Arts, Chinese Culture Study, Western Culture Study, Wellness (Physical Education & Character Education), and Artwork Integration (Portfolio).

Extra Curricular Facilities
The Creative Community Centre hosts art exhibitions, Christmas concerts, school performances, and displays of student work. It also supports staff and students collaborating on a variety of projects.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The Upper Secondary Programme provides a study programme across a wide range of subject areas with a balanced mix of practical experience and theoretical knowledge. Phase 2 offers various choices of courses aligned with students' career planning, interests and specialties. A broad selection of electives prepares students for university studies in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Computer Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Architecture, Art & Design, Music, and others. Compulsory subjects include English First Language & English Literature; English as a Second Language; English as an Additional Language; Mathematics & CNC Mathematics; Additional Mathematics; Chinese & CNC Chinese; Global Perspectives; YWIES Global Perspectives English; YWIES Physical Education; YWIES Wellness, Life Skills and Moral Education; and YWIES Career and University Guidance.

Arts & Creative
Fine Arts Classroom supports painting, drawing, sculpture, and screen printing. Fashion Design Classroom enables students to display work in a gallery-style setting and develop presentation skills. Textile Classroom, ICT and Digital Media Lab, and Design and Technology Lab provide spaces for textile work, digital media, and hands-on design, while the Creative Community Centre hosts art exhibitions and school performances.

Cultural & Language
The Upper Secondary curriculum includes English First Language and English Literature; English as a Second Language; English as an Additional Language; and Chinese with CNC Chinese. Global Perspectives is a compulsory subject, with YWIES Global Perspectives English available for students needing more English support. YWIES Shanghai Gubei is part of the YCYW Network of international schools. Cross-site events within the YCYW network promote collaboration and international exposure.

Social & Hobbies
Electives cover Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, History, Geography, Economics, Business Studies, Art and Design, Music, Drama, and Physical Education. IELTS & TOEFL Prep is offered as Subject Support. Students must choose four electives in the first year, including three examined subjects and one Subject Support class; one Science course must be chosen among Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Available electives include English Literature, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Economics, Business Studies, Psychology, Art and Design, Digital Media, History, Geography, Music, Drama and Physical Education.

Leadership & Professional
Career and University Guidance is a compulsory subject.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Wellness, Life Skills and Moral Education is a compulsory subject. Physical Education is a compulsory subject.
Languages

Language Provision
English and Chinese are the languages taught in the Upper Secondary programme. The compulsory English subjects include English First Language & English Literature; English as a Second Language; English as an Additional Language, plus YWIES Global Perspectives English. Chinese instruction includes YWIES Chinese and CNC Chinese. Language-support options include YWIES Academic English and IELTS & TOEFL Prep; English Literature is offered as an elective.

Bilingual Teaching
The school uses a bilingual approach with English and Chinese instruction. Compulsory subjects include English First Language and English Literature; English as a Second Language; English as an Additional Language; and Chinese & CNC Chinese. YWIES Global Perspectives English and YWIES Academic English provide additional English-language study options.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Submit an application and required documents (online or by email). Parents should apply online through the school's admissions portal and send copies of the child's ID (passport/residence card/birth certificate), the parent/guardian's ID, the child's most recent school reports (in Chinese or English or with an authorised translation), two passport-sized photos, and an artwork collection that shows the child's art/design work. The school requires payment of a registration fee by bank transfer as part of the application; the site gives the account name (上海长宁区耀华专修学校), account number (4546 5922 3465) and the receiving bank (中国银行上海市长宁路支行) — keep a copy of the transfer receipt to attach to your application. Mainland Chinese students must have completed nine years of compulsory education before enrolling; contact admissions if you are unsure about eligibility.

2. Entrance assessment (academic English and artwork). After the Admissions Office has your complete application package they arrange an entrance assessment that normally includes English written and oral tests (listening, speaking, reading, writing) plus an artwork review to assess the student's art and design competence. Parents should plan for the student to bring the recommended number of artworks/portfolio items and be prepared that the English assessment may be used to place the student in the appropriate class or recommend additional language support. The school's published notes emphasise that the assessment is used to understand academic, social and language levels so be candid about the child's current abilities.

3. Principal's interview (student and parent together). If the assessment is completed, the Admissions Office schedules a meeting with the principal; the principal will outline the school's education objectives and ask questions to learn more about the child and family. The principal may ask the family and student to sign a tripartite “Charter for Success” during this meeting — parents should read that document and ask for clarification about expectations before signing. Expect the interview to cover the student's academic goals, art/design interests and any pastoral or learning support needs.

4. Offer, acceptance and seat reservation. If the student passes the assessment and interview (and the Charter is signed where applicable), the school issues an Offer of Placement — the website says offers are issued within five working days. To confirm and reserve the place you must sign and return the Acceptance of Offer of Placement and pay the required fees shown on the school's Notice of Payment; the offer will expire if the signed acceptance and required payment are not received within ten working days. Because a place is definitively reserved only after the signed acceptance and payment, plan ahead so you can meet the deadline (especially when arranging international bank transfers).

5. Transfer students and campus visits. If you are a transfer student the Admissions Office asks that you contact them directly so they can advise any additional documentation or transfer procedures required. The school welcomes weekday campus visits but asks families to make an appointment in advance because the school's calendar does not follow public-school holidays; use the admissions contact channels to arrange a visit. If you are applying to specific year-level intakes such as Year 10, the school recommends following the published procedure early because those intakes often have a fixed start date (typically mid-August).

Scholarships
YWIES Shanghai Gubei participates in the Yew Chung Yew Wah (YCYW) scholarship programme and also publishes its own enrolment incentives. At the network level, the YCYW Scholarship Programme offers several types of awards (examples published by the network):

- Madam Tsang Chor-hang Memorial Scholarship (Overall Achievement Award) — recipients may receive a 50%–100% tuition waiver for up to four years.
- YCYW Subject & Talent Award — awarded for excellence in a particular subject or talent; typical awards are 25%–50% tuition waivers for one year.
- IGCSE / IB / A Level Award — for strong performance in upper-secondary programmes; recipients may receive 50%–100% tuition waivers for two to four years.
- Special scholarships — individual campuses occasionally run special awards for particular talents or needs. External applicants normally must submit admissions materials and take the network-specified tests (CEM and CPT) before applying to the scholarship programme. The YCYW scholarship announcement also lists the campus-level rollout and deadline for each campus; for YWIES Shanghai Gubei the network's 2025–26 scholarship rollout was announced on 2 Jan 2025 with an internal/external deadline shown as 28 Feb 2025 in that announcement — always check the current year's schedule with the Admissions Office because deadlines change annually.

At the school (YWIES Shanghai Gubei) level the admissions/news pages also list entry‑related incentives: for the 2025–26 admissions notes the school published an “early‑bird” tuition incentive (a 10% reduction in the tuition portion if full tuition is paid by April 30) and a “new‑student scholarship” track that can include awards for art or academic performance lasting up to three consecutive years; the page asks families to contact the Admissions Office for details and application procedures (amounts and eligibility vary by year and by programme). If you are applying for a scholarship, start with the school admissions team (admission.shgb@ywies.com or +86 21 6275 4365) to confirm current scholarship categories, the application timeline, supporting documents required, and whether the scholarship is competitive or linked to a particular intake.

Waitlist
No public waitlist details are published on the school's admissions pages. The school's admissions information states that an offer is only guaranteed when the signed acceptance and required payment are received within ten working days of the offer; this implies a first-come, first-served seat reservation based on completing the acceptance/payment steps rather than an openly published waitlist procedure. If a cohort is full the school's Admissions Office can advise whether they hold a waiting pool, estimated wait times, or whether they will keep late applicants on a contact list — the site directs families to contact admissions for transfer or capacity questions. For short-notice or high-demand intakes (for example some spring or year-entry intakes where the school posts limited places), third‑party admissions notices also report small class sizes for particular intakes, so contact the admissions office as early as possible if you need to know whether a wait pool exists for the specific intake you are targeting.
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