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Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Lingang

China, Shanghai

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, Mandarin
Fees RMB 170,000 - 180,000
Ages 6 - 18 years
Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)
Opened 2015
Bus Service No
Part of
Yew Wah International School of Shanghai
Academic offering
Curriculum Chinese National Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels
Taught languages English, Mandarin, Spanish
Typical class size 25
Strengths Performing Arts, STEM, Sport
Clubs Arts and Creative, Community and Service, Leadership and Professional
Stages Primary School, Middle School, High School
Introduction

Yew Wah International Education School, Shanghai Lingang opened in 2015 and offers education from primary through high school on a single campus in the Nanhui / Lingang New Town area. The school combines the Chinese national curriculum at primary and lower-secondary levels with international programmes in senior secondary (two-year IGCSE followed by two-year A Level), and describes its classroom language environment as Chinese–English bilingual with collaborative Chinese and international teaching teams. The campus materials on the school website note campus size (~60 acres), boarding provision, on‑site sports and arts facilities, and a student–teacher ratio of 6:1. (All items above are taken from the school's official pages and the school's 2025 admission brochures.)

This campus is part of Yew Wah International School of Shanghai

2 Yinlian Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201306

The Essentials

Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Lingang has typical class sizes of 25, instruction in English, Mandarin.

Location
Located in the Lin‑gang (Nanhui New Town) area of Pudong, Shanghai — address listed as No. 2 Yinlian (Yinlian) Road, Pudong, Shanghai 201306. The campus sits in the Lin‑gang Special Area near Dishui Lake and is reachable by local roads and regional shuttle/bus services serving the Lin‑gang zone; parents typically travel by car or taxi from central Pudong and nearby neighbourhoods.

Stages
The Yew Wah Lingang campus runs a continuum of schooling linked to the Yew Wah/YCYW network: early years provision is available on the wider campus, and the YWIES Lingang programme serves primary and secondary year groups (commonly reported as Grades 1–12, with IGCSE and A‑level pathways in upper secondary).

Type
The school is co‑educational and offers both day places and boarding options for students (boarding and day arrangements are noted in school materials). Parents relocating from overseas can apply for either day or boarding depending on year group and availability.

Additional learning support
The school maintains a Learning Support function (job listings and school information describe a Head of Learning Support and Learning Support teachers) and issues Individual Learning Support Plans and assessment/accommodation arrangements for students with identified needs. Families should contact admissions to discuss specific needs and available adjustments.

Country affiliation
YWIES Shanghai Lingang is part of the Yew Chung Yew Wah (YCYW) education network, an organisation with historical links to Hong Kong that operates multiple campuses on the Chinese mainland and internationally.

Religious affiliation
The school is non‑denominational; school materials and network information do not list a religious affiliation.

School day structure
Published information for the campus indicates a typical school day finishes in the mid/late afternoon (sources report student dismissal around 4:30pm); the admissions/office hours are Monday–Friday during daytime office hours and boarding students have supervised care after school. Confirm exact daily timetable and start/finish times with admissions during enrolment.

Bus service
The school offers a school‑bus service for students (routes and stop locations vary year to year). Local school listings and parent guides note that bus transport is available; parents should contact the school's admissions or transport office for current routes, pick‑up points, safety procedures and fees. } PMID: N/A.
Diving Deeper

Boarding Arrangements
Boarding is available at YWIES Shanghai Lingang. The school welcomes boarding or day students and provides a residence hall for boarding students.

Food Options
On-campus dining is provided in a dedicated dining hall for boarding students.

Governance and Ownership
YWIES Shanghai Lingang is part of the Yew Chung Yew Wah Education Network, owned by the Hong Kong Yew Wah International Education Foundation; governance uses a Western and Chinese co-leadership model.
Fees

Annual tuition at Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Lingang ranges from RMB 170,000 to RMB 180,000 for 2026/27.

Application / registration fees
- Application or assessment fees are not published in the school's primary/secondary admissions brochure; no separate application fee amount is listed for primary or lower-secondary in the school's published admissions materials.

Tuition fees by year group (per term and per year)
- Primary (Grades 1–5): Per semester — RMB 85,000; Per academic year (2 semesters) — RMB 170,000.
- Lower secondary / Junior (Grades 6–9): Per semester — RMB 90,000; Per academic year (2 semesters) — RMB 180,000.
- Upper secondary / High school (Grades 10–12): Per semester — RMB 89,000; Per academic year (2 semesters) — RMB 178,000.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Fees in the school's admissions materials are stated on a per-semester basis; parents should expect billing and invoicing to follow the semester cycle (amounts above are semester figures; annual totals equal two semesters).

Boarding (residence hall) fees
- For primary and lower-secondary the admissions information gives a boarding fee ceiling of up to RMB 18,000 per semester.
- For upper-secondary / high school the brochure lists boarding at RMB 14,000 per semester (the high-school brochure notes the boarding charge may be subject to final approval).

Other costs and typical additional charges
- The school's published admissions materials do not itemize all ancillary charges; families should budget separately for items commonly charged in addition to tuition, including school lunches, uniforms, school-run transport, optional co-curricular activity fees, examination or assessment fees, and school trips. These items are generally not included in the tuition/boarding figures above.

Refunds and fee adjustments
- A public, detailed refund policy or fee refund schedule is not set out in the school admissions brochures; refund terms and any government approvals affecting fees (for example, boarding fee approvals) are referenced as subject to official confirmation. Families should treat refunds or adjustments as governed by the school's enrolment/contract terms.

Fee payment options and contact for payment queries
- The school's publicly available admissions materials do not list specific payment methods (such as card, bank transfer, or mobile payment) in the brochures. For billing, payment terms and accepted payment channels, contact the admissions office. Contact details are published on the school site.
Academics

Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Lingang teaches Chinese National Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels for students aged 6 to 18.

Curriculum
Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Lingang delivers a bilingual, co‑taught programme organised into Primary (Grades 1–5), Lower Secondary (Grades 6–9) and Upper Secondary (senior years), as shown on its admissions and academics pages. The Primary programme explicitly integrates the Chinese national curriculum with project‑based bilingual teaching and regular subjects (Chinese, English, mathematics, music, PE, visual arts) plus specialist options such as compulsory early‑grade violin, string orchestra, drama and STEM. Lower Secondary continues the bilingual, collaborative Chinese/Western co‑teaching approach with interdisciplinary units and explicit preparation for international assessment pathways. Upper Secondary follows Cambridge Assessment pathways—students undertake IGCSE and Cambridge AS/A2 (A‑Level) examinations (the school publishes CAIE/IGCSE/AS/A2 results and runs IGCSE/A‑Level scholarship routes). In addition to these core qualifications, the school provides specialist art & design tracks, careers and university guidance, and networked online courses to broaden Upper Secondary subject choices.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The school teaches 'Wellness' and 'Wellness, Life Skills and Moral Education' as part of its curriculum, indicating structured in-curriculum provision for character education and social–emotional learning. Co-curricular activities such as the Social Service Club and network events (for example TEDx and service‑learning projects) give students opportunities to practise leadership, collaboration and community service. Pastoral elements are also implied through parent‑school programmes (Parent Ambassador Programme and seminars) that support home–school partnership in students' personal development.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The school does not publicly disclose detailed information about Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision on its website. The admissions page notes entrants are interviewed to ascertain academic, social and language standards, but it does not describe specific SEN programmes, staff roles, or the range of needs supported.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
Yew Wah Shanghai Lingang lists English course pathways for different abilities in its upper‑secondary curriculum, including 'English as an Additional Language' and 'English as a Second Language/ESL' options, showing formal EAL provision at senior levels. The site states students are placed into one or two English courses depending on level, which indicates differentiated English instruction is used.

Mental Wellbeing
Mental wellbeing is addressed through curriculum subjects named 'Wellness' and 'Wellness, Life Skills and Moral Education', which appear as compulsory elements in the school's programmes. The school has offered programmes with a 'wellness' strand (for example a past Summer Programme that included 'Lifestyle & Wellness'), and boarding provision notes experienced staff supervise and monitor dormitory safety, indicating additional pastoral oversight for boarders.

Safeguarding
The school publishes a Child Protection section and explicitly states that YWIES Shanghai Gubei is a 'Child‑Safe School' with links to its Child Protection Policies and Procedures. Its privacy policy also sets out how pupils' and families' personal information is protected and handled, which is part of the school's safeguarding measures.
Parent Experience

History
Yew Wah International Education School of Shanghai Lingang is part of the Yew Chung Yew Wah (YCYW) Education Network, a group of schools founded by Professor Paul Yip and Dr Betty Chan Po‑king that expanded into mainland China from Hong Kong. The Lingang campus opened in 2015 as the network's YWIES presence in the Lin‑gang Special Area; the campus was developed on a site adapted from an earlier government building. The school was established under the Yew Wah brand as the group extended its network of kindergartens and YWIES campuses across mainland China. These developments sit within the wider YCYW framework of cross‑school programmes and shared governance.

Community
The school describes a bilingual, bicultural community with a mix of Chinese and international staff and students and a programme of co‑curricular activities that includes music, drama, choir, language options (for example Spanish and French), and team sports. Campus life is supported by regular school and network events—such as Founder's Day and inter‑school activities—plus concerts, exhibitions and trips that bring together students, families and staff. The Lingang campus size and staffing have been described in local profiles, and the school emphasises parent‑school communication through a dedicated parent portal and school news channels.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
YWIES Shanghai Lingang maintains formal parent communication channels (a Parent Portal and WeChat updates) and the YCYW network runs parent webinar series and workshops aimed at wellbeing, safeguarding and supporting learning at home. The school's online parent services and listed contact points are used to share policies, event information and volunteer opportunities; parents commonly support concerts, sports days, Founder's Day celebrations and trips. YCYW's Safeguarding and Inclusion guidance notes that schools engage parents through surveys, meetings and workshops, and the Lingang site highlights a Parent Portal login as a principal channel for families. While the school site does not publish a detailed PTA constitution online, these portals, webinars and school‑level meetings provide the main routes for parent representation, volunteering and event organisation.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
The school serves local and expatriate students aged 6 to 18. The campus occupies a total land area of 60 mu with a construction area of 25,000 square metres. It consists of four buildings: a main academic building with classrooms and spaces for events and Co-Curricular activities, a residence hall, a dining hall, and a gymnasium with additional space for educational purposes. Facilities provide a safe and friendly environment for students of all ages and include a library, a modern laboratory, a multi-media centre, an auditorium, sports grounds, a swimming pool, an art centre, a music room and a dancing room. The residence hall is co-managed by Chinese and foreign teachers. The building includes a PM2.5 air purification system and central air conditioning to maintain a comfortable learning environment.

Sports Facilities
The school provides a gymnasium for indoor sports and physical education. It has dedicated sports grounds for outdoor activities and field sports. A swimming pool supports swimming lessons and aquatic activities.

Academic Facilities
The campus features spacious classrooms and a modern laboratory. A library and a multi-media centre support independent learning. An auditorium supports school gatherings and performances. Facility design includes spaces for co-curricular activities and other learning spaces.

Extra Curricular Facilities
The school offers over 200 diverse Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs).
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The school serves students aged 6 to 18, from primary through upper secondary, at the Lingang campus in Pudong. The school provides an immersive bilingual learning environment. The school offers IGCSE and A‑Level programmes and has a Careers and University Guidance Office. Graduates have been admitted to globally renowned universities, including Oxford University; Johns Hopkins University; Imperial College London; London School of Economics and Political Science; University College London; University of St Andrews; University of Edinburgh; The University of Hong Kong; The University of Melbourne; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne; University of Toronto; University of California, Davis; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign; University of the Arts London; Boston University; and University of Washington.

Arts & Creative
Art & Music is part of the academic program at the Lingang campus. Specialist courses include Drama, Violin, String Instruments, Movement/Dance, Science, STEM, and Integrated Media Performance; first‑to‑third grade students are required to learn violin, while fourth‑to‑fifth‑grade students may choose among violin, string instruments, integrated media performance, or movement/dance. The school also hosts World Classroom and Somerset Yew Wah Classroom in the UK as part of its arts and culture offerings.

Cultural & Language
The campus emphasizes an immersive bilingual learning environment. English Language Enhancement is available as part of the academic program. World Classroom and Somerset Yew Wah Classroom in the UK are part of the language and global‑learning initiatives.

Social & Hobbies
The campus offers over 200 co‑curricular activities. Campus Life includes Co‑Curricular Activities and Trips & Excursions. The Lingang campus also provides a Residence Hall as part of boarding life.

Leadership & Professional
The school uses a Western and Chinese co‑leadership model. The leadership team includes a Regional Executive Principal, a Western Co‑Principal, a Chinese Co‑Principal, and a School Business Manager: Mr Richard Zhang; Mr Clayton Mullins; Dr Gary Zhou; and Mr Steven Zou.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
The Lingang campus comprises four buildings: a main academic building, a residence hall, a dining hall, and a gymnasium. Facilities include a library, a multimedia centre, an auditorium, sports grounds, a swimming pool, an art centre, a music room and a dancing room. The campus employs PM2.5 air purification and central air conditioning to provide a safe and comfortable environment.
Languages

Language Provision
The Shanghai Lingang Campus is an international education school located in Lingang, Pudong, Shanghai, enrolling local and foreign students aged 6 to 18. The school was founded in 2015 and is a vibrant community. The campus is located in Nanhui New Town and provides education from primary through secondary levels. In early childhood education, foundational skills and holistic development are fostered; the school creates an immersive bilingual learning environment through collaboration between teachers and parents to cultivate confident, caring, and curious young learners. The campus reports a student–teacher ratio of 6:1, more than 200 co-curricular activities, and over 90 years of educational experience. 100% of graduates have been admitted to globally renowned universities. Recent university acceptances include Oxford University, Johns Hopkins University, Imperial College London, London School of Economics and Political Science, University College London, University of St Andrews, University of Edinburgh, University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Irvine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The University of Hong Kong, University of Washington, Boston University, University of Melbourne, University of Toronto, and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

Bilingual Teaching
The school provides an immersive bilingual learning environment. Teachers and parents work together to cultivate a new generation of confident, caring, and curious young learners.

Immersion Programs
Immersion programs emphasize bilingual learning in early childhood. This approach supports a vibrant bilingual learning community.
Reputation

Awards
Only awards explicitly listed on the school's website in the past five years (2021–2025):

1) 2023 Forbes China — “2023 Forbes China Outstanding International School” (YWIES Shanghai Lingang) — The school reports that it was named one of Forbes China's Outstanding International Schools at the 2023 Forbes China International Education Forum; Forbes' selection also placed the school in their Top 25 in China and Top 5 in Shanghai lists for 2023. This is presented on the school's news page.

2) Forbes China Top-25 / Top-5 selection (2022) — The school's site states it was selected as one of Forbes China's Top 25 international schools in China and Top 5 in Shanghai in 2022 (the school cites this previous-year selection in its 2023 Forbes news item).

Notes: I only included awards or formal recognitions that are explicitly described on the YWIES Shanghai Lingang website. The site contains many student-level and staff-level awards (e.g., individual CAIE / competition recognitions and a Cambridge teacher award) and network-level honours; per your instruction I have not listed awards given to students or awards described as belonging to the wider YCYW network unless the school page explicitly says the award was given to YWIES Shanghai Lingang itself. If you'd like, I can (a) extract the exact school pages for each item into a short reference list, or (b) search for any additional third‑party confirmations of these recognitions.

Accreditations
1) Boarding Schools' Association (BSA) — The school's residence-hall provision is assessed and accredited by the Boarding Schools' Association; BSA accreditation indicates that the boarding operation meets the association's international standards for boarding welfare, staffing and premises.

2) Participation in Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) programmes (IGCSE / AS / A Level) — The school publishes its Cambridge (CAIE) examination results and refers to IGCSE/AS/A Level programmes on its site; those pages show the school administers CAIE assessments and runs Cambridge international programmes, which are UK-based internationally recognised external examinations. (This item is drawn from the school's news and programme pages reporting CAIE results and IGCSE/A‑Level activity.)
Admissions

Admissions
Note — the URL you provided (https://www.ywies-sh.com) is the YWIES Shanghai Gubei campus; below I've prepared information for the Shanghai Lingang campus (official Lingang site and admissions brief).

1. Check eligibility and school intake plan. Confirm your child's age and residency status first — Lingang publishes age/registry requirements (for example, Grade 1 and Grade 6 age/placement rules and residency categories) and the school has limited places in each intake (e.g., Grade 1: 28 places; Grade 6: 72 places for the 2024/25 cycle). Parents should verify whether the student is eligible as a local Shanghai citizen, a non‑local with the required Shanghai residence permit/social insurance history, or as a holder of an overseas passport (HK/Macau/Taiwan included).

2. For Grade 1 and Grade 6 (mandatory municipal process). Per Shanghai rules, applications for Year 1 and Year 6 must be submitted through the Shanghai online service platforms ("一网通办" and the Shanghai compulsory‑enrolment system) during the published windows; the district then completes computer random allocation for oversubscribed plans. Parents must enter the school's registered name exactly (上海浦东新区民办沪港学校) and follow the district timetable (the school's 2025 brief lists the registration and volunteer‑submission dates). Missing those windows usually means you cannot be considered under the unified allocation.

3. For other grades (transfer/placement/international applicants). For entry into other grades you can apply directly via the Lingang admissions portal (online application or downloadable form) and submit the required documents: student ID/passport or household book, parent ID, recent academic reports, growth record (for Grades 2–9), and passport‑style photos; originals will be required for verification at interview/placement. The admissions office will acknowledge receipt and contact you about next steps and available slots; because places are limited it's advisable to apply early and prepare translated copies of transcripts if they are not in Chinese or English.

4. Placement process and school checks. For the Lingang campus the published admissions brief emphasises compliance with local policy: schools in the district have committed not to hold pre‑enrolment tests or off‑campus recruitment exercises for the unified intakes; for some transfers or high‑school international programme places the school may require academic records or programme‑specific assessments, and will notify families of any on‑campus checks. Parents should ask Admissions in advance whether a specific grade or programme will include an assessment, and should retain originals of all supporting documents for verification on arrival.

5. Offers, acceptance and practical next steps. For unified admissions (Grades 1 and 6) the district issues allocation notices; for other grades the school will issue its own offer/placement notice when a place is decided. If you receive an offer, follow the school's instructions promptly — confirm acceptance within any stated deadline, provide requested originals, and complete payment/registration steps the school specifies to hold the place; contact the Lingang Admissions team by phone or email (listed on the admissions page) if you need clarification. Always request written confirmation of the next steps and the deadline to avoid losing the place.

Scholarships
The Lingang campus participates in the Yew Chung Yew Wah (YCYW) network scholarship programmes. The network‑level YCYW Scholarship Programme and the campus's own scholarship announcements show three common award types: (1) the Madam Tsang Chor‑hang Memorial Scholarship (overall achievement), (2) YCYW Subject & Talent Awards (arts, music, sports, STEM, service), and (3) YCYW IGCSE/A‑Level (academic) awards. Award amounts and durations vary by campus and year; the network pages describe tuition‑fee waivers ranging typically from 15%–100% (with many campus awards set between about 25%–100% depending on category), and the Lingang campus has run annual application rounds with published internal/external deadlines. For 2024–25 the Lingang site published its own scholarship application window and named winners (campus announcements and the YCYW site have selection criteria, application instructions and deadlines). If you want to apply or get current percentages and deadlines for a particular incoming year or grade, contact Lingang Admissions (enquiry.shpd@ywies.com / phone listed on the admissions page) because award quotas, eligibility and exact fee‑waiver percentages are adjusted locally each year.

Waitlist
Lingang uses the Shanghai district allocation system for Grade 1 and Grade 6: when applications exceed a particular plan the district performs computer random allocation and then holds a separate adjustment (调剂) round if schools still have vacancies; this process acts as the principal mechanism for managing oversubscription for those grades rather than a traditional school‑maintained waitlist. For other grades the school handles vacancies directly: the admissions office records applications and contacts families as places become available — in practice this functions like a wait pool, but there is no public, school‑published numbered waitlist procedure; parents should confirm their application status with admissions and keep documents current. If you want to be considered for short‑term openings (e.g., mid‑year transfers or boarding places), contact Lingang Admissions and ask how they manage a waiting queue for the specific grade/programme.
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