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If you're researching international schools in China offering Cambridge AS Levels, this page lists every school we know of and lets you sort, filter and compare them — without school marketing in the way. The most common curriculum is Cambridge International AS Levels, taught by 18 of the schools below. Annual tuition spans roughly 12,000–356,700 RMB, with the average sitting around 189,409. Schools range from new openings to long-established names like Hangzhou Foreign Languages School (opened 1964).
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Ningbo British International School (NBIS) is an international school for children of foreign personnel in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. The school follows a British International curriculum and is a member of the Council of International Schools (CIS). NBIS is an authorised examination centre for Cambridge International Examinations and serves as both a SAT Centre and Chinese Proficiency Test Centre (HSK). The school aims to provide a warm, friendly, and safe environment for effective learning.
Changsha WES Academy (WES International) is a K-12 international school located in Changsha, Hunan Province. It was founded in 2010 and is the only international school in Hunan Province approved by the PRC Ministry of Education that uses English as the primary language of instruction for foreign children aged 2 to 18. The school is accredited as an IB World School and Cambridge International Education Centre and is a Council of International Schools (CIS) member. Programs span the IB Primary Years Programme, Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE, A-Levels, the IB Diploma Programme, and the IB Career-related Programme. The campus serves Early Years through High School, with specialist options in Physical Education, Dance, Music, and Visual Arts, and a range of co-curricular activities. English is the language of instruction; Chinese is taught as a subject across grade levels. The school emphasises small class sizes and a diverse, international staff from more than 20 countries. The campus is located at No. 8 Dongyi Road in the Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone. For prospective families, the school offers both IB and Cambridge pathways and participates in ACAMIS, CIS, and IB networks.
Vanke Meisha Academy (VMA) is located at No.33, Huanmei Road, Dameisha, Yantian District, Shenzhen; the school site lists this contact address and refers to the Dameisha natural environment in staff testimonials. The academy organizes teaching across three course strands — a Sino‑American pathway (with AP offerings), a Sino‑British pathway (IGCSE → A‑Level), and an Arts Academy — and describes its curriculum design as drawing on IB principles alongside Chinese national, Cambridge and US AP elements. VMA states its enrolment is about 700 students (roughly 90% academic pathway, 10% arts pathway) and that teaching groups are kept small (teaching classes are described as 20–25 students). The site lists annual tuition for 2025–2026 as 270,000 RMB for academic students and 312,000 RMB for art students, with a separate accommodation fee and shuttle/bus fees noted as additional items. The school highlights its Arts Academy and STEAM provision as distinctive features (including specialist music and visual arts programs and international masterclasses).
Dulwich International High School Zhuhai, located on Hengqin Island, serves students aged 14 to 18. The school delivers the University of Cambridge IGCSE and A Level curricula, preparing individuals for university admission worldwide. Its campus features science laboratories, music studios, an outdoor running track, grass playing fields, a black box theatre, and boarding houses accommodating full and weekly boarders. Instruction is primarily in English, with mandatory Mandarin courses to support language proficiency. A distinctive element of the institution is the House system, where students join cross-age groups to participate in internal competitions, community service initiatives, and collaborative events. Additionally, students take part in annual joint projects across sister schools, such as music festivals and sports tournaments. Faculty members guide individuals through university counseling sessions beginning in Year 10 to assist with applications. Boarding facilities offer supervised evening study periods and weekend excursions for residential students.
Britannica International School, Shanghai is a British-curriculum all-through school for students aged 18 months to 18 years; it opened in August 2013. The campus is listed at 1988 Gubei Road (near Wuzhong Road) in the Gubei residential district of Shanghai. The school follows the English National Curriculum and prepares students for IGCSE and A‑Level examinations in partnership with Cambridge (CAIE) and Edexcel. Britannica publishes its annual tuition table (2025–26): annual tuition ranges from RMB 252,300 (Pre‑Nursery) up to RMB 356,700 (Years 12–13). The school describes itself as smaller than many Shanghai international schools, with a current student population of over 400 and class sizes “all under 22 pupils”. A distinctive, named offering is its extensive Native Language Programme (Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew and others), delivered by specialist native-speaking teachers.
Shanghai Gold Apple School is a private, all‑through boarding school founded in 2000 by the Yalong Group. It sits on a campus in Pudong, with green space and more than 100,000 square meters of buildings. The school comprises of Kindergarten, Primary Department, Secondary Department and International Department, with a strong international orientation across its centers. The International Department includes the American High School Center (US curriculum with AP), the Cambridge Center (IGCSE/A‑Levels), a Mandarin Center (for international students and Chinese learners), and WA International Center and Hidaka/Nihon‑ga Center. Curricula include K‑12 Chinese system, Chinese‑global curriculum for foreign students, US high school curriculum with AP and Cambridge IGCSE/A‑Levels. The school reports about 3,000 students and over 400 staff with more than 1,600 graduates have studied abroad, with a 99% admission rate to top universities. Facilities include the Apple Classroom, a wildlife bird observatory, and a digital immersive future classroom.
LEH International School Foshan is the first overseas campus of Lady Eleanor Holles (LEH) London and opened to its first students in September 2021. The school follows an English/British curriculum for students aged 6–18, preparing pupils for IGCSE and A Level qualifications. The campus, designed with sustainability in mind by Scott Brownrigg, includes dedicated sports facilities (4-court sports hall, 25m heated pool, 400m athletics track and large grass sports field) and specialist music and performing-arts provision; the school runs LAMDA and ABRSM exam programmes and is accredited by bodies including COBIS, CAIE and Pearson Edexcel. LEH Foshan is a day and boarding school teaching lessons in English (Chinese and Spanish are taught as language subjects) and operates a school bus service. For full tuition tables the school publishes a School Fees page and asks families to contact Admissions for detailed fee schedules.
Hangzhou Foreign Languages School (HFLS) was founded in 1964 and is administered by the Zhejiang Education Department. The school is sited in the Xiaoheshan higher-education zone in west Hangzhou and operates an integrated middle- and high-school programme. The campus covers more than 150 mu (building area near 70,000 m²) and the website lists facilities including dormitories, laboratories, a library with over 120,000 volumes, a gymnasium, tennis courts and a soccer field with running tracks. HFLS emphasises foreign-language study: English is the main foreign language and the school also teaches French, German, Japanese and Spanish. The site records that HFLS introduced a UK A‑level pathway in 2008 and runs a Cambridge international high-school project; the school also has a formal recommendation quota for admission to top Chinese universities. Recent website notices show about 54 classes and more than 2,000 students on campus.
Britannia International School Guangzhou (BIS) is a non-profit, English‑taught Cambridge school for students aged 2–18. The school was founded in 2017 and is a member school of the Canadian International Educational Organization (CIEO). BIS follows the Cambridge pathway from EYFS through IGCSE and Cambridge AS & A Level, and highlights STEAM/IDEALAB and Chinese language programmes within its K–12 offer. The published 2025–2026 fee schedule shows annual tuition ranging from RMB 127,000 (EYFS) to RMB 186,000 (Year 12–13). BIS operates as a day school (no boarding) and publishes a school bus programme and bus fees for routes around Jinshazhou, Guangzhou and neighbouring areas. Typical class sizes are given on the site as approximately 18 in Early Years (Nursery/Reception) and around 25 from Year 1 upward. Sources for the key facts above:
Guanghua Cambridge International School (GHCIS) is a private international high school in Pudong, Shanghai. Established in 2011, it offers Cambridge international pathways, including International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and Advanced Level (A Level) programs, with opportunities such as the Cambridge IPQ and additional academic enrichment resources. The campus hosts over 100 student-initiated clubs and nine sports teams, supporting a broad extracurricular life alongside formal study. The Class of 2025 included multiple Oxbridge offers, reflecting a track record of university admissions to top global programs. The school operates with bilingual instruction and combines expatriate and local teachers to support a diverse learning environment. The main campus is located at 2788 Chuanzhou Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai 201319, China. GHCIS emphasizes English and Chinese language study and university-preparatory pathways through Cambridge curricula and related programs.
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.
Merchiston International School (MIS) Shenzhen opened in August 2018 as an overseas branch of Merchiston Castle School (Edinburgh) and serves students aged 4–18 (Early Years to Year 13). The Longhua campus lists facilities that include a library, multimedia classrooms, science laboratories, theatre and recording studio, an indoor swimming pool, basketball and tennis courts, an indoor virtual golf hall, gymnasium and landscaped gardens. MIS delivers a British-based programme (Early Years Foundation Stage and the British National Curriculum), with IGCSE and IAL/GCE AS & A Level pathways and an American AP pathway available for Years 10–13; the school also operates a separate Qianhai campus in Shekou. MIS operates a boarding programme alongside day provision and publishes class-size maxima (Early Years 16; Years 1–11 typically up to 22; Years 12–13 up to 16). Co-curricular offerings include sports, drama, music, debate and outreach/community projects.
Dingwen Academy Hangzhou, opened in 2024, is a bilingual international K-12 school located alongside the Qiantang River. The school integrates the Chinese National Curriculum with IGCSE, culminating in three distinct graduation pathways: IBDP, Advanced Placement (AP), and Cambridge A-Levels. Students benefit from an intimate learning structure with teacher-student ratios of 1:4 in kindergarten and 1:6 in primary through high school. The campus features specific sporting infrastructure, including a 600-meter Moat River Sports Center dedicated to kayaking, alongside a mini golf course, an equestrian arena, and a fencing hall. Extracurricular options extend to environmental science, ultimate frisbee, and design technology. An on-site green ecological farm allows for hands-on labor education classes, a distinctive program that routinely connects students with nature. With dual Chinese and foreign homeroom teachers guiding daily life, Dingwen Academy focuses on practical skills, bilingual fluency, and outdoor exploration.
The Chongqing Fudi Yew Wah International Education Kindergarten (YWIEK) is located at No. 2 Huxia Street, Yuanyang Town, Yubei District, Chongqing 401122, China. Opened in 2002, it is part of the Yew Chung Yew Wah Education Network, offering a bilingual early-years program for Chinese and expatriate children. The school emphasizes a multicultural learning community and a close parent–teacher partnership, with a 5:1 child-to-teacher ratio and more than 5,000 square metres of space. The program serves children aged 2 to 6 and uses the YWIEK Curriculum, which includes Toddler (2–3), Early Childhood (3–5) and Pre-Primary Preparation (5–6) curricula, plus unique programmes such as YWIEK English Programme and early literacy/mathematics support. Instruction is delivered in English and Chinese within a bilingual environment, fostering cross-cultural learning. The network emphasises child safety and a supportive, open dialogue with families within a multicultural community.
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