International Schools in Beijing, China

Beijing’s international schools form a broad and diverse sector that includes long-established expatriate schools, British and American curriculum schools, and an increasing number of bilingual and blended programmes concentrated in districts such as Shunyi, Chaoyang and Haidian. The International Baccalaureate is widely offered alongside English-national-curriculum routes (IGCSE/A-Level) and US-style programmes that may include Advanced Placement courses, while many schools also run Chinese-English bilingual streams or substantial Mandarin tuition. Annual tuition varies considerably by school and age but typically runs from around RMB 150,000 at more modest international or bilingual campuses up to the RMB 280,000 - 340,000 range at higher-fee schools, with extras such as meals, transport and activities charged separately. Schools generally follow a northern-hemisphere calendar with the main intake for new cohorts in August/September and application windows opening in the autumn; most mainstream international schools primarily enrol children of foreign passport holders, although some institutions or international departments admit Chinese nationals under local approvals.

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