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The British School of Guangzhou (BSG) is a British-curriculum day school on the shore of South Lake (Nanhu), with a single Pre‑Nursery–Year 13 campus set in a tree-lined, lakeside site. The school follows the English National Curriculum through to IGCSE and A‑levels, and is part of Nord Anglia Education; it highlights collaborations with MIT, The Juilliard School and UNICEF and uses Nord Anglia's Global Campus for international projects and STEAM learning. Campus facilities listed on the school site include multiple libraries, science and STEAM labs, music and dance studios, a theatre, sports hall, swimming pool and outdoor sports fields; the site also notes an average class size of 20 and a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10:1. The school operates yellow school buses and publishes detailed tuition fees and optional bus costs on its admissions/fees pages.
Fettes College Guangzhou (FCG) is a 15-year continuous K–12 school established as a joint project between Fettes College (UK) and Country Garden Education; the Guangzhou campus began recruiting internationally in 2020. The school runs an early-years programme built on the IB PYP framework combined with EYFS, a bilingual primary and middle programme that integrates the Chinese national curriculum (CNC) with the IB MYP, and a senior programme offering Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level pathways. The campus is located in Zengcheng (Phoenix City) on a large, forested site about one hour by car from central Guangzhou and Baiyun Airport. Boarding provision is a named feature of school life and the school operates a bilingual (Chinese/English) instructional model across grades. For full details and source pages, see the linked school pages cited below.
Ulink College (ULC) Guangzhou is an international boarding secondary school located in Nansha District, Guangzhou. The school teaches Cambridge IGCSE (Grade 9–10) and Cambridge A Level (Grade 11–12) courses and operates an English-language learning support programme for students entering Grade 9. The campus includes classrooms, laboratories, a library, sports facilities (tennis courts, football pitch, basketball courts and a swimming pool) and boarding accommodation; the school publishes boarding and catering fees and runs a shuttle/school-bus service. Distinctive, school-stated features include a two-month overseas immersion programme for incoming Grade 9 students and an internal Learning Center offering test-preparation and subject tutorials. ULC also notes CIS accreditation and a record of alumni progression to international universities. The school address and contact details are published on its official site for parents arranging visits or enquiries.
ISA Tianhe International School of Guangzhou is an IB World School located in Zhujiang New Town (the Guangzhou CBD) that accepts children aged 2–11. The school combines the International Baccalaureate framework with UK National Curriculum standards and runs a Chinese language programme plus a Mother Tongue programme. ISA Tianhe offers Early Years and Primary years; its published class-size maxima are 20 for Early Years and 25 for Primary. The school lists more than 50 co-curricular clubs (sports, arts, STEAM and academic clubs) and operates multiple school-bus routes serving Guangzhou. ISA Tianhe is named on the site as an IGCSE test centre and holds authorisations within the IB continuum; the site also describes EAL support and differentiated Chinese instruction. Beth Jones is listed as Head of School. For admissions, fees and specific enrolment details the school directs parents to the admissions pages and the admissions email on the website.
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.
Guangzhou Huamei International School was founded on June 19, 1993 and is located on Huamei Road in the Tianhe education core area. The campus covers about 160,000 m² at the foot of Phoenix Mountain and describes itself as a full-time boarding international school serving kindergarten through high school; the website highlights bilingual programmes and a range of international pathways (AP, A-Level, Canadian OSSD and IB-related offerings at kindergarten). The school publishes a student population figure of about 5,100 and lists on-campus services including daily school-bus pickup/drop-off and on-site medical provision. Distinctive features cited on the site include the school's “forest” campus and an English IB integrated kindergarten class; the site also describes STEM, sports and international exchange activity across year groups. (All items above are taken from the school website.)
ISA Liwan (ISA Liwan International School / ISA Wenhua Liwan School) is a K–12 campus in Guangzhou's Liwan District. The school site describes the campus as located on Hailong Road, about 800 metres from Longxi (Guangfo) Metro Station, and occupying a large campus with sports facilities, an aquatics centre, an 800-seat auditorium and two libraries. ISA Liwan delivers IB-framed programmes across age groups (PYP in Primary; MYP authorised in 2024; IBDP authorised December 2023) and lists additional international pathways (A Level, AP, IGCSE/HKDSE and Chinese national curriculum pathways through the Wenhua programme). The website also describes an international boarding provision, a school bus service, more than 60 co-curricular options and a CCA structure that includes arts, sports, languages and leadership strands.
Merchiston Academy Songshan Lake (MAS) opened in September 2021 and is presented on the school website as an international campus located in Songshan Lake Park, adjacent to Huawei's European Village; the site states the campus has about 35,000 m² of floor area and convenient transport links. MAS is described as offering courses within IGCSE and GCE A-level pathways and cooperating with Pearson/Edexcel and BTEC vocational provision for older students. The website also describes an on-site boarding provision and a broad co-curricular programme (sports, arts and STEM-related CCAs are listed). The school site does not publish a full fee schedule, an overall minimum/maximum age range for all entry points, typical class-size figures for MAS, or a total current pupil number; I can fetch the campus latitude/longitude from Google Maps if you'd like.
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:
Yew Wah International Education School of Guangzhou (YWIES Guangzhou) opened in 2014 and serves local and expatriate students from age 1 up to 18 (K1 to A Level). The school operates a bilingual (Chinese–English) co-teaching model across early years, primary and secondary phases and offers Cambridge IGCSE and A Level pathways in upper secondary. The campus describes a student–teacher ratio of 5:1 and an enrolled population of approximately 550 students. The school is run with a dual (Chinese / Western) leadership team and includes a Careers & University Guidance Office and partnership programmes (for example the Somerset Yew Wah classroom link referenced on the academics pages). Parents should consult admissions or the School Fees page for tuition details; the public site's School Fees page exists but fees tables are not visible in the site HTML rendered here.
Guangdong Country Garden School (GCGS) is a K–12 residential private school located inside the Country Garden community in Beijiao (Beijiao Town), Shunde District, Foshan. The school was founded in 1994 and currently enrolls around 4,500 students; the campus covers roughly 200,000 m² and includes multiple sports courts, two indoor heated pools, a 2,400 m² sports hall, specialist music and art rooms, libraries for each section, a STEAM centre, an “English Village” and an on‑site agricultural labour base (星月田园). GCGS operates Chinese national curricula alongside six international programmes (PYP, MYP, DP, IGCSE, A‑level, AP) and offers both day and full‑boarding options. Distinctive whole‑school activities noted on the site include multi‑stage experiential trips such as the school's long‑distance cycling and “行知” service projects. (Founding year, campus size and student numbers; curriculum and facilities as listed on the school website.)
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).
Alcanta International College (AIC) is an international secondary school in Guangzhou that was established in 2011. The school offers multiple pathways including the IB Diploma Programme, Cambridge IGCSE and A‑Level options alongside a Chinese senior‑high track; class size is described on the site as small-group teaching (about 20 students per class). AIC reports that around 20% of students are international, and the campus includes dormitory accommodation with scheduled boarding check‑ins. The website also highlights subject offerings across sciences, maths, languages, visual and performing arts, and lists extracurricular activities such as business competitions, student council and arts exhibitions. The school's site does not publish annual tuition figures or a total pupil count. (Sources: AIC website pages on About/Academics, IGCSE/IB program pages, facilities and admissions).
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