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Guangzhou is home to 27 international schools, offering families a range of curricula and price points to choose from.
Compare 12 international schools in Guangzhou, China. Filter by curriculum, fees (average RMB 178,374), location, and more to find the right international school now.
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.)
NAS Guangzhou (Panyu) is a bilingual day-and-boarding school located in Panyu District of Guangzhou, with an on-site address listed as 西和路 88 号. The school delivers a bilingual programme that implements the Chinese national curriculum alongside internationally informed teaching approaches; it is also a candidate school for the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP). The campus description and facility pages list sports and performance facilities (outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, a multi-purpose sports hall), maker spaces (3D printers, robotics) and a 255-seat hall. The school emphasises small classes (reported at 24–26 students per class, with a 1:8 staff–student ratio stated) and offers both day and boarding provision. Distinctive on-site collaborations mentioned on the site include partnerships with the Juilliard School (performing arts), MIT (STEAM projects) and UNICEF (SDG-related community work). All items above are taken from the school website.
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.
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.
ISA Science City International School (ISASC) is an IB World School for children aged 2–18 and is presented on the school website as a K–12 day and boarding campus with capacity for about 2,200 students and boarding for 500. The school notes it delivers the full IB continuum (PYP, MYP and DP) and describes five language-learning pathways for its students. Site pages emphasise the campus was planned to support the curriculum (the school worked with external architects during design) and that the campus has received WELL Gold v2 environmental health accreditation. ISASC opened in August 2020 and presents co-curricular provision including arts, sports and a student enrichment / academic research programme for older students.
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.
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.)
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).
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.
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.
The École Française Internationale de Canton (LFIC) is a French-curriculum school that has operated in Guangzhou since 1997 and is part of the AEFE network. It accepts children from toute petite section (from 2 years) through terminale; the school is homologated by the French Ministry from maternelle to seconde and runs the terminale cycle with CNED. LFIC delivers a trilingual pathway (French, English and Mandarin) and says it enrolls students from over 25 nationalities. The campus in Jinshazhou (Baiyun District) includes a school cafeteria and daily extracurricular activities; offerings named on the site include a school choir, a student government, a web radio project for older students, and sports associations (basketball, football, table tennis). The school's public pages list annual tuition by section (RMB) and practical information for parents (admissions, financial regulation, scholarships). All facts above are taken from the school's website pages and published tuition PDF.
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).
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