Typical annual tuition at an international school in Shanghai is RMB 208,600, most sitting between RMB 154,000 and RMB 280,000. All figures are annual tuition in RMB, drawn from 41 schools that publish fees.
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Typical (median) annual tuition for the main curricula taught in Shanghai. Many schools teach more than one.
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Typical (median) annual tuition by school phase in Shanghai. Fees usually climb from early years to sixth form.
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Typical annual tuition at an international school in Shanghai is RMB 208,600, with most schools charging between RMB 154,000 and RMB 280,000 a year. The full range runs from RMB 12 to RMB 366,250.
Yes. Fees almost always rise from early years through to sixth form, reflecting more specialist teaching, smaller classes and exam programmes in the senior years. The age-group breakdown above shows the typical step-up in Shanghai.
Published tuition usually excludes one-off costs such as application and registration fees, a refundable deposit, uniforms, school buses, meals, trips and exam entry. Ask each school for a full fee schedule before you budget.
Not necessarily. Fees reflect facilities, location, teacher pay and brand as much as academic outcomes. doris is impartial and takes no placement fees — compare curriculum, class sizes, results and fit, not just price.
It varies. The by-curriculum breakdown above shows typical fees for each programme taught in Shanghai, so you can see how, say, a British-curriculum school compares with an IB school on price.
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