Most popular international schools in Macau

KYIS is the international section of Kao Yip Middle School in Macau, serving students from age 3 to 18 as a co-educational day school. The school delivers a K–12 education through the IB framework, offering the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and DP. Instruction is bilingual in English and Chinese, reflecting Macau's multicultural context and encouraging cross-cultural understanding. The Primary and Middle School campus is in NAPE (Avenida Xian Xing Hai); Kindergarten operates at Porto Exterior (A3 Centro Golden Dragon, Rua de Londres). Authorized as an IB PYP candidate in January 2016, an IB MYP candidate in March 2016, and DP in January 2020, KYIS also aims to provide free education of the highest quality to Macau students as part of a firmly established K–12 continuum. Extracurriculars include a Model United Nations team with results and language/heritage events, reinforcing both academics and leadership.

Macau Portuguese School is a private, nonprofit Portuguese international school administered by Fundação Escola Portuguesa de Macau. It teaches in Portuguese across 1st to 12th grade, following Portugal's Ministry of Education curricula with adaptations for Macau SAR, including Mandarin and English local programs. General Basic Education covers the 1st to 3rd cycles, while Secondary Education offers Sciences, Humanities, and Arts tracks. Subjects include Experimental Sciences, English, ICT/Programming, History and Geography of Portugal and Macau, Portuguese Plus, Civic Education, Chinese Language – Mandarin, Visual Arts, and Music Education. The timetable reflects a split day, with the 1st Cycle sessions from 08:30 to 13:00 and 14:40 to 16:15, and Secondary from 08:00 to 13:15, with afternoon classes until 17:10. Established in 1998 as the successor to three Portuguese-language schools, it operates under Decree-Law 38/93/M and maintains a computer room, a library, and a robust IT infrastructure to support STEAM learning via UBBO.IO.

The International School of Macao (TIS Macao) is on MUST campus in Taipa, Macau. It offers an Alberta-accredited Canadian curriculum aligned to Alberta Education standards, with the Primary Years Programme for Pre-K to Grade 6 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for Grades 11 and 12. Established in 2002, TIS Macao serves 31 nationalities with 1,281 students and an average class size of 22; graduates have a 100% university offers rate. In 2017, the campus expanded with a five-storey North Wing, increasing capacity to 1,600. The campus comprises two five-storey classroom blocks, a three-storey core, and a two-storey wing with a multi-purpose hall. Facilities include three science laboratories, robotics, computer labs, a Black Box Theatre, music and drama spaces, libraries, and a discovery centre, plus athletic facilities such as a football stadium, gymnasium, and tennis courts. Starting in 2025/26, there are two kindergarten options: ECE English Program and Enhanced Chinese Program with Mandarin-English immersion.

Generations International School in Coloane, Macau, delivers the full International Baccalaureate continuum (PYP, MYP, DP) alongside Cambridge Primary, with English as the medium of instruction and trilingual language learning in English, Chinese and Portuguese. The school is part of the SISU SCHOOLS network, bringing a Finnish-inspired approach to teaching while celebrating Macau's heritage. The Primary uses the SISU Students programme aligned to the Finnish Common Core Curriculum and Cambridge standards for English, Maths and Global Perspectives, supporting rigorous academic progress within a holistic well-being framework. The campus spans 13,000 square metres across five floors plus a roof, with ergonomic Finnish-made furniture and flexible spaces designed for collaboration. Facilities include Kindergarten classrooms, a library, science labs (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), a STEAM Room, arts and music suites, a gym and outdoor playgrounds. A rooftop development is planned, and the school hosts a cultural calendar reflecting Macanese, Finnish, Portuguese and Chinese traditions globally.

Macau Anglican College is a private Anglican school in Taipa, Macau, established in 2002 by HKSKH. It serves students aged 3 to 18 and teaches in English, with Putonghua language study. The school follows the Cambridge international curriculum integrated with Macau's local DSEDJ requirements, offering Cambridge Primary, Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge AS & A Levels. Kindergarten emphasizes learning through activity and play, while Primary provides active, creative experiences in English, Science and Maths alongside Chinese language. The Secondary program carefully integrates the two curricula, and students are encouraged to take Cambridge examinations at the ends of Form 4, Form 5 and Form 6 as a passport to universities around the world. The campus features two libraries, science labs, art rooms, ICT labs, gymnasium, a multi-purpose hall and PE spaces, plus a church youth group area. Co-curricular activities include School Band, performing and visual arts, robotics, sport, and service for students.