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3e International School is located at No. 9-1, Jiang Tai Xi Lu in Chaoyang District, Beijing (postal code 100016). Jiangtai is in the northern part of Chaoyang and is served by nearby subway connections (Jiangtai station on Line 14), and Chaoyang is a major international/diplomatic and business district of Beijing.
The school runs an Early Years and elementary program: Nursery, Pre‑Kindergarten (younger and older), Kindergarten, and Elementary (Grades 1–5). Age cutoffs use a September 1 birthday rule (e.g., 2 years for Nursery, 6 years for Grade 1).
3e is a co‑educational, bilingual (English–Mandarin) day school focused on dual‑language immersion; the website describes its curriculum and daily program but does not list any boarding provision.
Children with special educational needs are considered for enrolment on a case‑by‑case basis by the Admissions Committee and Administrative Team; the school may not be able to accommodate significant needs. If additional support (for example an aide or outside therapies) is required, those arrangements and associated costs are expected to be managed in cooperation with parents.
The school is based in China and its Elementary program is recognised by Chinese authorities as a foreign school for children of non‑Chinese nationality; the website does not state an official affiliation to another country's national school system.
No religious affiliation is stated on the school website.
A typical day shown on the website runs approximately 8:30–4:30: English classes 8:30–11:30, lunch/outdoor time 11:30–12:30 (with naps for Nursery and younger Pre‑K), Chinese classes 12:30–15:30, and optional after‑school activities 15:30–16:30.
The website does not describe a school bus service. For transport or pickup/drop‑off arrangements, the admissions office (admissions@3einternationalschool.org, +86 10 6437 3344) is listed as the contact and can confirm current options.
Application fee
- A non-refundable, non-transferable application fee of RMB 2,800 applies and must be received before the school will process an application.
Tuition fees (annual and per-term breakdowns)
- Published annual tuition for the 2025–2026 academic year:
- Nursery through Kindergarten: RMB 220,800 per year.
- Elementary (Grades 1–5): RMB 247,200 per year.
- The school lists tuition as an annual charge. Per-term amounts below are simple equal-installment calculations derived from the published annual tuition (school does not publish a public term-by-term tariff). If the school allows equal instalments, approximate per-term values are:
- If billed in two equal instalments: Nursery–K per term ≈ RMB 110,400; Elementary per term ≈ RMB 123,600.
- If billed in three equal instalments: Nursery–K per term ≈ RMB 73,600; Elementary per term ≈ RMB 82,400.
Other compulsory annual charges
- Annual meal fee: RMB 9,935 per year.
- Annual school-bus fees by zone: Zone A RMB 13,500; Zone B RMB 17,500; Zone C RMB 19,500.
Boarding
- 3e is an early years and elementary day school (ages 2–12); no boarding programme or boarding fees are published.
Other costs (uniform, activities, deposits, etc.)
- No separate uniform price, placement deposit, capital fee, or detailed charges for optional after‑school activities are published on the school's public tuition page. Optional activities are noted as available but without public pricing.
Billing schedule, payment terms, refunds and payment methods
- The public tuition page lists annual charges but does not publish a detailed billing schedule, payment terms (due dates, instalment plans), refund policy, or accepted payment methods. These items are not publicly stated on the school's tuition and admissions pages.
Contact for fee arrangements
- For confirmation of payment schedules, refund policies, and accepted payment methods, contact the school's admissions office by telephone or email listed on the admissions page.
3e International School is a non-profit bilingual day school (Nursery through Elementary) founded in August 2005. The school operates a research-based dual-language immersion program that splits each day between English and Mandarin instruction and includes specialist classes (art, music, PE and French at Elementary). The elementary programme notes alignment with the Chinese National Curriculum, American Common Core standards, British language-art approaches and Singapore mathematics practices. The Lido campus houses Nursery–Kindergarten programmes; the school cites interactive scientific exhibits (from the Exploratorium) in its learning spaces and runs a term-by-term After-School Activities programme offering sports, music, arts, academic and cultural classes. 3e reports a student body of over 200 children from more than 20 countries. (Sources: school site pages and school's published tuition page).