Access International Academy Ningbo

Access International Academy Ningbo is located at No. 1 Ai Xue Road, Li Ren Garden, Beilun District, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315800, China. The Beilun District location places AIAN in a residential and industrial area with access to major road links. The school maintains a relationship with Ningbo's Economic-Technological Development Zone, reflecting ties to the local expatriate and business community.

AIAN's structure includes Early Childhood (Early Years and Kindergarten) for ages 3-6, Elementary School, Middle School (grades 5-8), and High School (grades 9-12). The program is designed to progression from early literacy and numeracy through to secondary-level preparation.

AIAN is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational day school offering a US-based educational program. It serves students of multiple nationalities and does not operate as a boarding school.

AIAN does not enroll students with severe disabilities and does not retain specialists to provide ongoing support services; each admission request is evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine suitability of facilities and staff.

There is no formal country affiliation for AIAN.

AIAN is nonsectarian and has no religious affiliation.

The school day typically runs from around 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on most days, with longer days (up to about 4:15 p.m.) on some secondary-level schedules.

A school bus service is offered; arrangements, routes, and providers are coordinated through the Admissions Office, and there is a sibling discount for bus transport alongside tuition.

Application fees

- A non‑refundable student registration / application fee applies and is stated as RMB 1,500 (one‑time).

Tuition fees by year group (annual and per‑term equivalents)

The published tuition levels are quoted as annual amounts by year group. Per‑term equivalents are shown as the annual amount divided by two to give a simple per‑term figure for comparison.

- Nursery (托班): USD/CNY RMB 72,100 per year. Per‑term equivalent: RMB 36,050.
- Kindergarten / Early Years (幼儿园): RMB 81,800 per year. Per‑term equivalent: RMB 40,900.
- Grades 1–5 (小学): RMB 90,800 per year. Per‑term equivalent: RMB 45,400.
- Grades 6–7 (初中低年级): RMB 95,400 per year. Per‑term equivalent: RMB 47,700.
- Grade 8: RMB 103,600 per year. Per‑term equivalent: RMB 51,800.
- Grades 9–11 (高中前期): RMB 114,100 per year. Per‑term equivalent: RMB 57,050.
- Grade 12 (senior year): RMB 123,300 per year. Per‑term equivalent: RMB 61,650.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Tuition figures are published on an annual basis and are presented as annual tuition charges by year group. Sibling discounts are published: the second enrolled child receives a 10% reduction on tuition and bus fees; the third child and subsequent children receive a 20% reduction. A government‑related NETD subsidy (where applicable) is noted with a cap (example: maximum RMB 25,000 per year). Financial policies and the precise billing schedule are managed through the school's admissions/finance process.
- The registration/application fee is described as one‑time and non‑refundable.

Boarding fees

- The school operates as a day school; no boarding program or boarding fees are published.

Other costs and typical additional charges

- Textbooks, consumable materials and examination fees (for internal and external exams such as AP/SAT where applicable) are additional and are charged separately.
- School bus service is available as an optional paid service; bus fees are charged in addition to tuition. Sibling discounts apply to bus fees as noted above.
- Student lunch, uniforms, extracurricular activity fees, school trips, equipment (for example personal laptops where required for older students) and optional program costs are additional and charged as incurred. These miscellaneous fees are not rolled into the base tuition figures.

Refund information

- The registration / application fee is identified as non‑refundable. No detailed, publicly published tuition refund schedule (for mid‑year withdrawal or other circumstances) was posted in the publicly available materials that outline basic fee levels; financial and refund terms are handled through the school's financial policies.

Fee payment options

- Specific, published payment methods (for example bank transfer, credit card, local electronic payment) are not shown alongside the published annual fee schedule. Payment methods and the formal billing process are managed through the school's admissions/finance office as part of enrolment/registration.