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| Name | Age | Fee | Track | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 10 (Age 14) | 14 | 200,000 RMB | Secondary / A‑Level / IB | Published standard tuition for secondary/A‑Level/IB students; listed as an annual amount in public admissions notices. |
| Year 10 | 14 | 200,000 CNY | Secondary (IGCSE / Pre‑A / AS / A2 / IB) | Published annual tuition for the school's international secondary cohorts; same rate applies across secondary year groups as publicly listed. |
| Year 11 | 15 | 200,000 CNY | Secondary (IGCSE / Pre‑A / AS / A2 / IB) | Published annual tuition for the school's international secondary cohorts; same rate applies across secondary year groups as publicly listed. |
| Year 11 (Age 15) | 15 | 200,000 RMB | Secondary / A‑Level / IB | Published standard tuition for secondary/A‑Level/IB students; listed as an annual amount in public admissions notices. |
| Year 12 | 16 | 200,000 CNY | Secondary (IGCSE / Pre‑A / AS / A2 / IB) | Published annual tuition for the school's international secondary cohorts; same rate applies across secondary year groups as publicly listed. |
| Year 12 (Age 16) | 16 | 200,000 RMB | Secondary / A‑Level / IB | Published standard tuition for secondary/A‑Level/IB students; listed as an annual amount in public admissions notices. |
| Year 13 | 17 | 200,000 CNY | Secondary (IGCSE / Pre‑A / AS / A2 / IB) | Published annual tuition for the school's international secondary cohorts; same rate applies across secondary year groups as publicly listed. |
| Year 13 (Age 17) | 17 | 200,000 RMB | Secondary / A‑Level / IB | Published standard tuition for secondary/A‑Level/IB students; listed as an annual amount in public admissions notices. |
| Name | Fee | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | 300 CNY | Admissions test / application‑processing fee paid when registering for the entrance test (one‑time). |
| Application Fee | 300 RMB | Entrance/assessment application fee commonly reported between RMB 300 and RMB 500 (varies by source and admission stage). |
| Name | Fee | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment Fee | 2,000 CNY | Security / placement deposit as shown in public fee listings; refund policy / conditions not published in the public notices reviewed. |
| Enrollment Fee | 0 RMB | No separate enrolment fee amount was published in the public admissions summaries reviewed. |
| Name | Fee | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Boarding (lower published range) | 20,000 CNY | Published boarding range for the Shanghai campus — lower bound. |
| Security / utility deposit (refundable) | 2,000 RMB | Commonly reported refundable deposit; refund terms and timeframes not detailed in public summaries. |
| Academic materials / course resources | 5,000 RMB | Reported approximate annual charge in public summaries. |
| Meal / catering (typical published allocation) | 15,000 CNY | Typical cafeteria/meal allocation shown on a public fee summary; may be invoiced separately or included with boarding depending on option chosen. |
| Academic / learning materials fee | 5,000 CNY | Listed as an annual academic‑materials charge in public fee summaries. |
| Boarding (upper published range) | 30,000 CNY | Published boarding range for the Shanghai campus — upper bound. |
Adcote School Shanghai, situated on a 90,000-square-meter campus at the foothill of Sheshan Mountain, offers the Cambridge IGCSE, A-Levels, and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). The campus features specialized physical infrastructure including libraries, an auditorium, football fields, a climbing wall, a golf platform, innovation labs, and a black box theater. Students choose from 30 different IGCSE and A-Level courses to align with future university specializations, complemented by nearly 40 quality expansion courses spanning sports, languages, and arts. A distinctive feature of the school is the Adcote Genius Program (AGP), which includes the 'Think Ivy Project.' This initiative provides targeted skill enhancement, original English reading, critical thinking courses, and access to a resource pool of Ivy League mentors from the top ten United States universities for one-on-one tutoring. Instruction is delivered in English and Chinese, with students participating in a traditional British-style four-house system. Boarding options are available on campus with an experienced student life team providing daily guidance.
