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China, Shanghai
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Adcote School Shanghai is the first overseas branch of the UK Adcote School and officially opened in September 2018. It was established with investment and local operation by Shanghai Yali Education Training (雅力教育集团), which manages the campus in Songjiang/Sheshan. The Shanghai campus was created as an overseas extension of the historic UK Adcote (the UK school traces its origins to 1907). Since opening, the campus has grown its student body and facilities in the Sheshan area.
Third‑party listings and school materials describe a mixed Chinese and international student body of several hundred students and a staff of roughly 180–200, with a range of academic and sports facilities on the Sheshan campus. The school schedules family‑facing events such as Open Days and admissions briefings, and presents cultural programming that emphasises Chinese heritage alongside its UK links. Adcote Shanghai also runs international exchange activity with its UK partner (Myddelton/Adcote) as part of its community and student‑mobility offerings.
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.
