Alcanta International College

Alcanta International College is in Nansha District, Guangzhou — listed at No. 14 Guangsheng Road (Nansha), in the southern part of the city's Greater Bay Area. The Nansha area is served by Guangzhou Metro Line 4 and other regional links, so public-transport connections to central Guangzhou and neighbouring cities are available; confirm exact travel times from your location.

The school offers a Pre‑Diploma pathway and Cambridge IGCSE courses for junior students, followed by the two‑year International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma for senior students (typical ages mid‑teens to 18). AIC describes a four‑year Pre‑Diploma plus the IB Diploma for graduation preparation.

AIC is a private, co‑educational international school; it is an IB World School and also lists Cambridge IGCSE and external accreditation (MSA‑CESS). The school operates boarding provision alongside day places.

AIC's publicly available pages and directory listings do not publish a detailed Special Educational Needs (SEN) or Additional Learning Needs policy online. Prospective parents should contact admissions directly to ask about specific learning‑support services, EAL support, diagnostic assessment or individual learning plans available for their child.

The school is based in the People's Republic of China (Guangzhou) and is not presented as being affiliated to another country's school system.

No religious affiliation is listed in the school's public profiles; AIC is presented as a secular international school in its directory entries.

Public listings note the school year runs on a roughly August–June cycle, but AIC does not publish a detailed daily start/end timetable or break schedule on its public pages. If you need exact school‑day hours, class period lengths or boarding daily routines (for example supervised evening study), request the current daily timetable from admissions.

Directory information indicates the school provides transport (school bus) options, but public pages do not specify the provider, routes, stops or fees. For route maps, pickup/dropoff times, and costs you should request the school's transport brochure or speak with the admissions office.

Application fee
- One-time application/registration fee: RMB 300.

Tuition fees (by year group)
- Grade 7: RMB 158,000 per year (day student).
- Grade 8: RMB 158,000 per year (day student).
- Grade 9: RMB 182,000 per year (day student).
- Grade 10: RMB 182,000 per year (day student).
- Grade 11: RMB 182,000 per year (day student).
- Grade 12: RMB 182,000 per year (day student).

Tuition per term (billing note and calculation)
- Public information lists tuition as an annual amount. The school's published practice is to collect tuition/meal/accommodation in advance prior to each semester; using that practice, a simple per-semester figure can be calculated by dividing the annual tuition by two (example: Grade 7/8 ≈ RMB 79,000 per semester; Grade 9–12 ≈ RMB 91,000 per semester). This per‑semester amount is a derived value (annual ÷ 2) based on the school's semester-advance billing practice.

Boarding, meals and ancillary fees
- Seven‑day boarding (typical option): RMB 10,300 per year (example reported).
- Five‑day (weekly) boarding option: RMB 8,800 per year (where offered).
- Student meal plan (boarding/non‑boarding catering charge examples): RMB 13,860 per year (reported meal fee).
- Textbooks/learning materials: example published estimate RMB 3,000 per year.
- Activity/programme fee example: RMB 3,500 per year.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Fees (tuition, meals, accommodation) are collected in advance prior to the start of the relevant semester/study period; annual invoicing is used for published tuition amounts and schools typically require payment by the commencement date or specified deadline. Parents are expected to settle billed amounts before the semester begins.

Refund information
- The school's publicly available materials and corporate filings indicate that partial refunds may be offered if a student withdraws during a semester; a formal School Fees Refund Policy is referenced in offer documentation. Specific refund percentages and conditions are established in the school's fee/refund policy.

Fee payment options (published example)
- Bank transfer / international wire: published offer documents show payment instructions for payments to a China Merchants Bank account (domestic RMB account and SWIFT details for USD wire transfers) and request that payment receipts be emailed to the admissions contact. This is the payment method explicitly shown in the school's offer materials.

Other notes on costs
- Some published school materials and third‑party listings show refundable deposits, printing/ICT fees, insurance and occasional one‑off charges (these vary by intake). Parents should treat the listed items above as the principal recurring charges (application, tuition, boarding/meals, textbooks, activities).