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Chongqing Bashu Secondary School

China, Chongqing

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The school at a glance
Instructs in Mandarin, English
Fees Fees not listed
Ages Not listed
Pupil numbers 10000
Type Co-educational (boarding)
Opened 1933
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum Chinese National Curriculum, IB (DP), Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge IGCSE
Taught languages Mandarin, English
Strengths STEM, Academic Enrichment, Languages
Clubs Lifestyle and Wellbeing, Cultural and Language, Academic and Intellectual
Stages Kindergarten, Primary School, Middle School, Secondary School
Introduction

Chongqing Bashu Secondary School is located at No. 51 Beiqu Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, PRC, 400013. It offers the Chinese National Curriculum alongside the IB Diploma Programme, Advanced Placement and Cambridge IGCSE. In high school, students follow a 131-unit, school-based curriculum: one compulsory course drawn from classic readings to foster traditional culture and character; three restricted electives (e.g., Grade 10 Ideal Life biographies and Grade 11 Wise Life philosophy); a technology/innovation Gold Ideas competition; and one self-chosen elective from about 100 options. Assessments combine formative and summative methods through growth portfolios, school-based course evaluations, self/peer assessment, and input from teachers, parents, and the community. The Bashu International Education Center (BIEC) has operated since 2003 and became Chongqing's AP-authorized program in 2011 and the city's first IB World School in 2021. In 2022 the center moved to the Bashu Riverside Campus and established an ACT-GAC licensed teaching center. The International Department offers AP and IB DP with TOK, EE and CAS, within a three-stage framework for G7–G12 and with overseas partnerships.

The Essentials

Chongqing Bashu Secondary School has 10,000 pupils, instruction in Mandarin, English.

Location
No. 51 Beiqu Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China. It sits on the Yuzhong Peninsula near Huanghuayuan.

Stages
Junior and senior secondary (G7–G12) six-year integrated program, divided into three stages: Initial (G7–G8), Intermediate (G9–G10), Advanced (G11–G12).
Diving Deeper

Boarding Arrangements
Boarding is provided on campus. The life services area includes a restaurant, a convenience store, and dormitories. Boarding students eat in the restaurant and then go directly to the dormitories.

Uniform Requirement
The school has a student uniform. A new uniform procurement is underway and the school is implementing a VI visual identity system for uniforms.

Food Options
The campus has an on-site dining facility (restaurant) as part of the life services area.
Fees
Application fees

- No school-published application fee schedule for Chongqing Bashu Secondary School's international education programs for the 2026/27 academic year was located in the school's publicly available materials.

Tuition fees by year group (per term / per academic year)

- The school does not publish a detailed, program-level tuition table for each grade (G7–G12) and term in its publicly available international-education materials for 2026/27.

- Independent listings and summaries for Bashu's international programs (published by third-party international-school information sites) have for prior years reported annual tuition figures in the approximate range of RMB 86,000 per year for international-program students, with other market summaries citing a wider range for international divisions in Chongqing (figures in various sources vary by program and year). These third-party figures are external reports and not a school-published fee schedule.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Dormitory (boarding) fees are required to be collected on a per-term basis. The district approval for the school's student apartment states that accommodation fees are collected by term and that the school must use official fiscal receipts for collections. For dormitory charges, the district document specifies both the charging unit and the requirement to use standardized fiscal invoices. Refunds of accommodation fees for transfers, withdrawals, death, or termination of study are calculated on a monthly basis according to national rules.

- For boarding specifically, the district approval sets a fixed per-student charge and also defines a monthly water/electricity allowance; any excess utility use beyond the allowance may be charged at regulated rates. The school implements the approved charging and public-display procedures required by district authorities.

Boarding fees (where applicable)

- Official district approval for Chongqing Yuzhong–area Bashu student apartments sets the boarding charge at RMB 200 per student per term. The standard sets the accommodation at four students per room with specified minimum living-area and basic furnishings and establishes the per-term collection and the per-month utility quotas (electricity and water) with any excess billed separately. This boarding fee standard is effective from the 2025 autumn intake as approved by the district. Refunds of boarding fees for withdrawal/transfer are handled on a pro-rata monthly basis under the referenced regulations.

Other costs and typical additional fees

- Utilities: A fixed monthly quota for water and electricity is defined for boarding students; excess charges for water/electricity beyond the quota are billed at regulated prices and, in the case of hot water, as a service-type charge based on actual consumption. The district document sets those rules for student apartments.

- Miscellaneous program costs: Third-party information sites and market summaries for Chongqing international programs commonly list additional potential costs for items such as examination fees (IB/AP/other external exam charges), compulsory course materials, specialty course fees, field trips, and optional services (transport, meals, school activities). Those third-party summaries show variation between programs and years; the school's official program-level, grade-by-grade itemization was not found in the school's published pages.

- Uniforms and textbooks: International-education summaries for comparable programs in Chongqing typically include uniform and some course material costs either as part of tuition or as an extra charge; no school-published breakdown specific to Chongqing Bashu Secondary School's international programs was located.

Refund information

- Boarding fees: Where a student transfers, withdraws, or ceases study for the reasons described in the district approval, the accommodation fee is to be refunded on a monthly pro-rata basis in accordance with national regulations; accommodation fees are not refunded for students expelled for disciplinary reasons. This refund rule is specified in the district approval and applicable regulations.

- Tuition and other program fees: The district boarding approval references the national regulation that governs education-fee refunds for termination of study; the district-level document explicitly applies monthly pro-rata refund rules to accommodation fees and requires schools to follow national guidance when handling refunds. A program-level tuition refund policy (grade-by-grade) was not found in the school's published international-education materials.

Fee payment options and administrative billing practice

- Collections are to be made using the unified fiscal receipts printed by the finance department as required by district rules; the district document requires the use of official fiscal invoices for fee collection and the implementation of transparent public notices about fee items and standards. This indicates formal, recorded payment handling consistent with government-managed school finance practices.

- Third‑party materials for Bashu-affiliated international schools and related institutions in the Bashu group show that institutions in the group accept bank transfers and may accept electronic payments (cards, QR) for convenience, sometimes with transaction fees applied by the payment processor. Those payment-method reports come from affiliated or third-party school documents rather than a direct school-published bill of methods for Chongqing Bashu Secondary School's international programs.

Summary of findings and data limitations

- The district-level approval document for student apartments provides a definitive and current boarding charge (RMB 200 per student per term), rules for utility quotas and excess charges, the requirement to collect fees by term using official fiscal receipts, and the monthly-pro-rata refund rule for accommodation fees.

- The school's publicly available international-education page confirms the structure and existence of the Bashu International Education Center (BIEC) and the range of international programs offered, but it does not publish a detailed, grade-by-grade tuition schedule for the 2026/27 academic year.

- Independent third-party school listings and market summaries report a range of tuition levels for Bashu's international/program offerings (commonly cited examples include figures in the tens of thousands of RMB per year for program tuition), but those amounts appear on external market sites and summaries rather than in an official school-published fee table; third-party figures therefore should be treated as external reports rather than official school billing.

If you need a school-issued, grade-by-grade tuition table for the 2026/27 academic year (per term and per year) or an official, itemized fee schedule, that level of program-specific, school-published fee detail was not present in the school's published international-education materials available during this review; the boarding fee and its billing/refund rules above are the definitive items published at the district level for the school's student apartments.
Academics

Chongqing Bashu Secondary School teaches Chinese National Curriculum, IB (DP), Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge IGCSE.

Curriculum
131 school-based curriculum体系: in three years of high school, students study one compulsory school-based course selected by the school using a curated set of classic readings to foster traditional culture and character education; three restricted elective school-based courses include reading-focused options (Grade 10: Ideal Life biographies; Grade 11: Wise Life philosophy), a technology/innovation “Gold Ideas” competition, and sports or arts electives; and one self-chosen elective selected from about 100 available options. The school uses a credit-based evaluation system, with growth-portfolio and school-based course evaluations to promote personalized development; assessments emphasize time spent learning, process, and outcomes, with self- and peer-assessment and input from teachers, parents, and the community, combining formative and summative approaches for multi-dimensional development.

Exam Results
2019 Gaokao results show Wang Yaming scored 686 (Chongqing liberal arts top) and Peng Hanhong 712 (Chongqing science second). 56 Bashu graduates were admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University combined; five Bashu students achieved top-tier admissions via competition, with several other competition-based qualifications city-wide. In terms of score distribution, about 63.8% of liberal arts students and 82.7% of science students scored above 600; 83.6% of liberal arts and 99.3% of science graduates were above the first-tier cutoff.

Higher Education Progression
巴蜀国际教育中心 provides AP and IBDP pathways and is organized into four divisions: 港澳台侨学部, 外籍留学生部, 国际部, and 中外人文交流部. Since 2003, hundreds of graduates have progressed to world-class universities including Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, and Cornell. The center offers structured university-prep and admissions guidance to overseas and domestic universities.

Gifted and Talented
巴蜀中学 promotes gifted and talented development through a dedicated competition track (竞赛方向) and subject-area competitions, with extensive national- and international-level achievements. The school highlights competition results (e.g., NOI/CMO and other national/international contests) and established teacher teams to support high-potential students, including multiple national awardees and national training selections.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The school pursues Five Educations (moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education) and implements Holistic Education as its core philosophy to support comprehensive student development. This holistic approach guides students' social, emotional, and personal growth across school life.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
Bashu International Education Center offers international curricula including the IB Diploma Programme, AP courses, Cambridge International General Certificate (IG) courses, and bilingual integration courses to support diverse pathways for Chinese and international students. It integrates Chinese core courses with international fusion curricula to build bilingual learning opportunities. Holistic Education informs its language development and cross-cultural understanding.
Parent Experience

History
Bashu Middle School was founded in Chongqing in 1931 by Wang Zuànxù (王缵绪), then a Sichuan provincial chairman under the National Government and a patriotic general. It began as a private school offering kindergarten through high school and established a school board and a teaching affairs committee. In 1939, during wartime bombardment, the school relocated to Wang Zuànxù's hometown in Xi Chong County at the Dafo Temple site. In 1942, the school returned to Chongqing at Zhangjia Garden, and the Xi Chong branch expanded; in 1945, high school began at the Xi Chong branch. In 1950, Bashu merged with Xi Chong County Junior Middle School and private Yuying Middle School, using Bashu's campus as the main site and Xi Chong's as a branch, and was renamed Xi Chong County Middle School (today Sichuan Province Xi Chong Middle School). Bashu's history and alumni legacy continue to be celebrated in school heritage explorations and related activities.

Community
The Bashu community centers on its School History Museum and alumni activities, including exhibitions and events that recount Bashu's long history. A Bashu Homeland Tour revisits the school's origins and notable moments, inviting alumni to engage with the school's heritage. Since 2022, Bashu has integrated Red Rock Spirit elective courses at the International Education Center and at the main campus, linking historical and cultural study with modern curricula. These programs and exhibitions foster ongoing connections among current students, graduates, and families, enriching campus life and community engagement.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The school operates a Home-School Co-Education Center and a Psychological Health Development Center to coordinate family–school efforts. It runs Parent School programs that include lectures and guidance for parents; for example, a 2024 event on recognizing and addressing adolescent psychology drew about 200 parents. In 2016, the school held a major Home-School Co-Education event across two campuses for the Grade 2017, with more than a thousand parents in attendance and a structured format of general and class-level sessions. Earlier programs in 2015 also featured Parent School sessions with expert speakers on parenting and family education. The school has established a cafeteria oversight collaboration with a Diet Supervisory Committee of parents, inviting committee members to inspect kitchens and discuss food-safety and nutrition, strengthening transparency and trust. Ongoing activities include parent forums, consultations, and campus visits to support a holistic, family-inclusive approach to education.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
BIEC is part of Chongqing Bashu Secondary School. Since 2003, Bashu International Education Center has grown into a public two-way study-abroad education complex with four divisions: HK/Macau/Taiwan/Overseas Chinese Division, Foreign Students Department, International Department, and China–Foreign Humanities Exchange Department. In 2011, it became Chongqing's first AP-authorized school, and in 2021 it was authorized as an IB World School (IBDP), becoming Chongqing's first public school to obtain IBDP. In 2022 the center moved to the Bashu Riverside Campus and established the ACT-GAC licensed teaching center, while the International Department offers AP and IB DP with a three-stage framework for G7–G12 and core DP components TOK, EE, and CAS.

Arts & Creative
There is a Music Club. There are more than ten clubs, including a BIEC Programming Club, Basketball Club, Research Design Skills Club, and a Business & Finance Club. These clubs provide opportunities for students to pursue creative and collaborative interests beyond classroom learning. They support development across arts, technology, and teamwork.

Cultural & Language
The HK/Macau/Taiwan/Overseas Chinese Division targets students seeking admission to domestic top universities and uses a four-part framework: national standard courses, growth-planning mentorship, integration of HK/Macau/Taiwan/Overseas Chinese joint entrance exams, and cultural immersion courses. The International Department offers AP and IBDP, with AP subjects including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Calculus BC, Statistics, Computer Science A, and English Language and Writing; IBDP includes Language and Literature (Chinese A), English B, Economics, Business Management, Psychology, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics (Analysis and Methods; Applications and Interpretation), plus TOK, EE, and CAS. The Foreign Students Department serves international students who complete Chinese high school compulsory subjects, electives, and social practice activities, and are awarded a graduation certificate accordingly. The China-Foreign Humanities Exchange Department coordinates international education and exchanges with overseas partners, and Bashu has partnerships with numerous overseas schools and institutions.

Social & Hobbies
The school offers more than ten student clubs, including BIEC Programming Club, Music Club, Basketball Club, Research Design Skills Club, and a Business & Finance Club. These clubs provide opportunities for students to grow beyond academics and explore interests in programming, music, sports, and entrepreneurship. The clubs promote collaboration, creativity, and hands-on learning outside the classroom.

Leadership & Professional
There is a University and Career Counsellor who coordinates admissions guidance. The Office of University and Career Guidance provides structured, personalized university planning from early on and maintains overseas university connections and annual overseas university fairs. The teaching team includes bilingual educators and teachers with degrees from top universities; all subject teachers hold official teaching credentials. The International Education Center also maintains partnerships and supports international collaboration for student development.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
There is a Basketball Club and a Music Club, among more than ten clubs, offering opportunities for fitness, teamwork, and creative enrichment. The clubs support a balanced lifestyle by combining sport, arts, and academics.
Languages

Language Provision
IB DP language offerings include Chinese A HL/SL (Group 1: Language and Literature) and English B (Group 2: Language Acquisition) at advanced/standard levels. AP English Language and Writing is available. English B is taught at advanced/regular levels, with language development and bilingual subject integration during G9–G10. A bilingual teacher workforce supports language learning across programs.

Bilingual Teaching
The Bashu International Education Center employs bilingual teachers certified for international curricula. The team comprises Bashu School backbone teachers, invited experts, official cooperating professors, and mentors for international competitions. The program offers AP English Language and Writing and IB DP English B at advanced/standard levels.

Immersion Programs
Immersion programs include cultural immersion courses within the 港澳台侨学部. The 外籍留学生部 uses overseas campuses, overseas cloud campuses (云校), and Bashu International foreign student campuses to deliver courses online and offline for domestic and foreign students.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Online enrollment ceremonies are held for new Bashu Cloud School students. The ceremonies are conducted remotely and have been held for cohorts including 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Thousands of students participate in these remote enrollment ceremonies. These ceremonies enable entry into Bashu Cloud School programs. 2. Students enroll into Bashu Cloud School tracks: junior high students join the Yunqi Class (云启班); high school students join the Yunzhi Class (云志班) or the Yunhan Class (云翰班). The school operates a six-year integrated education model (六年一贯制教学模式) to provide continuity from middle to high school. 3. The Bashu Cloud School operates a dual-teacher plus course class model (双师+课程班), with live streaming and 1:1 teacher interactions, designed to reproduce the Bashu classroom experience through a cloud-based platform. Features include outdoor live classrooms and an integrated teaching, research, and student-services system. 4. The Bashu Cloud School extends access to education across regions, connecting 147 regional middle/high schools in 13 provinces and one city, serving over 28,000 teachers and students with high-quality basic education resources and talent-development methods. In June 2023, four Bashu Cloud School students were admitted to Tsinghua University, and thousands of other graduates achieved strong Gaokao results, demonstrating the reach and impact of the cloud-based model.
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