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Clifford International School is located inside Clifford Estates in Panyu district, Guangzhou — mailing address 1 Xueyuan Road, Clifford Estates, Panyu, Guangzhou 511495. The school sits on a larger Clifford campus with multiple entry gates and an underground parking/arrival area intended to keep drop-off dry in bad weather.
CIS runs a Canadian (Manitoba) international program across elementary, middle and high school: Elementary Grades 1–5, Middle School Grades 6–8, and High School Grades 9–12.
The school is co-educational and operates as an accredited overseas school affiliated with the Province of Manitoba, Canada. CIS offers both day places and optional boarding (dorm) arrangements; the admissions page lists semester boarding fees alongside tuition.
The school provides targeted English-language support through an International Learning Centre that helps students (notably Grades 1–8) needing extra English to be successful in class. In addition, CIS has a guidance/counseling department that supports academic planning and university preparation for secondary students.
CIS is affiliated with the Canadian province of Manitoba as an official affiliated overseas school; it follows the Manitoba provincial curriculum for its international program.
The school does not have a religious affiliation and does not practise religion as part of the school program.
The campus lists regular business hours as Monday–Friday, 08:00–17:00; for classroom scheduling OpenApply lists a typical school-day start at about 08:30 with an end around 16:10 (4:10 pm). For exact daily bell times, breaks and grade-specific timetables refer to the school calendar or contact admissions (the site posts an annual calendar/PDF).
Public access to Clifford Estates is served by local buses and there is a Clifford Estates bus terminal nearby; the school's listings also note that a school bus service is available and that bus fees are separate from tuition. Parents should contact the admissions office for current routes, pickup points, costs and whether specific stops serve your neighbourhood, since routes and availability can change each year.
Application fees
No application fee amount is published on the school's public admissions pages. The admissions materials and fee notices on the school site list tuition and boarding amounts but do not state an application fee.
Tuition fees (detailed by year group)
All amounts published by the school are expressed per semester in RMB. The school publishes the following semester tuition rates:
- Grades 1–6: RMB 67,500 per semester (RMB 135,000 per year).
- Grades 7–8: RMB 74,500 per semester (RMB 149,000 per year).
- Grades 9–12: RMB 88,000 per semester (RMB 176,000 per year).
Billing schedule and payment terms
The school's published fee table is presented on a per-semester basis (fees are shown per semester). Specific due dates, installment plans, late-payment penalties, and detailed payment terms are not published on the public admissions page. For precise billing dates and payment deadlines, contact the admissions office.
Boarding fees (if applicable)
Boarding (dorm) is charged per semester as published: RMB 3,950 per semester. The school's published per-semester totals including boarding are:
- Grades 1–6 boarding total per semester: RMB 71,450 (RMB 142,900 per year).
- Grades 7–8 boarding total per semester: RMB 78,450 (RMB 156,900 per year).
- Grades 9–12 boarding total per semester: RMB 91,950 (RMB 183,900 per year).
Other costs or fees (uniforms, meals, etc.)
The school explicitly notes that Meals Fee and uniform fee are excluded from the published tuition figures; specific amounts for meals, uniforms, textbooks, extracurricular activities, transport, or other ancillary charges are not provided on the public fee page.
Refund information
A public refund policy or details about refundable/non-refundable deposits and the conditions for refunds are not published on the school's admissions/fees page. Refund terms are not specified in the publicly visible fee summary.
Fee payment options
The school's public admissions and fee summary pages do not list accepted payment methods (bank transfer, credit card, online portal, etc.). For confirmed payment methods and instructions, contact the admissions office at adm@clifford-school.org.cn or by phone (numbers listed on the school contact page).
Clifford International School (CIS) is an international/manitoba-affiliated Grade 1–12 school located in the gated Clifford Estates community in Panyu, on the southern edge of Guangzhou. The International Program follows the Manitoba (Canada) provincial curriculum and the school also offers a Chinese–Canadian Dual Program plus selected Advanced Placement (AP) courses; CIS operates an on-site SAT testing centre. The campus building (completed in 2014) houses science labs, art and music rooms, two libraries, a makerspace, a theatre, a 2,000 sq. m. indoor gym, a 25,000 sq. m. turf field with a 400 m 8-lane track, 10 outdoor basketball courts, a tennis court and a 50 m pool. Boarding is available (boarding fee shown separately). The website lists 2025–2026 tuition amounts per semester (RMB 67,500–88,000); meals and uniform fees are excluded. Note: the school website gives student-enrolment figures inconsistently across pages (see sources).
