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Harrow International School Shanghai opened in 2016 as part of the Harrow family of schools and is presented on the school website as one of the Harrow campuses established during the group's expansion in Asia. The school links its identity and traditions to Harrow School in the UK and to the wider AISL/AISL Harrow network that manages Harrow-branded schools in the region. Harrow Shanghai's founding and placement within the Harrow network are described on the school's history and main pages. The school's contact and corporate details reference Asia International School Limited as the regional principal/administrative address.
The school describes a close-knit community of around 500 pupils from roughly 350 families, many with Chinese cultural heritage, and notes that families are active and supportive participants in school life. Harrow Shanghai runs regular cultural and community events that include seasonal festivals, performances and fairs which engage parents, grandparents and extended family. Several news posts on the site document large community gatherings such as Chinese New Year celebrations and other school-wide fairs.
Parent involvement at Harrow Shanghai is channelled through the school's parent/staff community (referred to in event posts as Friends of Harrow). Parents and staff have organised and supported major events such as the Harrow Ball (used as a community social event and charity fundraiser — the inaugural ball page records RMB 135,200 raised for the WILL Foundation) and have performed and contributed at later balls and community evenings. Parent groups are also shown collaborating on cultural events (for example Chinese New Year fairs), student-led fairs and the school's ECA/activities expos, where parents help run stalls, food booths and performances. The school's news pages describe these activities and the fundraising/volunteering roles parents commonly take at Harrow Shanghai.
Harrow International School Shanghai opened in 2016 and is located on Gaoxi Road in the Pudong district of Shanghai. The school website states it educates pupils from 18 months to 18 years and follows a Harrow curriculum rooted in the English National Curriculum, preparing students for IGCSE and A Level examinations; the site also notes the school has launched AP courses and a U.S. university pathway. The school lists an optional school-bus service, a full extra‑curricular programme (including sport, performing arts and leadership/service opportunities such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award), and that its Mandarin programme is compulsory through Year 9 with different pathways at IGCSE and A Level. Where the website does not give a specific figure (for example typical class size), the entry reflects that omission rather than an assumption.
