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China, Shanghai
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1) British Schools Overseas (BSO) status — Harrow Shanghai's BSO inspection report (April 2024) is published on the school website; BSO status is the UK government-recognised framework for inspecting British schools overseas and indicates the school met standards comparable to UK independent schools as judged by an approved inspectorate.
2) Inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) — the school states it was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate as part of the BSO process; ISI is an approved UK inspectorate that carries out BSO inspections and provides the external judgement on standards.
3) Registered with Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) — the Senior School page notes Harrow Shanghai is registered with CAIE; this registration allows the school to enter pupils for CAIE IGCSE/A-level (or CAIE) qualifications and follow CAIE syllabuses.
4) Registered with Pearson / Edexcel — the Senior School page records registration with Pearson/Edexcel; this permits the school to offer Pearson/Edexcel qualifications and enter pupils for those examinations.
5) Registered with AQA — the Senior School page records registration with AQA; this enables the school to deliver and enter pupils for AQA qualifications where appropriate.
6) Duke of Edinburgh's International Award centre (school-delivered programme) — the school's Duke of Edinburgh page states Harrow Shanghai delivers the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award; being an authorised centre means the school can register and support pupils through the internationally recognised youth development award.
1) British Schools Overseas (BSO) status (awarded via ISI inspection, April 2024) — the school's published BSO inspection results note Harrow Shanghai became one of the first mainland China schools inspected by ISI and awarded BSO status; this is a formal external recognition of the school meeting UK-based standards.
2) Other school-level awards (2021–2025)
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.
