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China, Shanghai
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The school has a uniform policy. Uniforms promote pride and solidarity among pupils. Pupils and parents are expected to adhere to the policy and ensure uniforms are worn neatly and professionally.
The school uses a world-leading catering service provider. All pupils eat school lunches unless exempt for religious or medical reasons. The school is nut-free; foods containing nuts are not permitted on campus; a healthy mid-morning snack is encouraged.
The house system mirrors Wellington College's model and operates across England and China. In Grades 6-8, each house is led by a housemaster or housemistress with a team of tutors who oversee academic and pastoral matters; from Grade 9 pupils work with a grade leader while staying in their house groups. In Primary (Grades 1-5) pupils are assigned to one of four houses, participate in inter-house competitions and earn tokens for positive learning and good conduct, helping develop leadership and a sense of belonging.
Hiba Academy Shanghai is governed by Wellington College Education (China) (WCEC). Governance rests with a central WCEC Executive Board and School Affairs Boards (SABs) for each school, supported by four sub-committees: Academic, Facilities and Services, Finance and HR, and Safeguarding and Child Protection. Governors include both executive and non-executive members drawn from Wellington College and WCEC, ensuring transparency and accountability; the governance model has been recognised by COBIS as a Beacon School for its governance practices.
Hiba Academy Shanghai is a bilingual day school for Grades 1–12 (Primary, Junior High and High School) located on Linyao Road in Pudong's New Bund area. The school opened in September 2018 and the campus was developed as part of the New Bund project. The Hiba model blends the Chinese national curriculum with elements of the English national/British approach and uses a co-teaching bilingual model (Chinese and English) across many subjects; the school explicitly describes immersive, co-taught lessons and a bilingual timetable. Fees published on the school site are shown per semester (Primary, Junior High, High School); the site lists bus, meal and uniform charges separately. The school's co‑curricular programme includes academic competitions (e.g. Model United Nations, World Scholars' Cup), sports and arts offerings and service opportunities. Where the school website does not list a specific figure (for example current total pupil numbers or exact pupil ages by grade) those items are left blank here; please let me know if you would like me to look these up outside the school site.
