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Kunming World Youth Academy

China, Kunming

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, Mandarin
Fees Fees not listed
Ages Not listed
Type Co-educational (boarding)
Opened 2016
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (DP), Chinese National Curriculum, Bespoke Curriculum
Taught languages English, Mandarin
Typical class size 25
Strengths Sport, Languages, Academic Enrichment
Clubs Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language, Community and Service
Stages Primary School, Middle School, High School
Introduction

Kunming World Youth Academy is a private international school in Kunming, Yunnan, offering the IB Diploma Programme alongside the Chinese National Curriculum and a bespoke curriculum. The campus is on the south side of Yiyuan, Times Junyuan, Xianglong Street in Chenggong District. The school opened in 2016 and was certified as an IB World School in 2019. It is currently in a transitional phase with the campus at Kunming No. 3 High School Dianchi Star City Campus, Building 2. The IBDP prepares students for university study through six subjects across six groups, with ESL support and bilingual instruction in English and Chinese. KWYA emphasizes hands-on, real-world learning within the Diploma Programme framework. In campus life, students enjoy floorball, cooking, and international chess; after-school clubs and a Student Association include arts, cultural events, a winter talent show, and Classroom Without Walls tours. University counselling begins in grade 10 for higher education.

South side of Yiyuan, Times Junyuan (Shidai Junyuan · Yiyuan), No. 901 Xianglong Street, Chenggong District, Kunming, Yunnan, China

The Essentials

Kunming World Youth Academy has typical class sizes of 25, instruction in English, Mandarin.

Location
Located in Chenggong District, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. The campus is at No. 901 Xianglong Street, on the south side of Times Junyuan Yiyuan. The surrounding area is a developed urban district with accessible local roads and amenities.

Stages
Primary School (KWYA Primary School), Middle School (KWYA Middle School), and Pre-University (KWYA IBDP).

Type
Private international IB World School.

Country affiliation
China
Diving Deeper

Governance and Ownership
KWYA was established on May 21, 2016 and officially opened in September 2016. It was introduced to Kunming by the Kunming Municipal Education Bureau, Beijing World Youth Academy (BWYA) and the Chenggong District People's Government. KWYA is authorized to become an IB World School in 2019.
Fees
Application fees
- No separate application or non‑refundable application fee is published for Kunming World Youth Academy in the school's admissions materials. Parents complete online registration and, if offered a place, are required to pay the stated tuition within the deadline in the offer to secure the place.

Tuition fees by year group (per term / per year)
- Primary (Grade 5): RMB 80,000 per year (listed as an annual amount for Grade 5).
- Lower secondary / Middle (Grades 6–8 / Grade 7 entry examples): RMB 92,000 per year (equivalently shown as RMB 46,000 per semester in junior‑middle recruitment notices).
- Pre‑Diploma / Early high school (Grades 9–10 / Grade 9–10): RMB 103,500–103,500 per year (published for the pre‑DP years / Grades 9–10).
- Diploma years / Senior high (Grades 11–12): RMB 115,000 per year (Grades 11–12). For Grade 10 / the first year of high school the school has published RMB 103,500–103,500 per year; Grade 11 and Grade 12 are RMB 115,000 per year, with Grade 10 sometimes shown at a slightly lower rate in school materials.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Where the school lists a per‑semester amount (for example junior‑middle recruitment), tuition is billed by semester; where the school lists an annual amount (senior high), tuition is billed on an annual basis. Parents are required to pay the tuition within the time stated on the school's admission/fee notice; failure to pay by the stated deadline may result in forfeiture of the offered place. The school follows the local practice of charging by academic year or by semester.

Boarding / accommodation fees
- Boarding is available for eligible students (weekday/5‑day boarding with weekends at home). Published boarding charges are:
- Junior‑middle boarding: RMB 2,500 per semester for a two‑person room (equivalent to RMB 5,000 per year).
- Senior high boarding: RMB 5,000 per year for a two‑person room.

Other costs and mandatory incidental fees
- The school lists tuition and accommodation as the core charged items. No fixed published amounts for uniforms, meals, textbooks, activity fees, insurance or transport are included alongside the core tuition numbers in the school's recruitment notices used for admissions summaries. Typical additional items that families should expect to budget for (but for which no fixed published amounts are provided by the school documents reviewed) include:
- School meals / cafeteria (daily meal costs borne by families or charged to student account).
- Textbooks, workbooks and learning materials where applicable.
- Uniforms, bedding or one‑off boarding setup items for residential students.
- Extracurricular activity fees, trips and optional programs.
- Student insurance or medical check fees when required at registration.
- When specific numeric charges for uniforms, meals or other ancillary items are published for a particular intake or year, they are issued separately in the school's admission or registration materials.

Refund information
- The school's admission notices require payment within a named timeframe to secure a place but do not publish a detailed public refund policy alongside the fee amounts in the recruitment notices reviewed. Local education pricing rules require schools to charge by academic year or semester and restrict cross‑year pre‑collection; refund handling is therefore determined by the school's own registration and financial procedures. Families should note that the school's formal refund terms are not included in the publicly posted recruitment fee summaries.

Fee payment options
- The school's admissions and enrollment notices instruct parents to pay the tuition by the deadline specified in the offer/registration communications but do not publish a standard list of accepted payment channels (for example specific bank account transfer, Alipay/WeChat, or credit‑card acceptance) within the recruitment‑notice fee tables. Payment channel details and invoicing instructions are provided to parents at the point of admission/registration.

Summary of what was not published in the school's admissions fee notices
- No separate, explicit application or registration fee amount is published in the admissions announcements reviewed. Detailed numeric charges for uniforms, textbooks, school meals, extracurricular programs, exact payment channels, and a formal refund policy are not published together with the headline tuition and boarding figures in the recruitment notices; these items are handled in the school's enrolment/registration paperwork and fee notices to admitted families. For the core tuition and boarding figures above, refer to the school's grade‑level recruitment notices and admissions materials.
Academics

Kunming World Youth Academy teaches IB (DP), Chinese National Curriculum, Bespoke Curriculum.

Curriculum
IB Diploma Programme (IBDP). Students in the pre-university programme (IBDP) take six courses in each of six groups of subjects.
Wellbeing

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The middle school uses a bilingual program.
Parent Experience

History
The school opened on May 21, 2016. In April 2019 it became an IB World School and the Diploma Programme (DP) was certified. It is currently in a transitional phase with the campus at Kunming No. 3 High School Dianchi Star City Campus, Building 2.

Community
Yunnan's First IB World School – Kunming World Youth Academy. School Life includes Floorball, Cooking, and International Chess; Clubs & Service and After-school Activities are offered. In December, KWYA held campus safety guardian training for parents at a PTA meeting; In October, the PTA meeting shared new-student adaptation results showing over 90% of new students were willing to continue studying at KWYA.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
KWYA engages parents through PTA meetings, including a campus safety guardian training for parents; In December, KWYA held safety training at a PTA meeting; In October, the PTA meeting shared results of a new-student adaptation survey.
Facilities

Extra Curricular Facilities
Floorball, Cooking, and International Chess are School Life activities. Clubs & Service are part of KWYA's extracurricular program. After-school Activities are provided.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
KWYA is an IB World School authorized in 2019. Students in the pre-university programme (IBDP) take six courses in each of six groups of subjects. The KWYA Curriculum follows the Diploma Programme framework. The school provides ESL courses and a bilingual teaching approach to help students learn in English and Chinese.

Arts & Creative
Floorball, Cooking and International Chess are part of School Life. After-school Clubs & Service and a variety of activities are offered. KWYA hosts arts-related events such as a winter talent show to showcase student creativity. Classroom Without Walls cultural tours bring immersive cultural experiences into learning.

Cultural & Language
KWYA was established in Kunming through a tripartite agreement between the Kunming Municipal Bureau of Education, Beijing World Youth Academy (BWYA) and the Chenggong District Government. The school operates in a bilingual environment with English and Chinese and provides ESL support to help students access international education. Each year KWYA organizes Classroom Without Walls cultural tours to foster intercultural understanding.

Social & Hobbies
After-school activities include floorball, cooking, art, chemistry, mathematical modeling, chess, and media broadcasting. Clubs and the Student Association are an integral part of campus life. Students are encouraged to pursue varied interests and work collaboratively through these activities.

Community & Service
KWYA conducts community service and charity initiatives, including fundraising activities and contributions to local communities. The KWYA student community organizes charitable campaigns with teachers to support local schools. One example is fundraising activities that donate to 乌蒙小学.

Leadership & Professional
From grade 10 onward, KWYA provides university counselling to guide students through the university applications process. A professional university counsellor helps students choose universities and majors and plan their future study. Counselors support university applications and help students develop their higher-education plans.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Floorball is offered as a sport on campus. The school provides a range of after-school activities that support physical and mental well-being. KWYA also offers university counseling and ESL/bilingual support to help students adapt to international education.
Admissions

Admissions
The school implements a fair admission policy for foreign students and provides equal educational opportunities for applicants who meet the admission requirements. The Admissions Office can be contacted at +86 871 6745 1511 or +86 871 187 8818 3304, or liusina@ibwya.net for enrollment information. An appointment to visit the campus is arranged with the Admissions Office. The Admissions Office coordinates the campus visit. Upon notification of entrance examination, a parent is invited to the Admissions Office to sign the relevant agreement and submit the following materials: full registration form (prepared in advance or filled out in the admissions office); copy of the student report or growth manual for the past 2 years; 3 inch photos of the student; copies of the student's and parents' ID cards and the student's and parents' Hukou booklet (or passport pages), which must include the first page and home page; the original recommendation letter from the previous school (if not available, it may be provided after enrollment). Entrance examination details are communicated by mail at least two weeks before the examination. After the written test and interview, the Admissions Office informs the examination results by email. If accepted, the Admissions Office issues an electronic admission letter by email and instructs the parents to visit the admissions office to receive the original admission letter within a specified time. After receiving the letter, tuition fees must be paid within the specified time; failure to pay by the deadline results in forfeiture of the space. Register as a new student occurs on time at the appointed time and place according to the grade level (see the admission letter for specifics). Enrollment day requires timely enrollment according to the notification. Important note: check email frequently and keep the phone open to facilitate contact from the Admissions Office; for Hukou booklet (Passports), copy the first page and the home page of it.
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