Ningbo British International School (NBIS)

NBIS is located in Ningbo National Hi-Tech Zone, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, Eastern China. The campus sits in the heart of the Hi-Tech Zone, a developing economic district with good transport links and local amenities. A local report lists the campus address as No 1188 Yangfan Road, Ningbo National Hi-Tech Zone.

NBIS offers education from Early Years (Pre-School) through Year 13.

NBIS is a co-educational international school. Boarding is available for students in Years 7–13.

NBIS provides English language support and inclusion services through an Inclusion Team. In Early Years and Primary, classes are taught by an international homeroom teacher and a Chinese co-teacher to provide bilingual support; in Secondary, subjects are taught by specialist teachers.

NBIS has no formal country affiliation.

NBIS does not publish a religious affiliation.

Exact start and end times are not published on NBIS pages. The school day includes a lunch break, with morning and afternoon sessions under the Cambridge curriculum.

NBIS provides a Yellow School Bus Service with eight buses on fixed routes. The Bus Administrator is Ms Vicky and the Bus Supervisor is Chris Black; each bus has a dedicated Bus Teacher responsible for safety.

Application fee
- A one-time non-refundable application/registration fee is commonly charged; third‑party listings for NBIS report an application fee of RMB 5,000.

Tuition fees (detailed by school stage)
- Early Years (Early Years / Kindergarten): RMB 60,000 – RMB 70,000 per semester.
- Primary (Years 1–6): RMB 70,000 – RMB 90,000 per semester.
- Secondary (Years 7–13): RMB 90,000 – RMB 100,000 per semester.

- Alternative published breakdowns from independent school guides show the same order of magnitude for NBIS tuition and report comparable semester ranges (Early Years ≈ RMB 55,000 – RMB 60,000; Primary ≈ RMB 68,000 – RMB 73,000; Secondary ≈ RMB 78,000 – RMB 84,000), which aligns with the semester ranges above.

- Approximate annual cost (inference): NBIS quotes tuition per semester; if an academic year is calculated as two semesters, an approximate annual tuition range would be:
- Early Years: ~RMB 120,000 – RMB 140,000 per year (approx.).
- Primary: ~RMB 140,000 – RMB 180,000 per year (approx.).
- Secondary: ~RMB 180,000 – RMB 200,000 per year (approx.).

Other costs and typical additional charges
- Lunch: The school provides lunch service; the cost for lunches is additional to tuition and is billed separately.
- School bus / transportation: A Yellow School Bus service is provided; bus service is an additional charge.
- Uniform, textbooks, exam fees and extra‑curricular activities: these items are typically additional costs at international schools. NBIS materials indicate curricular/examination activity (IGCSE, A‑Level) and extra‑curricular programmes but do not publish a consolidated list of uniform or textbook charges.