China, Ningbo
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NBHIS is located in Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. The campus address is No. 2, Yinxian Avenue (Middle Section). Ningbo is a coastal city with a developed transport network and an active international community. The school sits in a residential area of Yinzhou and is accessible via local roads and public transport.
NBHIS offers IB programmes across K1 through 12th grade, including Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). The IB programmes are implemented from early years through to the end of high school, preparing students for university study.
NBHIS is a co-educational international school. It offers weekly boarding on campus in addition to day schooling, with on-site dormitories for boarders.
NBHIS provides Learning Support through a dedicated Learning Support Center, including English Language Center (EAL) services. Formal EAL instruction is available for Grades 1–6, with in-class and small-group support to assist learners with English proficiency and learning differences.
No formal country affiliation.
No religious affiliation.
Exact start and end times are not publicly published.
NBHIS does not publish a dedicated school bus service.
Application fee
- Application fee: RMB 13,200
Tuition fees (by programme / year group) — full year and per term
- Pre‑kindergarten (half day): RMB 56,100 per year — Term breakdown: Trimester 1 RMB 22,440; Trimester 2 RMB 16,830; Trimester 3 RMB 16,830.
- Kindergarten (whole day): RMB 86,500 per year — Term breakdown: Trimester 1 RMB 34,600; Trimester 2 RMB 25,950; Trimester 3 RMB 25,950.
- Elementary (primary): RMB 98,300 per year — Term breakdown: Trimester 1 RMB 39,320; Trimester 2 RMB 29,490; Trimester 3 RMB 29,490.
- Middle school (MYP): RMB 142,000 per year — Term breakdown: Trimester 1 RMB 56,800; Trimester 2 RMB 42,600; Trimester 3 RMB 42,600.
- High school (IB/DP): RMB 150,300 per year — Term breakdown: Trimester 1 RMB 60,120; Trimester 2 RMB 45,090; Trimester 3 RMB 45,090.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The published tuition figures are shown on a three‑term (trimester) basis. Trimester periods are given as Trimester 1: September–December; Trimester 2: January–March; Trimester 3: April–June. Tuition is presented as a total annual amount with the term-by-term instalments listed above. Parents should expect fees to be billed per term/trimester according to that schedule.
Boarding fees (where applicable)
- Weekly boarding is offered (students return home on Friday and return Sunday evening). No explicit boarding fee schedule or per‑term boarding charge is published in the boarding information available.
Other costs and typical additional charges
- School lunch options and examples of costs are published in the fee schedule: for example, a five‑times‑per‑week lunch plan is listed as RMB 7,392 per year with term breakdowns shown.
- Extracurricular/activity fees are published with sample pricing: single activity per week and multi‑activity packages are listed (examples in the published schedule include RMB 3,850 per activity per year with term splits).
- Uniforms, textbooks, transport and other routine charges are not listed with fixed amounts in the publicly available fee summary; these items are referred to as additional costs but no definitive price list for uniforms or bus services is published in the materials found.
Refund information
- No school‑specific refund or fee‑return policy was published within the publicly accessible admissions and publications materials examined. General PRC/region practices for refunds of school fees exist in government and education regulation texts, but a defined NBHIS refund schedule (for example: percentages refundable by month/term) is not included in the materials located. Parents should note that no school‑level refund schedule was found in the public documents reviewed.
Fee payment options
- A specific list of accepted payment methods (for example: bank transfer, international credit card, Alipay, WeChat Pay) is not published in the fee schedule or admissions materials that are publicly available. The school publishes contact details for the Admissions Office for payment and billing enquiries.
Ningbo Huamao International School (NBHIS) is an IB World School offering Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). The school was IB-accredited in 2012 and became NBHIS in 2015 after a new education license; it also hosts a North American Programme (NAP) for ages 15–18 and a Sino-Canadian Programme for pathways to Canadian universities. The campus is located on No. 2 Yinxian Avenue in Yinzhou District, Ningbo, and includes facilities such as an art gallery and a science museum. English is the medium of instruction; Mandarin/Chinese is taught as a subject. NBHIS is a Round Square member (since 2015) and emphasizes global citizenship through Round Square initiatives and diverse co-curricular activities. Weekly boarding is available for international and Chinese students. NBHIS provides college counselling and international university pathways.