China, Shanghai
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) — NAIS Pudong offers the two‑year IB Diploma for students aged 16–18; the IBDP is an internationally recognised pre‑university curriculum and assessment route used for university entry worldwide.
Cambridge qualifications / IGCSE (Cambridge Assessment International Education) — the school delivers IGCSE courses and enters students for Cambridge international examinations, meaning it follows Cambridge assessment routes for the 14–16 phase.
Social Impact Distinctions — Silver Accreditation for Social Impact (Social Impact Distinctions framework used across Nord Anglia/UNICEF partnership) — a school‑level accreditation recognising how the school has embedded children's rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals into its programmes and community work.
Staff Development & Wellbeing Award — China School Awards, 14 March 2025: NAIS Pudong was announced as the winner in the Staff Development & Wellbeing category at the 2025 China School Awards; the school's news item describes this as a school‑level award recognising its work to support staff development and wellbeing. (Awarded to the school.)
Silver Accreditation for Social Impact — 14 June 2024: NAIS Pudong was honoured with a Silver Accreditation under the Nord Anglia / UNICEF Social Impact Distinctions; the school's news item presents this as an institutional accreditation/award for its social‑impact work (awarded to the school).
Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong (NAIS Pudong) opened in 2002 and is located in the Pudong New District of Shanghai. The school follows the English National Curriculum through Early Years and Primary, offers IGCSE at Years 10–11 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for Years 12–13; age range is 2–18. Campus facilities include an MIT Maker Space, indoor swimming pool, two sports halls and both grass and artificial-turf football pitches — the site notes it has one of the few natural grass football pitches in Pudong. NAIS Pudong lists over 140 co-curricular activities and partnerships with organisations such as The Juilliard School, MIT and UNICEF; the school also highlights its Model United Nations and Social Impact Programme. For families relocating from overseas, key practical details (address, tuition by year group, transport options) are published on the school website and the Admissions team is listed for enquiries.