China, Guangzhou
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No. 8, Yuwu Commercial Street, Dongcheng District, Dongguan — the campus is in the Dongcheng area across from Liuhua Park and is close to the Liuhua Park metro stop, making it reasonably accessible by public transport and local taxis. (Address and campus location on the school website).
The school offers programs from Preschool through Secondary (preschool, elementary, middle school and secondary levels). Age-based placement is used across the programs.
QSI Dongguan is a nonprofit, English-language international day school that is U.S.-accredited (operating under the QSI network's curriculum and accreditation). The school is co-educational and there is no mention of boarding facilities.
The school runs an Intensive English program for students needing extra English-language support and lists counseling services and an on-site nurse as part of student services. A third‑party school directory also notes a Learning Resource/learning‑support role for students with special learning needs; families should contact the school directly to discuss specific SEN provisions and whether the school can meet an individual child's needs.
The school is part of Quality Schools International (an international nonprofit school network) and follows a U.S.-accredited, English-language program; it is not listed as being affiliated with any single national embassy or church.
No religious affiliation is stated on the school website; the school presents itself as a secular international school.
School hours: Preschool (2–4 year olds) can be half‑day (8:30 AM–12:30 PM) or full‑day (8:30 AM–2:45 PM); for 5‑year‑old classes through Secondary IV the full day runs 8:30 AM–4:00 PM. (Refer to the school's published school hours for exact timing and any program-specific variations).
QSI Dongguan offers daily school‑bus transportation with scheduled pick‑ups from a number of neighbourhoods and apartment complexes (examples listed include Dongcheng areas such as Dynatown, New World Garden, Wanda Mansion, plus Houjie, Nancheng and Songshan Lake stops). The school names a Transportation Coordinator for enquiries and asks families to contact the school for route details and availability.
Application fees
- The school does not publish a specific, public one-time application or registration fee amount for new students on its public admissions pages.
Tuition fees by year / term
- QSI International School of Dongguan does not publish a detailed tuition schedule (per term or per academic year, by grade) on the school's public pages. No per‑grade, per‑term or annual tuition figures appear on the admissions or main school pages.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- A published, school‑wide billing schedule and the specific payment terms for regular tuition (for example: number of terms, due dates, deposits or late‑payment penalties) are not available on the school's public admissions information. The online admissions area includes an application portal link for starting applications.
Boarding fees (if applicable)
- The school is described as a day school (Coeducational Day) and there is no published boarding programme or boarding fee schedule for QSI Dongguan. Therefore boarding fees do not apply.
Other costs or fees (uniforms, books, transport, lunch, extracurriculars)
- Specific amounts for uniforms, textbooks, transport, lunch plans, extracurricular programme fees or capital/capital‑levy fees are not published on the school's public pages. Summer‑school programme payments are handled in cash per the summer programme policy.
Refund information
- No public, itemised refund policy for application fees, deposits or tuition refunds is published on the Dongguan admissions pages.
Fee payment options
- The school's summer programme page states payments for that programme must be made in cash; no comprehensive list of regular‑tuition payment methods (credit card, bank transfer, etc.) is published on the school's public admissions or main pages.
Summary of what was found and what is missing: the school website and public admissions pages provide contact and application links but do not publish detailed amounts for application fees, per‑grade tuition (per term or per year), billing schedule, refund policy, or regular payment methods. Available published items include the summer school cash‑payment policy and the school's contact details.
QSI International School of Dongguan (QSID) was founded in August 2004 and serves Preschool through Secondary students; the school's listed campus address is No. 8, Yuwu Commercial Street in Dongcheng District, Dongguan. QSID uses the QSI (mastery learning) curriculum implemented worldwide and describes its Secondary program as aligned with the U.S. Common Core; the Secondary program page also notes an Advanced Placement (AP) offering. The school's public pages list student enrolment figures on different pages (the homepage states “over 255 students,” while the Admissions Quick Facts lists 200), so you may wish to confirm current numbers with Admissions. QSID publishes information about its Chinese language program (Mandarin) with HSK preparation and a schedule of extracurriculars including athletics and a range of student clubs (Student Council, MUN, Beta Club, Mathematics Club, Chess, Yearbook, etc.).