Shanghai American School

China, Shanghai

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1) Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) — WASC is a U.S.-based regional accrediting body that evaluates K–12 schools against standards for school improvement, governance and student learning; SAS's history page and site footer note WASC accreditation for the school.

2) International Baccalaureate (IB) — SAS is an IB World School authorized to deliver the IB Diploma Programme; IB authorization indicates the school meets the IB Organisation's requirements for curriculum, teacher preparation and assessment practices. (SAS references its IB programme across its academic pages and in site affiliations.)

Awards and Recognition

Only awards and recognitions explicitly described on the SAS website and awarded to the school itself in the past five years (2021–2025):

1) Named

1 High School in China by Forbes China (published on SAS site Aug 14, 2025) — SAS's story on the site reports that the school's high school program placed first in the 2025 Forbes China International School Rankings; the item is presented as a school-level ranking.

2) Ranked

1 International School in Shanghai by Hurun Education (published on SAS site Sep 2, 2025) — the SAS site reports it was ranked 1 for foreign passport holders in Shanghai in the 2025 Hurun Education Top International Schools in China ranking. The same story also notes SAS earned a place on the HSBC Hurun Education Global High Schools 2025 list. These items are presented on the school site as recognitions received by the school.

Note: I included only awards or recognitions that are described on SAS's own website and that are clearly attributed to the school (not to individual students or teams). If you'd like, I can also check other publicly available sources for additional recognitions and provide dates and source links.

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The school at a glance

Instructs in English

Fees RMB 246,000 - 304,100

Ages 3 - 18 years

Pupil numbers 2900

Type Co-educational

Opened 1912

Bus Service No

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Shanghai American School (SAS) is a non-profit PreK–12 school with two campuses in Shanghai: Pudong (1600 Lingbai Road) and Puxi (258 Jinfeng Road). The school was founded in 1912 and serves children from early childhood through high school. Early years at SAS use a Reggio Emilia–inspired approach; at high school SAS offers both Advanced Placement (AP) and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma as pathways. The school highlights programs such as robotics alongside sports and performing arts, and provides an optional bus service for families. SAS is led by Head of School James Nelligan. (All facts below are taken from the SAS website.)

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