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- Top 100 Private Schools in China: nationwide designation recognizing the school among the country's leading private schools.
- National Model School with Characteristics: designation for schools that demonstrate distinctive educational features at the national level.
- Advanced National Private Primary and Secondary School in Building Characteristics: national acknowledgement for advanced development of distinctive school features in private K–12 education.
- National March 8 Red Flag Collective: national honor for collective work advancing women's leadership and social progress.
- Most Socially Responsible Model School: recognition for strong social responsibility commitments.
- Shanghai Civilized Unit: Shanghai government recognition for civility, services, and community contribution.
- Shanghai Chinese Education Base: city-level base for Chinese language education under government authorization.
The school does not publicly disclose past awards won.
Shanghai Gold Apple School is a private, all‑through boarding school founded in 2000 by the Yalong Group. It sits on a campus in Pudong, with green space and more than 100,000 square meters of buildings. The school comprises of Kindergarten, Primary Department, Secondary Department and International Department, with a strong international orientation across its centers. The International Department includes the American High School Center (US curriculum with AP), the Cambridge Center (IGCSE/A‑Levels), a Mandarin Center (for international students and Chinese learners), and WA International Center and Hidaka/Nihon‑ga Center. Curricula include K‑12 Chinese system, Chinese‑global curriculum for foreign students, US high school curriculum with AP and Cambridge IGCSE/A‑Levels. The school reports about 3,000 students and over 400 staff with more than 1,600 graduates have studied abroad, with a 99% admission rate to top universities. Facilities include the Apple Classroom, a wildlife bird observatory, and a digital immersive future classroom.