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Sino‑Canada School's campus is in Wujiang (汾湖/淀山湖 area) in Suzhou, Jiangsu province — roughly 50–60 km from Suzhou and central Shanghai. The school's published address is 康力大道1号(中加教育园) in the Fenhu (汾湖) economic development area.
The school covers kindergarten, primary, junior (middle) and senior (high) school sections, with both Chinese-program and international streams. It operates an international high‑school pathway that follows the British Columbia (Canada) curriculum alongside domestic programs.
Sino‑Canada is a private, co‑educational school that operates as a boarding school and offers both a Chinese diploma pathway and a British Columbia (BC) high‑school program. The BC program is registered/inspected by the British Columbia Ministry of Education.
Publicly available school materials and common third‑party summaries do not describe detailed Special Educational Needs (SEN) or additional‑learning‑needs programmes on the school website or FAQs. Prospective parents should contact the school admissions or student services office to ask about individual learning‑support provision, assessment and available accommodations.
The school is academically affiliated with Canada through its British Columbia (BC) curriculum and BC Ministry registration; it also delivers Chinese national‑stream programmes.
There is no religious affiliation stated in the school's public materials; the school presents itself as a secular international/Chinese school.
The school's public pages and community listings do not publish a detailed daily timetable (exact start/end times and break times). Boarding students follow residential schedules in addition to the academic timetable; for precise daily hours and term routines contact the school directly.
The school offers optional paid transport services (校车) as a service item; official notices indicate fees for services such as boarding, meals and school buses are arranged and communicated after admission. The school has also provided organised pick‑up for open‑day events in the past. For current routes, pickup points and fees, contact the school's admissions or transport office.
Application / registration fees
- New-student application / registration fee: RMB 200 (charged on application/offer).
Tuition — annual (by school division and programme)
- Kindergarten: RMB 25,000 per academic year.
- Primary / elementary: RMB 50,000 per academic year.
- Junior secondary (middle school): RMB 66,000 per academic year.
- Senior secondary (high school):
- A‑Level / British Columbia (BC) programmes: RMB 86,000 per academic year.
- China‑Japan / other specialised high‑school tracks: RMB 96,000 per academic year (where offered).
Per‑term amounts (estimate)
- The school publishes tuition as an annual charge. For budgeting, divide the annual figure by the number of academic terms to derive a per‑term amount (example: if your child is billed across two equal terms, Primary RMB 50,000 ≈ RMB 25,000 per term). This per‑term breakdown is an arithmetic division of the published annual fee and should be confirmed against the school's invoice or admission notice.
Boarding / accommodation
- Dormitory options are available. Typical published rates: RMB 5,000 per year for four‑bed rooms and RMB 10,000 per year for two‑bed rooms. Meal plans are charged separately. These service charges are described as optional/“service” fees and are itemised after admission.
Other costs
- Uniforms, textbooks, consumables, school bus, meals and extracurricular programme fees are charged in addition to tuition; amounts vary by selection and are treated as service/optional fees. The school issues a written fee notice with itemised optional charges after admission.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition is published per academic year; families are required to pay amounts specified in the written admission/offer notice before enrolment. Mid‑year entrants are charged pro rata to the grade and entry date. Specific due dates and any late‑payment terms are set out in the school's admission documentation.
Refunds and withdrawal
- Published admission materials do not list a detailed public refund schedule. The school notes that service charges (meals, boarding, bus) are voluntary and that final amounts and any refund/withdrawal arrangements will be confirmed in the written admission notice; check that notice for the school's contractual refund terms.
Payment options
- The school uses standard Chinese banking arrangements for payroll and payments; Bank of China / UnionPay and bank transfers are noted in school communications. Families should expect to be able to pay by bank transfer and commonly used local channels; exact accepted methods and remittance details are provided in the school's payment instructions with the admission offer.