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China, Tianjin
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Boarding is available for pupils aged 11–18. The Benson is the dedicated boarding house located beside the main school, offering a safe, modern residential facility with separate accommodation for boys and girls. Most boarders live on site Sunday to Thursday and may go home at weekends; weekend boarding is available with a tailored programme including study time, leisure, sports and communal dining.
Uniform is mandatory for all pupils. The Uniform Shop, located next to the Wellesley Arch, sells all required items (including swimwear and PE kits) and is open 8:00–17:00 on weekdays; it opens two weeks before the start of each academic year, and an online uniform shop is also available.
Catering is provided by Sodexo. All pupils are required to have school lunches; Eaglets to Year 1 dine in the Nest, while Years 2–13 dine in Main Building dining halls. A Food Committee gathers feedback from parents and pupils to help improve catering.
There are five houses. Pupils from pre-Nursery to Year 13 belong to a house, and in the Senior School houses include mixed-age groups with House Tutors and House Masters. Inter-house competitions cover sports, debating, public speaking, singing and other activities, with house points contributing to an annual winner.
The school is part of the Wellington College Education (China) family of schools, governed by the WCEC group. The family operates multiple Wellington College international campuses in China, reflecting a shared governance model across the network.
Wellington College International Tianjin is an all-through British international school established in 2011 on a 35,000 m2 campus in the Hongqiao District of Tianjin. The campus opened in August 2011, following construction that began in September 2009. The College serves pupils aged 2–18 and offers the British curriculum from Early Years through to IGCSE (Years 10–11) and the A Level programme in the International Curriculum Centre. Mandarin is taught as a core subject across the curriculum, with a dedicated Mandarin department, and the Early Years programme combines the British EYFS with Chinese curriculum elements in a bilingual setting. English is used as daily language of communication and instruction, with English as a language of instruction for most subjects and Mandarin taught throughout the school. The school is co-educational and offers boarding for senior pupils. The principal is Yang Yang. The campus features a 500-seat theatre, a state-of-the-art sports hall, libraries, science labs and dedicated arts spaces, and a broad enrichment program including World Scholar's Cup, MUN, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, exchanges and a wide range of cultural, sporting and residential activities.
