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Western Academy of Beijing

China, Beijing

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Facilities Overview

The campus is on one site with six buildings housing Elementary, Middle and High School sections. The classrooms are flexible and purpose-built to support a variety of learning experiences. The campus includes three libraries, Design Technology Studios, Science labs, Photography, editing and recording suites, and specialist language classrooms. The grounds feature gardens and trees with Duck Lake at the center, and dining courts, cafes and lounges. The campus has a state-of-the-art indoor air filtration system.

Sports Facilities

The facilities support multiple sports with an indoor swimming pool, three full-size gyms, and the multi-sport Tiger L'Air dome. There is a FIFA-approved full-length football field with a track. A Vertex climbing wall and indoor basketball courts are available, along with tennis courts and a fully-equipped workout room.

Academic Facilities

The campus includes three well-resourced libraries, Design Technology Studios, science labs, and photography, editing and recording suites. It features specialist classrooms for languages and learning kitchens. Music, drama and dance studios support performing arts, with three theatres on site. The six-building campus houses separate elementary, middle and high-school facilities designed to meet developmental needs.

Extra-Curricular Activities

Three theatres support performances and productions. Music, drama and dance studios enable arts-based extracurriculars, while design spaces, photography/editing/recording suites support visual media clubs. The libraries and learning spaces provide resources for clubs and competitions, contributing to a wide range of extracurricular options.

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees RMB 146,500 - 376,700
Ages 3 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 1400
Type Co-educational
Opened 1994
Bus Service No
Availability Are there places?

Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) is an independent, non-profit international school offering IB programmes from Early Years through Grade 12; the school was founded in 1994. The campus covers about 99,000 m² and includes sports facilities (indoor pool, three full-size gyms, a FIFA‑approved football field and the ‘Tiger L'Air' sports dome) plus three libraries and multiple arts and technology studios. WAB runs the WABX co-curricular programme with several hundred club, language, service and sporting options and includes student-led activities such as Model UN, a student magazine (Inkblot), and robotics teams. The school's language instruction is in English and it offers curricular language programmes in Chinese, French and Spanish, with several home‑language programs available. Note: the campus latitude/longitude below was taken from public mapping sources because WAB's website does not publish coordinates.

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