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China, Chongqing
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YCIS Chongqing is located at 2 Huxia Street, Yuanyang Town, Yubei District, Chongqing 401122. The campus sits in the International School Garden within the Liangjiang New Area, a designated development zone in Chongqing. The site is part of Chongqing's international education cluster with connections to other YCIS locations in the region.
The school serves expatriate students from age 3 to 18 (K3 to Year 13). It provides education across Early Childhood, Primary, and Secondary, with a pathway to higher-level programmes.
Co-educational international day school. The school does not list on-site boarding facilities.
Learning Support is available; admissions assessments may include an external assessment for children with significant learning needs. The school has an established Student Support framework for eligible learners.
There is no single country affiliation. YCIS Chongqing is part of the Yew Chung Education Foundation network, with campuses including Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Qingdao, and Silicon Valley.
No formal religious affiliation is stated. The school's mission emphasizes universal values such as science, culture, and charity.
The 2025/2026 School Calendar is published and outlines a full-day timetable; start and end times vary by year level and are detailed in the calendar.
A school bus service is available through the admissions process; routes, providers, and fees are arranged by the school. Prospective families should contact the Admissions Team to confirm current bus options and arrangements.
Application & Registration Fees
- Application fee (new students, non‑refundable): RMB 2,000.
- Registration / refundable guarantee deposit: RMB 20,000 (held by the school; refundable subject to the school's refund procedures).
Tuition fees (annual and per‑semester where published) — day school (K‑Year 13)
- Kindergarten / Early Childhood (where listed by external sources): RMB 190,000
- Primary (Year 1–Year 4): RMB 257,000
- Primary (Year 5–Year 6): RMB 264,000
- Lower Secondary (Year 7–Year 9): RMB 285,000
- Upper Secondary / IGCSE (Year 10–Year 11): RMB 302,000
- Sixth Form / IB Diploma (Year 12–Year 13): RMB 308,000
Boarding
- The school operates as a day school; there are no boarding fees because boarding facilities are not offered at YCIS Chongqing.
Other compulsory or optional costs
- Guarantee deposit handling: the refundable deposit is retained against unpaid charges during enrolment and is refunded after leaving subject to the school's refund procedure (refund timing reported as a set number of days after completion of exit formalities in published material).
- School transport (optional): published examples show school bus fees varying by route distance, with sample figures published for routes under/over a 15 km threshold (examples reported: annual bus fees in listings of roughly RMB 10,000 –RMB 20,000 per year depending on distance, with term splits also shown).
Yew Chung International School of Chongqing (YCIS Chongqing) is an international day school for expatriate families, serving students aged 3–18 (K3 to Year 13). It was established in 2001 and is the first international school registered with the Chinese Ministry of Education in Chongqing. The campus sits in the Chongqing International School Garden in the Liangjiang New Area, between the airport and the city centre with easy access. YCIS Chongqing offers a bilingual English–Chinese program led by Western and Chinese co-principals across Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary, with the IB Diploma Programme in upper secondary and Cambridge IGCSE in lower secondary. The student–teacher ratio is about 5:1, and learners come from more than 26 nationalities with over 50 co-curricular activities. Its music and arts programs are supported by the In-School Instrumental Programme.
