China, Shanghai
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The school serves students aged 6 to 18, from primary through upper secondary, at the Lingang campus in Pudong. The school provides an immersive bilingual learning environment. The school offers IGCSE and A‑Level programmes and has a Careers and University Guidance Office. Graduates have been admitted to globally renowned universities, including Oxford University; Johns Hopkins University; Imperial College London; London School of Economics and Political Science; University College London; University of St Andrews; University of Edinburgh; The University of Hong Kong; The University of Melbourne; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne; University of Toronto; University of California, Davis; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign; University of the Arts London; Boston University; and University of Washington.
Art & Music is part of the academic program at the Lingang campus. Specialist courses include Drama, Violin, String Instruments, Movement/Dance, Science, STEM, and Integrated Media Performance; first‑to‑third grade students are required to learn violin, while fourth‑to‑fifth‑grade students may choose among violin, string instruments, integrated media performance, or movement/dance. The school also hosts World Classroom and Somerset Yew Wah Classroom in the UK as part of its arts and culture offerings.
The campus emphasizes an immersive bilingual learning environment. English Language Enhancement is available as part of the academic program. World Classroom and Somerset Yew Wah Classroom in the UK are part of the language and global‑learning initiatives.
The campus offers over 200 co‑curricular activities. Campus Life includes Co‑Curricular Activities and Trips & Excursions. The Lingang campus also provides a Residence Hall as part of boarding life.
The school uses a Western and Chinese co‑leadership model. The leadership team includes a Regional Executive Principal, a Western Co‑Principal, a Chinese Co‑Principal, and a School Business Manager: Mr Richard Zhang; Mr Clayton Mullins; Dr Gary Zhou; and Mr Steven Zou.
The Lingang campus comprises four buildings: a main academic building, a residence hall, a dining hall, and a gymnasium. Facilities include a library, a multimedia centre, an auditorium, sports grounds, a swimming pool, an art centre, a music room and a dancing room. The campus employs PM2.5 air purification and central air conditioning to provide a safe and comfortable environment.
Yew Wah International Education School, Shanghai Lingang opened in 2015 and offers education from primary through high school on a single campus in the Nanhui / Lingang New Town area. The school combines the Chinese national curriculum at primary and lower-secondary levels with international programmes in senior secondary (two-year IGCSE followed by two-year A Level), and describes its classroom language environment as Chinese–English bilingual with collaborative Chinese and international teaching teams. The campus materials on the school website note campus size (~60 acres), boarding provision, on‑site sports and arts facilities, and a student–teacher ratio of 6:1. (All items above are taken from the school's official pages and the school's 2025 admission brochures.)