Shu Ren International School

United States, San Francisco

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Nursery 2	2	29,348 USD	Infant	Annual tuition USD 29,348. First-year total USD 29,448 (includes one-time application fee USD 100). Sibling discount: USD 2,000 tuition credit for youngest sibling where applicable.
Kindergarten 1	3	29,348 USD	Infant	Annual tuition USD 29,348. No annual application fee this year. Sibling discount: USD 2,000 tuition credit for youngest sibling where applicable.
Kindergarten 2	4	29,348 USD	Infant	Annual tuition USD 29,348. Sibling discount: USD 2,000 tuition credit for youngest sibling where applicable.
Kindergarten 3	5	30,923 USD	Primary	Annual tuition USD 30,923. Sibling discount: USD 2,000 tuition credit for youngest sibling where applicable.
Grade 1	6	30,950 USD	Primary	Annual tuition USD 30,950. Sibling discount: USD 2,000 tuition credit for youngest sibling where applicable.
Grade 2	7	30,950 USD	Primary	Annual tuition USD 30,950. Sibling discount: USD 2,000 tuition credit for youngest sibling where applicable.
Grade 3	8	30,950 USD	Primary	Annual tuition USD 30,950. Sibling discount: USD 2,000 tuition credit for youngest sibling where applicable.
Grade 4	9	30,950 USD	Primary	Annual tuition USD 30,950. Sibling discount: USD 2,000 tuition credit for youngest sibling where applicable.
Grade 5	10	30,950 USD	Primary	Annual tuition USD 30,950. Sibling discount: USD 2,000 tuition credit for youngest sibling where applicable.
Grade 6	11	30,950 USD	Secondary	Annual tuition USD 30,950. Sibling discount: USD 2,000 tuition credit for youngest sibling where applicable.

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	100 USD	One-time application fee charged at application; non-refundable

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment Fee	0 USD	No separate publicly posted enrollment fee identified

Additional Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application fee	100 USD	One-time charge

Fee Breakdown

Fees

Applicable academic year: 2025/2026.

Application fee
- One-time application fee: USD 100 (charged at application). The application fee is non-refundable.

Tuition fees — annual and per-term equivalent (by year group / grade)
- Nursery 2 (age 2): Annual tuition USD 29,348 — Per-term equivalent (annual ÷ 3) USD 9,782.67.
- Kindergarten 1 (age 3): Annual tuition USD 29,348 — Per-term equivalent USD 9,782.67.
- Kindergarten 2 (age 4): Annual tuition USD 29,348 — Per-term equivalent USD 9,782.67.
- Kindergarten 3 (age 5): Annual tuition USD 30,923 — Per-term equivalent USD 10,307.67.
- Grade 1 (age 6): Annual tuition USD 30,950 — Per-term equivalent USD 10,316.67.
- Grade 2 (age 7): Annual tuition USD 30,950 — Per-term equivalent USD 10,316.67.
- Grade 3 (age 8): Annual tuition USD 30,950 — Per-term equivalent USD 10,316.67.
- Grade 4 (age 9): Annual tuition USD 30,950 — Per-term equivalent USD 10,316.67.
- Grade 5 (age 10): Annual tuition USD 30,950 — Per-term equivalent USD 10,316.67.
- (If applicable) Grade 6 listing appears in published fee summaries with annual tuition USD 30,950 — per-term equivalent USD 10,316.67.

- Note on first-year total: for a new enrollee the first-year total commonly shown includes the one-time application charge; an example published total for a 2-year-old's first year is USD 29,448 (annual tuition plus the one-time application fee).

What the tuition covers
- Published tuition descriptions indicate the annual tuition covers classroom materials, access to learning technology, and enriching field trips and related program elements.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Published fees are presented as annual amounts. No publicly posted per-term billing schedule, specific installment plans, or late-payment penalties were found in the available fee summaries. Families should expect the school to bill on an annual basis or to offer school-managed payment arrangements; the published figures above are the annual amounts.

Sibling discounts and financial assistance
- Sibling discount: a USD 2,000 tuition-credit is offered for the youngest sibling in families with multiple children enrolled. Financial assistance is offered for Kindergarten through Grade 5 applicants (details handled through admissions/financial-aid processes).

Boarding fees
- Shu Ren operates as a day school for ages 2–12; there is no boarding program and therefore no boarding fees.

Other costs or fees
- Optional / additional charges that may apply: optional hot-lunch orders, extended-day or aftercare program fees, extracurricular activity fees, occasional field-trip fees if outside regular programming, and any optional services selected by the family. Published material identifies lunch service and extended care as available options. Uniforms are listed as not required.

Refund information
- The application fee is charged as a one-time fee and is reported as non-refundable. A publicly posted, detailed tuition-refund or withdrawal refund schedule was not available in the fee summaries consulted.

Fee payment options
- No explicit, publicly posted list of accepted payment methods (for example, bank transfer, credit card, check) was found in the published fee summaries. The school uses a parent/admissions portal for account management; billing and specific accepted-payment methods are administered through the school's billing office and parent portal.

Limitations and brief note on missing details
- The figures above are the published annual tuition amounts and the one-time application fee reported in the 2025/2026 fee summaries. A per-term billing breakdown, explicit billing calendar, detailed payment terms, a full tuition-refund/withdrawal schedule, and a public list of accepted payment methods were not provided in the publicly available fee material consulted. Per-term numbers shown above are per-term equivalents (annual ÷ 3) calculated for convenience because only annual amounts were published.

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The school at a glance

Instructs in Mandarin, English

Fees $29,348 - 30,950

Ages 2 - 11 years

Pupil numbers 185

Type Co-educational

Opened 2008

Bus Service No

Shu Ren International School is a private international school in the United States serving ages 2-11, offering a blended IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and American curriculum. The program provides full Mandarin immersion for Early Childhood (ages 2-5) and Elementary (Kindergarten-Grade 5). It centers on the PYP's concept-based inquiry cycle, cultivating knowledge, skills, and dispositions for lifelong learning as students ask meaningful questions, make cross-subject connections, and apply learning to real-world contexts. Social-emotional development is embedded through the Responsive Classroom approach, Zones of Regulation, and PSPE, supporting wellbeing and global citizenship. Small class sizes and a close-knit community ensure every child is seen and supported. Aftercare runs 3:00-6:00 PM on preschool, TK, and elementary campuses, and enrichment is offered in both Mandarin and English. The Shu Ren Experience extends learning beyond the classroom with arts and athletics, language and cultural enrichment, and Mandarin-immersion Vacation Camps. Co-curricular programs broaden opportunities.

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