🇨🇳 International Schools in Guangzhou
5 schools, profiled on verifiable public data.
Guangzhou — the Pearl River Delta's commercial capital and the third point of the Greater Bay Area trio with Shenzhen and Hong Kong — has one of southern China's longest-established international-school markets, anchored by AISG (founded 1981). As across mainland China, the legal two-tier split determines who can apply: foreign-passport-only 'schools for children of foreign personnel' (外籍人员子女学校) such as AISG, ISA Science City, Utahloy and GNIS cannot enrol ordinary mainland Chinese nationals, while Guangzhou-regulated private schools have broader eligibility. Curricula span the full IB continuum (AISG, ISA Science City, Utahloy), British IGCSE→A-Level (British School of Guangzhou / Nord Anglia) and Canadian/Manitoba + AP (Clifford). China has no graded national inspectorate, so tiering is accreditation/curriculum-based and capped at A; quality rests on CIS/WASC/IB/Cambridge/CITA authorization and school-reported results. Schools cluster across Baiyun, Huangpu (Science City), Tianhe and Panyu districts.
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| School | Curricula | Ages | Fees (SGD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| American International School of Guangzhou (AISG) | American / IB | 3–18 | RMB 229,280–303,900/year (2026–27) |
| Clifford International School (Guangzhou) | Canadian / American | 3–18 | RMB 135,000–176,000/year (2025–26) |
| ISA Science City International School | IB | 2–18 | approx. RMB 220,000–328,000/year (year unconfirmed) |
| The British School of Guangzhou (BSG) | British | 1–18 | RMB 95,000–292,000/year (2025–26) |
| Utahloy International School Guangzhou (UISG) | IB | 2–19 | RMB 189,000–290,800/year (2025–26) |
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