Wellington College International Shanghai Admissions Guide 2026

WCIS is a SHMEC-regulated international school with six published eligibility categories (Types A–F): foreign nationals with a Shanghai work permit; PRC nationals working in Shanghai whose child was born overseas/HK/Macau/Taiwan; HK/Macau/Taiwan passport holders; PRC nationals with foreign permanent residency (+2 yrs overseas study); certain mixed-nationality families; and PRC-national parents with a foreign-national child holding a Shanghai residence permit. Ordinary Chinese mainland nationals are not eligible — they attend the bilingual sister school, Huili School Shanghai.