🇨🇳 International Schools in Shenzhen
5 schools, profiled on verifiable public data.
Shenzhen — China's Greater Bay Area tech capital, neighbouring Hong Kong — has a fast-growing international-school market shaped by the same legal two-tier split as the rest of mainland China. Foreign-passport-only 'schools for children of foreign personnel' (外籍人员子女学校) such as Shekou International School, QSI, Shen Wai International School and BASIS Shenzhen cannot enrol ordinary mainland Chinese nationals — eligibility is gated to foreign passport holders plus narrow HK/Macau/Taiwan and overseas-born exceptions. The major exception is Shenzhen College of International Education (SCIE, 深圳国际交流书院): a Shenzhen-regulated private Cambridge A-Level college that admits mainland Chinese nationals and has become one of China's leading feeders to Oxbridge and the UK. Curricula span American/AP (BASIS, QSI), the full IB continuum (Shekou, Shen Wai, QSI) and British IGCSE→A-Level (SCIE). China has no graded national inspectorate, so tiering is accreditation/curriculum-based and capped at A; quality rests on CIS/WASC/Cognia/MSA/Cambridge authorization and school-reported results. Most schools cluster in Nanshan District (Shekou).
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| School | Curricula | Ages | Fees (SGD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASIS International School Shenzhen | American | 3–18 | RMB 264,160–326,760/year (2025–26) |
| QSI International School of Shenzhen | American / IB | 2–18 | RMB 138,300–226,800/year (2025–26) |
| Shekou International School | IB | 2–18 | RMB 182,000–316,000/year (2025–26) |
| Shen Wai International School (SWIS) | IB | 4–18 | RMB 121,400–218,500/year (2025–26) |
| Shenzhen College of International Education (SCIE) | British | 15–19 | RMB 273,000/year tuition (2025–26) |
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