Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong

At a glance

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Curriculum and academics

Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong teaches an English medium international curriculum built on English National Curriculum foundations, so pupils progress through familiar year groups and stages before working towards senior qualifications. In the senior years the school offers the IB Diploma Programme, a two year pre university course recognised by universities around the world, giving families an internationally portable exit qualification.

The school is part of Nord Anglia Education and serves as the group's Pudong campus, complementing The British International School Shanghai on the Puxi side. Teaching is in English, with Mandarin taught within the timetable, and pupils can take part in the group wide enrichment and performing arts programmes that Nord Anglia promotes across its schools. Our Shanghai city guide shows how the campus sits among the city's other English medium and IB providers.

As a foreign passport oriented international school, the campus can apply eligibility rules that differ from bilingual schools, so families should ask about admission criteria, the English language support for pupils who join without English, and how a child moves into the IB Diploma in the senior years.

Nord Anglia Pudong fees

Published fee figures for the Pudong campus vary between listings, so we quote a band rather than a single number. Across independent school databases for 2025/26 the annual tuition sits broadly between roughly RMB 250,000 in the early years and roughly RMB 397,000 in the senior years, with the exact amount depending on the year group. Because the sources differ, families should treat this as a guide and take the definitive schedule from the school.

On top of tuition the school charges a non refundable application fee, a non refundable enrolment fee and a refundable resourcing fee, in line with the wider Nord Anglia model, and it advertises an early payment discount on full year fees. Uniform, lunch, transport, trips and examinations are billed separately. Our guide to international school fees in Shanghai explains the bands, and the Shanghai secondary fees page lines up the senior figures across the market.

• Tuition 2025/26: broadly RMB 250,000 to RMB 397,000 per year across listings, rising with year group.
• Registration: non refundable application and enrolment fees apply.
• Resourcing fee: a refundable resourcing deposit is charged in the Nord Anglia model.
• Extras: uniform, meals, transport, trips and examinations are charged separately.

Admissions

The main intake follows the start of the school year, with places at other points where availability allows. Applicants provide previous school reports and sit age appropriate assessments, and busy year groups fill early, so families should apply well ahead of their preferred start date and confirm the current requirements with the admissions office.

Relocating families should ask directly about eligibility, the English language support available for new arrivals, boarding or bus arrangements where relevant, and how entry into the IB Diploma Programme is managed in the senior years.

Location and who goes there

The campus is on the eastern Pudong side of Shanghai, serving expatriate and internationally mobile families across the east of the city. As always, families should map the daily commute, including the school bus network, before they apply.

The community is largely international, drawn to the English medium curriculum and the IB Diploma pathway. Many families weighing the Pudong campus also look at English medium and IB options on the Puxi side, so our Shanghai city guide shows how the choices compare on curriculum, stage and fee band.

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