Shanghai Rego International School

At a glance

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Curriculum and academics

Shanghai Rego follows the British curriculum, teaching the English National Curriculum from the early years through to A level for pupils aged 2 to 18. It is an English medium school aimed at expatriate families, and it prepares pupils for IGCSE in the middle years and A levels in the sixth form, the familiar route into universities in the United Kingdom and beyond.

A distinctive feature is a fully integrated mother tongue programme, with teaching reported in languages such as Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Chinese, so that children can keep up a home language alongside their English medium studies. The school describes a warm and caring yet academically challenging environment, and its smaller scale suits families who want close attention rather than a very large campus. Our Shanghai city guide maps how it fits among the wider British options.

Because Rego is a compact school by Shanghai standards, families should ask directly about the year groups, subject choices and A level options that matter to them, and about how the mother tongue programme is timetabled for their child.

Shanghai Rego International School fees

Rego publishes its tuition, and it sits in the mid band for Shanghai. For 2025/26 annual tuition was listed in a range of about RMB 90,000 in the youngest early years classes up to roughly RMB 210,000 in the senior school, rising through the year groups. That keeps it below the premium foreign flagships while still reflecting an English medium British education.

On top of tuition, families should budget for an application fee and any charges tied to the mother tongue programme or optional services such as transport. For the wider picture our guide to international school fees in Shanghai divides the market into bands, and our Shanghai primary fees breakdown lines up the early and middle years. Confirm current figures with the school.

• Annual tuition: about RMB 90,000 to RMB 210,000 for 2025/26, rising through the years.
• Application fee: an application fee applies; confirm the current amount with admissions.
• Mother tongue programme: home language teaching may carry an additional charge.
• Transport and extras: bus and optional activities are billed separately.

Admissions

The main intake aligns with the August start of the school year, with places accepted through the year where they exist. Families apply, submit school reports and sit an age appropriate assessment, and as a smaller school Rego can offer a personal admissions process, though popular year groups still fill.

Families relocating partway through the year should contact the admissions office directly about availability, and ask about the mother tongue programme if keeping up a home language is a priority for their child.

Location and who goes there

The campus is in the Minhang district in the south west of Shanghai, an area with a large and settled expatriate population and a cluster of international schools, so families often weigh Rego against nearby campuses when they choose where to live.

The community is international and mixed, built around families who want a British education with strong home language support in a smaller setting. Many families comparing Rego also look at the larger British campuses, so our Shanghai city guide shows how the options compare on curriculum, stage and fee band.

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