John Wong is the Founder & CEO of Alifa Education Services and a former educator with 10+ years in international education, helping families understand China’s schools, admissions, eligibility, and relocation options.
Shanghai I&C Foreign Languages School: What International Students Pay and Who Can Apply
International students at Shanghai Industrial & Commercial Foreign Languages School pay RMB 40,000 a year, not the RMB 4,000 you find online. Alifa Education checked the school's own admission booklet and its International Education Division. Here is what you pay and who can apply.
International Schools in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia: A Guide for Foreign Families
Foreign families moving to Hohhot find two school names: East Shore IVY School and Maple Leaf Horinger. One can legally recruit from outside its catchment and publishes its fees. The other cannot and does not. Alifa checked both against government records.
BNU High School or SDSZ International Department: Which One Takes Your Child?
Two Beijing schools share almost the same name and both belong to Beijing Normal University, but only one of them takes foreign passport holders. This page shows which is which, what BNU High School costs, who each school admits, how to apply from outside China, and what SDSZ has never published.
HKDSE Explained: Hong Kong's Exam, Its Board, and Where It Leads
Everybody knows the IB, the A-Level and the AP. Almost nobody outside Hong Kong knows the HKDSE, though 58,487 students registered in 2026. A plain-English guide to the exam, its board the HKEAA, grading, fees, university routes, and the seven mainland schools that teach it.
St. Hilary's Secondary School (Shenzhen): Fees, Admissions and Where the Exams Are Sat
A Hong Kong-curriculum boarding school in eastern Shenzhen, open to international families. Alifa went through the brochure line by line, checked the fees, and looked up the DSE and A-Level claims independently. Some things checked out. Some things need a follow-up question before you pay a deposit.
Korean Schools in China: Can My Child Actually Enrol?
Mainland China has twelve schools accredited by Korea's Ministry of Education, teaching 4,774 students. All twelve teach the Korean school programme in Korean, and eight take Korean nationals only. The two schools that teach fully in English hold no Korean accreditation at all.
Shenzhen Middle School International Department (深中国际部): Admissions, Fees and Eligibility
Shenzhen Middle School holds authorisation for 26 AP subjects and charges RMB 1,131 a semester, but every route in runs through the Shenzhen zhongkao and needs three years of local schooling records. Alifa verified eligibility, fees and the AP record against government and awarding-body sources.
International School of Nanshan Shenzhen (ISNS): Fees, Entry and Diplomas
ISNS is a day school in Nanshan, Shenzhen for foreign-passport families. Every graduate leaves with a Canadian (New Brunswick) diploma, and 53% of the Class of 2026 also earned the full IB Diploma. Verified 2026-27 fees, the refund schedule, eligibility rules, accreditation and metro access checked.
International Schools in Shijiazhuang: A Relocation Guide for Foreign Families
Moving to Shijiazhuang with children? This guide checks the city’s 2026 international-student register to show which schools can accept foreign-passport students, which ages and grades are covered, what curricula they offer, current fees, and what families should confirm before applying.
Entrance Tests, Scholarships and Principal Interviews at International Schools in China
International schools in China test incoming foreign students aged 14 to 18 using assessments built for a different purpose. This guide explains MAP Growth, CAT4, Cambridge Insight and WIDA, why none has a pass mark, how scores decide scholarships, and what happens in the online principal interview.
ISA International Education Group: Nine Licensed Schools, Not One
The ISA International School name covers nine separately licensed schools across Guangzhou and Wuhan. This parent-friendly guide compares eligibility, curricula, fees, boarding and scholarships.
Thomas Schools of China operates four city campuses: Shanghai, Jinan, Hefei and Nanjing. All four changed their Chinese names in 2022 so search results can be confusing. We verified tuition, admissions, foreign-passport eligibility and curriculum using current government and official school sources.
