Xiwai merges different English language curricula, teaching Cambridge courses initially and the AP to senior students (although the website states that the management are working on introducing A Level and IBDP). Xiwai owes its existence to private investment: it was jointly founded by Xiwai Investment and Management Company and Shanghai International Studies University. It sits on one of SISU‘s campuses – a fair way out from downtown, in Songjiang. There are boarding and day school options.