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Shanghai Community International School (SCIS)

Shanghai Community International School (SCIS)

International Schools
Early Childhood & Kindergartens
Primary Schools

3 locations in Shanghai

Chinese: 上海长宁国际学校
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Last updated: Sep 17, 2025
Founded in 1996, SCIS has been serving the Shanghai expatriate community in as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, providing a continuum of education consisting of PYP, MYP and IBDP for students aged 2-18. Shanghai Community International School (SCIS) has a diverse student community of 60+ nationalities, providing a truly international environment for learning students.
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Self Introduction

Shanghai Community International School (SCIS) has had both of its campuses (Hongqiao and Pudong) authorized as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, accredited to teach the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), and the IB Diploma Programme (DP). As an IB World School, we are part of a global community of schools committed to developing knowledgeable, caring young people who will be ready to negotiate their futures successfully and make contributions resulting in a more harmonious and peaceful world.

At SCIS, our curriculum includes performing arts, visual arts, languages, and athletics, in addition to numerous extracurricular activities for students to learn and develop skills outside the classroom. We nurture our students to be well-versed in more than one discipline and prepare them for university and beyond.

SCIS places such importance on its shared community due to its international nature, with students from over 60 different countries. There is no one dominant culture. With such a broad mix of nationalities, there isn’t a home culture. The staff and students at SCIS come together to create their own culture and their own community, something they have done successfully since SCIS was founded 20 years ago.

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Facts

Established
1996
Grades Offered
Nursery to Grade 12
Primary Language
English
Languages Taught

Mandarin, Spanish, French, Dutch or Mother Tongue Self-study

Terms

Each school year in SCIS contains two semesters, Semester 1 is from mid-August to mid-December. Semester 2 is from mid-January to mid-June.

Student Age
2~17
Number of Students
1580
Class Size

Nursery: 15 students

Preschool: 16 students

Grades 6–12: 22 students

Pre-K/Kindergarten: 18 student

Grades 1–5: 20 students

Curriculum

Primary Year Programme (PYP) prepares students to become active, caring, lifelong learners who demonstrate respect for themselves and others and have the capacity to participate in the world around them. It focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both within and beyond the classroom. (Age 2-10)

Middle Year Programme (MYP) is a challenging framework that encourages students to make practical connections between their studies and the real world. The MYP is a five-year programme, which can be implemented in a partnership between schools. Students who complete the MYP are well-prepared to undertake the IB Diploma Programme (DP). (Age 11-15)

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP)
is designed as an academically challenging and balanced program of education with final examinations that prepares students for success at university and life beyond. (Age 16-17)

Teaching Staff

Primary from US, Canada, Ireland, Spain, Servia, Greece, South Korea And China.

100% are certified in the areas they teach.

Longest Tenure at SCIS is 16 years

166 total faculty members

77 hold Master Degrees

5 hold Doctorate Degrees

Teacher retention rate 80%

Activities

Soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton, Model United Nations, floor hockey, rock climbing, swimming, martial arts, dance, Kungfu, 3-D pen, gymnastics, rugby, photography, student council, yearbook, Lego Mania, student newspaper, Dutch, Robotics and many more.

Tuition Fees

Hongqiao Campuses Annual Payment: 122,500~270,000rmb Semester Payment: 66,200~140,000rmb

Pudong Campus Annual Payment: 117,500~250,000rmb Semester Payment: 63,750~130,000rmb

What is included with tuition:

All fees associated with classes, school books, library, and technology

Daily restaurant-style, school buffet lunch (available for full-day students only)

Door-to-door bus transportation to and from your home (subject to availability)

School Uniforms

School-sponsored after-school activities

All compulsory travel, including China Trips

A personal MacBook laptop for Grade 6-12

Official invoice (fapiao) issued by the Chinese Tax Bureau

What is not included with tuition:

Extra uniform sets

Snacks

Additional one-time entrance and supplementary fees

Transportation

Tuition fee already included the door-to-door school bus transportation

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