Shanghai-ed -- Moving to Shanghai

Your children's schooling is one of the most important issues involved in moving to a new city. Shanghai has a small selection of international schools, but more are on the way.

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International Schools

Shanghai American School (SAS)
West Campus: 50 Ji Di Road Zhudi Town. TEL: 6221-1445, FAX: 6221-1269
East Campus: 2700 Hua Xia Road Pudong. TEL: 6221-1445, FAX: 5837-4849
ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) tests for students in grades 6 to 12.
School Hours: The school hours are from 8:15 to 3:00, Monday through Friday.
Tuition for School Year 1997-98: (in US dollars)
Pre-Kindergarten: $10,500 per school year
Kindergarten - Grade 5: $11,500 per school year
Grades 6 - 8: $12,000 per school year
Grades 9 - 12: $13,000 Per school year

Concordia International School Shanghai (CISS)
PO Box 206-005
JinQiao, Pudong, Shanghai, 201206, China
TEL: (86-21) 5899-0380, FAX: (86-21) 5899-1685
Website: www.ciss.com.cn
Conveniently located in central Pudong, Concordia offers an American, precollegiate, academic program for Preschool through grade 10. Grade 11 will be added in Fall 2000 and Grade 12 in Fall 2001. Technology, learning communities and Family Center are integral to the spiritual environment. 1999-2000 School Fees: Application, technology, materials and capital fees apply. Tuition ranges from US$6,000 - US$14,000 annually. Beginning with Grade 6, each student is required to have a laptop computer.

Shanghai Changning Int'l School
155 Jiangsu Lu. TEL: 6212-2328, FAX: 6212-2330
The Shanghai Changning International School, conveniently located in the heart of the city, "offers a pre- through grade 8 curriculum designed to prepare students for the 21st century". Sounds like something we could all use.
School Fees For 1999-2000:
Application fee (US $100) non refundable
Capital levy Certificate valid for 3 years (US $12,000) or Annual Capital Charge (US$ 5,000)
Tuition Fees:
Pre-school (1/2 day) (3 years old) (US $ 4,500)
Pre-Kindergarten (full day) (4 years old) (US $8,000)
Kindergarten (US $ 8,500)
Grade 1 - 5 (US $12,000)
Grade 6-8 (US $13,000)

Yew Chung Shanghai International School (SIS)
Hongqiao Compus: 11 Shuicheng Road. TEL: 6242-3243, FAX: 6242-7331
Gubei Compus: 18 West Rong Hua Road. TEL: 6219-5910, FAX: 6219-0675
SIS consists of a kindergarten section, primary section and secondary section, catering for students from ages 3 to 15. At present it has an enrollment of over 600 students from over 30 countries and areas including USA, UK, Canada, Russia, Germany, Austria, France, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Thailand and Hong Kong.

German School Shanghai
This private german school has been open since September 1995. It shares the facilities with the French School Shanghai. It consists of a kindergarten, primary and secondary school up to the 8th grade.
All schools adhere to German educational standards and the curriculum is based on the one of Nordrhein-Westfalen. School principal is Mr. Dieter Stanik.
Schoolfees:
Kindergarten: USD 10.000;
USD 8.000 for attendance on half days
School: USD 12.000 (all classes)
http://www.dss.online.sh.cn
e-mail : shgrsch1@online.sh.cn

Japanese School in Hongiao
3185 Hongmei Lu. TEL: 6401-2747, FAX: 6401-2747
Primary School: RMB 1,200 for month
Middle School: RMB 1,200 for month

Shanghai Singapore International School (SSIS) in Qingpu (Sun Island)
Sun Island Shenxiang Qingpu County. TEL: 5983-0888/8141, FAX:5983-1865
Singapore School System: All efforts have been made to ensure that the children who join the SSIS will have a Singapore style education. Educational Consultants: the Singapore Teachers Union (STU). The Singapore Chinese Language syllabus will also be taught in the SSIS.

L'ecole Francaise de Shanghai
New Rainbow Asia Garden A8, 1655 Hu Qing Ping Gong Lu. TEL:5976-3431/3435, FAX: 5976-3429
This private french school has been open since June 4, 1995. It consists of a kindergarten, primary, and secondary school (which was added in the 1996-97 academic year.) All schools adhere to French educational standards, and the curriculum is based on CNED. The director's name is Chantal Chevet.
Kindergarten: US$10,000 par an US$ 8,000 par an (demi-journee).
Primary School: US$ 12,000 par an.
Secondary School: US$ 13,000 par an.

Garden School
New Rainbow Asia Garden, A8, 1655 Hu Qing Ping Gong Lu. TEL: 5976-7827, FAX: 5976-3429
Kindergarten: US$10,000 jaehrlich ganztags, US$ 8,000 jahrlich hallbtags.
Schule: US$12,000 jaehrlich

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