School for children of foreign personnel

A school for children of foreign personnel[1] (外籍人员子女学校) is a type of non-public K–12 school in mainland China. This type of school can only admit the children of people with foreign nationality and legal Chinese long-term residence visas, and their children are also required to have foreign nationality.[2][3][4][1]

School for children of foreign personnel
Simplified Chinese外籍人员子女学校
Traditional Chinese外籍人員子女學校
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWàijí rényuán zǐnǚ xuéxiào

Foreign institutions, foreign-invested enterprises, offices of international organizations legally established or registered in China, and foreign citizens legally residing in China can apply to open schools for the children of foreign personnel. Opening this type of school requires approval from the Ministry of Education of China. This type of school is not allowed to engage in industrial and commercial activities and other profit-making activities in China. This type of school is not allowed to admit students with Chinese nationality.[2][3][4][5]

Foreign-nationality children legally residing in China are eligible to enroll in normal public and private K–12 schools. They may but are not required to enroll in the special-designated schools for children of foreign personnel.[6]

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There were, as of 28 March 2017, in total 116 schools for children of foreign personnel officially approved by the Ministry of Education of China. The school list is ordered in accordance with the official document from the Ministry of Education.[7]

Beijing

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Shanghai

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Tianjin

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  • Tianjin Japanese School [zh] (天津日本人学校)
  • Tianjin MTI International School (天津MTI国际学校)
  • Tianjin Aihua Kindergarten (天津爱华幼儿园)
  • Kinder world International Kindergarten (Tianjin) (幼儿天地国际幼儿园; 'Toddler World International Kindergarten')
  • Tianjin Rego International School (天津瑞金国际学校; 'Tianjin Ruijin International School')
  • Korean International School in Tianjin (天津韩国国际学校; 'Tianjin Korean International School')
  • Tianjin Shiyuan Kindergarten (天津世源幼儿园)
  • Tianjin Korean Star Country Kindergarten (天津韩国星国幼儿园; 'Tianjin Korea Xingguo Kindergarten')
  • Wellington College International Tianjin (天津惠灵顿国际学校; 'Wellington International School Tianjin')
  • Tianjin TEMS World Academy (天津杰美司国际学校; 'Tianjin James International School')

Chongqing

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Hebei

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  • Cangzhou Zhenhua Korean International School (沧州振华韩国国际学校)

Guangdong

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Jiangsu

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Shandong

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  • Qingdao MTI International School (青岛MTI国际学校)
  • Qingdao International School (青岛国际学校)
  • Jinan International School (济南国际学校)
  • Yantai Korean School (烟台韩国学校)
  • Qingdao Korean International School (青岛韩国国际学校)
  • Qingdao Yuehua Korean School (青岛悦华韩国学校)
  • Qingdao Japanese School (青岛日本人学校)
  • Weihai Zhongshi Korean International School (威海中世韩国国际学校)
  • Qingdao Future Korean International Kindergarten (青岛未来韩国国际幼儿园)
  • Qingdao Qingyun International School (青岛青云国际学校)
  • Yew Chung International School Qingdao (青岛耀中国际学校)
  • Qingdao Meiya International School (青岛美亚国际学校)

Fujian

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  • Xiamen International School (厦门国际学校)
  • Minxia International School (岷厦国际学校)
  • Fuzhou International School (福州国际学校)

Jilin

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Shaanxi

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  • Xi'an International School (西安国际学校)
  • Xi An Jia-Hoo International School (西安嘉惠国际学校; 'Xi’an Jiahui International School')

Liaoning

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  • Japanese School of Dalian (大连日本人学校; 'Dalian Japanese School')
  • Dalian Korean International School (大连韩国国际学校)
  • Dalian American International School (大连美国国际学校)
  • Dalian Maple Leaf [zh] School for Children of Foreign Personnel (大连枫叶外籍人员子女学校)
  • Shenyang Korean International School (沈阳韩国国际学校)
  • Shenyang Yuanyuan International School (沈阳远见国际学校)

Yunnan

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  • Kunming International School (昆明国际学校)

Zhejiang

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Hubei

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Hunan

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Qinghai

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Sichuan

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Jiangxi

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Former

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Blue Book of Schools for Children of Foreign Personnel" (PDF). Shanghai Municipal Education Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. ^ a b "中华人民共和国教育部关于开办外籍人员子女学校的暂行管理办法 Interim Administrative Measures for the Opening of Schools for Children of Foreign Personnel by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China". 中华人民共和国教育部教育涉外监管信息网 Foreign Education Supervision Information Web of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  3. ^ a b "教育部关于做好外籍人员子女学校有关工作的意见 Opinions of the Ministry of Education on Performing Good Facilitation Work for the Schools for the Children of Foreign Personnels". 中华人民共和国教育部教育涉外监管信息网. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. ^ a b "开办外籍人员子女学校审批". 中华人民共和国中央人民政府 Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  5. ^ "Wenzhou's first school for children of foreigners is coming!". Wenzhou-Kean University. 2021-05-25. Archived from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  6. ^ "外籍孩子如何在中国读书?". www.163.com. NetEase. 2022-06-16. Archived from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  7. ^ "教育部公布经批准设立的外籍人员子女学校名单 List of approved schools for children of foreign personnel published by the Ministry of Education". 中华人民共和国教育部教育涉外监管信息网 Foreign Education Supervision Information Web of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  8. ^ "Schools Approved by the Ministry of Education For Enrolling Children of Foreign Nationals". Chinese Ministry of Education, National Center for School Curriculum and Textbook Development. 2014-12-09. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  9. ^ "Schools Approved by the Ministry of Education For Enrolling Children of Foreign Nationals". Ministry of Education of China. 2014-12-09. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2023-11-24.