School for children of foreign personnel

A school for children of foreign personnel  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.

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.

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.

Full list
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.

Beijing
• Korean International School in Beijing - Originally established as Beijing Korean Kindergarten, taking its current name on 1 August 1998

• Beijing Korean School

• Beijing Montessori International Kindergarten

• Western Academy of Beijing

• Beijing BISS International School

• Beijing Cooperation International School

• International School of Beijing

• Yew Chung International School of Beijing

• Beijing Longxue International School

• Beijing Qiaozhi Boren International Kindergarten

• Beijing Zhongguancun International School

• British School of Beijing

• Beijing Eton International Kindergarten

• Dulwich College Beijing

• Australian International School of Beijing

• Harrow British School, Beijing

• Beijing Rego British School

• Beijing Sanyi International Kindergarten

• Canadian International School of Beijing

• French International School of Beijing

Shanghai
• Shanghai American School

• Shanghai Community International School

• Concordia International School Shanghai

• German School Shanghai Hongqiao

• The British International School, Shanghai

• Dulwich College Shanghai

• Lycée Français de Shanghai

• Shanghai Japanese School

• Shanghai Korean School

• Livingston American School Shanghai

• Shanghai Rainbow Bridge International School

• Shanghai Singapore International School

• Western International School of Shanghai

• Yew Chung International School of Shanghai

• Britannica International School, Shanghai

• Wellington College International Shanghai

• Toshin International Kindergarten

• Shanghai Utsukushigaoka Montessori Kindergarten

• Shanghai OISCA Japanese Kindergarten

• Shanghai Angel Kindergarten

• Tiny Tots International Pre-School and Kindergarten

Tianjin
• Tianjin Japanese School

• Tianjin MTI International School

• Tianjin Aihua Kindergarten

• Kinder world International Kindergarten (Tianjin)

• Tianjin Rego International School

• Korean International School in Tianjin

• Tianjin Shiyuan Kindergarten

• Tianjin Korean Star Country Kindergarten

• Wellington College International Tianjin

• Tianjin TEMS World Academy

Chongqing

 * Yew Chung International School of Chongqing

Hebei

 * Cangzhou Zhenhua Korean International School

Guangdong
• Guangzhou Oisijia Japanese Kindergarten

• Guangzhou Enhui School

• American International School of Guangzhou

• Japanese School of Guangzhou

• Utahloy International School Guangzhou

• Shekou International School

• QSI International School of Zhuhai

• QSI International School of Shenzhen

• CNOOC and Shell Petrochemical Co., Ltd. International School

• Guangzhou Nanhu International School

• Korean International School in Shenzhen

• Shenzhen American International School

• Utahloy International School Zengcheng

• British School of Guangzhou

• Shenzhen Japanese School

• International School of Nanshan Shenzhen

• Zhuhai International School

• Dongguan Wensheng International School

Jiangsu
• Nanjing International School

• Suzhou Singapore International School

• Wuxi New District International School

• Taihu International School

• Eton House International School Suzhou

• Suzhou Japanese School

• Wuxi Korean School

• Dulwich College Suzhou

• Nanjing British School

• EtonHouse International School Wuxi

Shandong
• Qingdao MTI International School

• Qingdao International School

• Jinan International School

• Yantai Korean School

• Qingdao Korean International School

• Qingdao Yuehua Korean School

• Qingdao Japanese School

• Weihai Zhongshi Korean International School

• Qingdao Future Korean International Kindergarten

• Qingdao Qingyun International School

• Yew Chung International School Qingdao

• Qingdao Meiya International School

Fujian
• Xiamen International School

• Minxia International School

• Fuzhou International School

Jilin
• Yanbian International Academy

• Changchun American International School

Shaanxi
• Xi'an International School

• Xi An Jia-Hoo International School

Liaoning
• Japanese School of Dalian

• Dalian Korean International School

• Dalian American International School

• Dalian Maple Leaf Educational Systems School for Children of Foreign Personnel

• Shenyang Korean International School

• Shenyang Yuanyuan International School

Yunnan

 * Kunming International School

Zhejiang
• Hangzhou International School

• Hangzhou Japanese School

Hubei
• Wuhan International Wenfa School

• Wuhan Yangtze International School

Hunan

 * Changsha WES Academy

Qinghai

 * Xining International Academy

Sichuan
• Chengdu International School

• Léman International School - Chengdu

Jiangxi

 * Nanchang International School

Former

 * Shanghai Rego International School