School Introduction

Established in September 2016, HD Shanghai Bilingual School is a private school with a global vision for the future. HD Shanghai provides a comprehensive bilingual solution for Chinese families who seek an authentic international education. Blending the best of international educational philosophy with Chinese curriculum, HD Shanghai provides students with a comprehensive and balanced learning experience, where tradition meets creativity and east meets west.

Rooted in traditional Chinese culture, HD Shanghai develops students to become heralds of Chinese culture to the world. We integrate high-quality educational resources and absorbing innovative educational concepts, supporting our students to understand the world and develop cross-cultural perspectives, so that they will become global citizens.

HD School serves students in our TD Nursery through to A Level Programme. Each homeroom is supported by a national teacher and an international teacher, and each homeroom of lower grades is also facilitated by a learning facilitator, which features in the “Tight Three” model of class management unique to HD Schools.

Established Date: September 2016

Grades: Nursery, Kindergarten, Primary School, Middle School

Type of School: Full-time private bilingual school

Size of campus: approx. 100 acres in total

Curriculum structure:

Kindergarten- Montessori course,

Primary and Secondary - Integrated bilingual course,

Boarding: For G6 and above

Number of the students in school: Nearly 2000 students

Tuition: RMB 17,000 per month for TD Nursery；RMB 148,000-150,000 per year for Kindergarten,；RMB 150,000 per year for Primary school,；RMB 200,000 per year for Secondary school；

Other fees: school bus fare, school uniform fee, meal fee

Main teaching languages: Chinese and English

Other teaching languages: It depends on the students

Average class size: 16 students in TD Nursery；20 students in CASA and 25 students in other grades

Average teacher-student ratio: 1:5

School hours for Kindergarten and Primary: 8:15-15:30; Extracurricular time: 15:30-16:30

School hours for Secondary: 8:15-16:10；Extracurricular time: 16:30-18:00

After-school activities: French, Pop ban, Science, Fun origami, Handmade clay, Drama, Hockey, Football, Advanced Swimming, Basketball, Table tennis, Karate,Tennis, Ice Hockey, Cycling, Golf, Baseball, Cricket, Triathlon, fencing, Drums, Piano, Violin, Cello, Chorus, Go, The Great Wall of HD Art Project, Rubik's Cube, Reading Club,High Drama Club, Picture Drama Club,Picture Book Reading, Fun Rubik’s Cube, Physical Models, Magical Science,Vocal Training, Programming, Western Painting Appreciation, PBL, Children Broadcasting and hosting Club

School facilities: Smog-free air film gymnasium, bilingual library, multi-function theater, basketball court, football field, tennis court, swimming pool, restaurant, multi-function classroom (music, art, laboratory, dance, ICT), etc

School nurse: full-time school nurse