British International School Shanghai

The school was founded in 2002 by Nord Anglia Education. Nord Anglia Education operates 42 international schools worldwide in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and America. These independent international schools teach over 34,000 pupils worldwide.[1]

Initially, there were two campuses, with the Nord Anglia International School Shanghai Pudong opening in 2002 and the Puxi Campus opening in 2004. The Pudong campus was renamed Nord Anglia International School Shanghai in 2015, while The British International School Shanghai, Puxi retained its former name.

The school follows the National Curriculum of England and Wales, the General Certificate of Secondary Education and at post 16, the IB Diploma Programme.

The British International School Community Activity Programme (BISCAP)[2] held at the Puxi campus is an additional programme which brings in external expert coaches to run early morning, after school, evening and weekend sessions in music, sport, art and drama.

The Puxi campus has a Parent Teacher Association (PTA), which organises several social activities throughout the school year, including as the annual Welcome Back Party, Christmas Fair, and International Food Evening. In addition, they have a New Parent Programme that organises activities and information sessions for new families to the school.

The school's Room Parent network is a popular method for parents to become engaged in school life, with each Room Parent in charge of a specific class. Room Parents provide information from the class instructor to the parents. They also assist to coordinate volunteers for reading and coffee mornings or other events for parents to mingle and get to know one another.

The Puxi Campus was established in 2004. It grew quickly and a new secondary building was opened on a nearby site in 2008. This was followed by a new secondary campus, built alongside the original school building, which was opened in 2011.

The campus is located in the Puxi side of Shanghai, in the Huacao area,[3] a expat residential area. It is located close to the Hongqiao transportation hub, which provides transit to many other parts of the region.

Facilities include

• Specialist classrooms for Early Years, primary and secondary students
• Music technology suites and recording studios
• Music practice rooms
• Primary and secondary science laboratories
• Black box drama studio
• Two large capacity theatres
• Primary and Secondary Learning Resource Centres
• Large and small indoor gyms
• 6 Tennis courts
• 25 metre swimming pool in secondary
• Smaller primary swimming pool
• Full size football pitch and athletics track
• Rugby grade astro-turf pitch
• Age appropriate outside play areas for younger children

• BISS Puxi Campus
• BISS Puxi school profile on Time Out Shanghai Family

• List of international schools in Shanghai
• List of international schools