School for children of foreign personnels

Type of K–12 school in China

A School for children of foreign personnels (外籍人员子女学校) is a type of non-public K–12 school in 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.[1][2][3][4]

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 Chinese students.[1][2][3][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 personnels.[6]

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1. ^ 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. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
2. ^ 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. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
3. ^ 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. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
4. ^ "Blue Book of Schools for Children of Foreign Personnel" (PDF). Shanghai Municipal Education Committee. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
5. ^ "Wenzhou's first school for children of foreigners is coming!". Wenzhou-Kean University. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
6. ^ 网易 (2022-06-16). "外籍孩子如何在中国读书？". www.163.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.