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Compare schools across Asia.

An Asia school search becomes useful when it narrows to a city, a joining phase and an achievable qualification route. This geographic collection includes the GCC markets within Asia, alongside East, South and Southeast Asian destinations. The examples below compare named schools in Dubai, Singapore, Hangzhou and Yokohama; their curricula and admissions conditions belong to those institutions.

385 included profiles · 242 destination collections · 45 countries and territories · 53 dated tuition schedules

This is a selected directory, with different levels of evidence in each collection. Open the named campus profile to check its curriculum phases, review date and sources before contacting admissions.

Planning a school search in Asia

KHDA's Fees Fact Sheet explanation was reviewed through official indexed text after direct retrieval failed; no current school price is inferred. Saint Maur's directly read high-school and admissions pages retain 2019 and 2020 publication dates, so offered courses and individual residence requirements need current school confirmation.

Choose a qualification before comparing distant markets

Dubai College publishes A-level study in Years 12–13. Tanglin Trust School in Singapore publishes a choice between A levels and the IB Diploma at Sixth Form. Saint Maur in Yokohama uses IGCSE preparation in Grades 9–10, then distinguishes IB Course Candidates from full Diploma candidates. These are useful starting points for a senior transfer: identify the desired award, completed subjects and remaining examination time before comparing cities.

Hangzhou International School describes PYP through Grade 5, MYP in Grades 6–10 and Diploma study in Grades 11–12, alongside its own high-school diploma. The primary route matters separately from the final award. For siblings, list each child's phase and language preparation; a suitable senior IB option does not establish PYP provision or the same placement structure elsewhere. Request actual subject availability and a written transfer plan.

Sources: Dubai College: published Year 12–13 A-level subjects · Tanglin Trust: dual senior pathway, entry window and campus · Saint Maur: IGCSE preparation and IB course/Diploma distinction · Hangzhou International School: IB phases, school diploma and Binjiang site

Keep the teaching site and applicant category specific

Tanglin identifies Portsdown Road in Singapore, Saint Maur identifies Yamatecho in Yokohama, and Wellington College International Hangzhou identifies Xuezhi Road in Xiaoshan. Hangzhou International School is a separate institution on Xiangbin Road in Binjiang. Use the receiving division's entrance when assessing housing and transport. A shared city or an international school-group name is insufficient to identify the campus your child would attend.

Wellington's Hangzhou application page publishes defined nationality and residence categories and directs families to its admissions office for eligibility confirmation. Those categories should not be applied to every school in China. Saint Maur publishes its own residence conditions: one or both parents in Japan, or an accepted legal guardian in certain circumstances, and appropriate residence documentation for non-Japanese pupils. Resolve each school's process before organising a move.

Sources: Tanglin Trust: dual senior pathway, entry window and campus · Saint Maur: school-specific residence and application criteria · Wellington Hangzhou: named school's application categories and Xiaoshan site · Hangzhou International School: IB phases, school diploma and Binjiang site

Check entry timing and the evidence behind the bill

Tanglin states that it does not accept new pupils into Year 13 because its A-level and Diploma courses run over two years. This is a school-specific restriction, not an Asian transfer rule. An applicant with an unfinished senior course should ask about the permitted entry point before comparing annual tuition. Carry reports, course outlines and assessment records into that conversation.

For Dubai private-school searches, KHDA's Fees Fact Sheet guidance describes a reference covering mandatory and optional fees and inclusion in the parent contract. Use the actual school's sheet for the intended academic year. For Singapore, Japan and China, obtain the receiving school's own dated quotation and terms. Keep currency, tuition, transport, examinations, support, deposits and withdrawal conditions explicit; a regional fee average cannot resolve those different commitments.

Sources: Tanglin Trust: dual senior pathway, entry window and campus · KHDA: Dubai private-school Fees Fact Sheet guidance · Wellington Hangzhou: named school's application categories and Xiaoshan site · Saint Maur: school-specific residence and application criteria

Curriculum pathways recorded across the collection

Each row combines evidence from several profiles. Its phases may be offered at different schools; it does not mean every school provides every phase. Online delivery is listed separately. Open the school profile for its exact route and eligibility.

Documented routes in the included Asia profiles
Route and deliveryRecorded phases across profilesIncluded profiles and source examples
IBOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form209 profiles
BritishOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form154 profiles
AmericanOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form69 profiles
FrenchOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form36 profiles
International Primary CurriculumOn campusPrimary26 profiles
SingaporeanOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary9 profiles
AustralianOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form7 profiles
MalaysianOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary5 profiles
CanadianOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form4 profiles
ChineseOn campusPrimary, Secondary, Sixth form4 profiles
International Early Years CurriculumOn campusEarly years4 profiles
JapaneseOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form2 profiles
MontessoriOn campusEarly years, Primary2 profiles
ArmenianOn campusPrimary, Secondary, Sixth form1 profile
BritishOnlineSixth form1 profile
GeorgianOn campusPrimary, Secondary, Sixth form1 profile
GermanOn campusPrimary1 profile
IBOnlineSixth form1 profile
IndonesianOn campusPrimary, Secondary, Sixth form1 profile
KazakhstaniOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form1 profile
OmaniOn campusSecondary, Sixth form1 profile
Reggio EmiliaOn campusEarly years1 profile
ThaiOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form1 profile
TurkishOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form1 profile
VietnameseOn campusPrimary, Secondary, Sixth form1 profile

2 profiles have no phase-specific route map in the current record. Broad curriculum labels are not added to this table as verified phase coverage.

Parent questions about Asia schools

Does an IB school in Asia necessarily offer PYP, MYP and the full Diploma?

Check the named school and phase. Hangzhou International School publishes a continuum; Saint Maur describes IGCSE followed by IB course or Diploma candidature. Tanglin's senior Diploma choice sits alongside A levels. The label alone does not establish every IB programme or an individual pupil's award.

Sources: Hangzhou International School: IB phases, school diploma and Binjiang site · Saint Maur: IGCSE preparation and IB course/Diploma distinction · Tanglin Trust: dual senior pathway, entry window and campus

Where should I narrow an Asia-wide search first?

Start with viable cities and the required joining year, then compare the campus, qualification and school-specific application window. Resolve Tanglin's Year 13 restriction or Wellington Hangzhou's applicant categories with those schools before using fees to rank the shortlist.

Sources: Tanglin Trust: dual senior pathway, entry window and campus · Wellington Hangzhou: named school's application categories and Xiaoshan site

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The following collections have the most included profiles. Counts describe directory coverage, rather than local market size or school quality.

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