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Benenden Bilingual School Guangzhou
A bilingual K-12 school in Panyu District co-founded by Hong Kong's CTF Education Group and Benenden School in Kent, opened September 2023 and growing into a full 15-year through-school by 2025.
In brief
A bilingual K-12 school in Panyu District co-founded by Hong Kong's CTF Education Group and Benenden School in Kent, opened September 2023 and growing into a full 15-year through-school by 2025.
Class cap of 24 with roughly a 1 to 6 staff-to-student ratio, well below the Greater Bay Area norm. Boarding starts from Grade 1 with weekly and Monday-to-Friday options, unusual at this age and reflecting the Benenden boarding heritage. The school takes Chinese passport holders from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and the mainland alongside foreign nationals and returnee families, so the cohort sits in the bilingual local-international space rather than the pure expat circuit.
Early parent feedback frames it as the just-right option, balancing academic rigour with a more nurturing environment than the high-pressure local-international competitors. Tuition runs from around RMB 208,000 in kindergarten to RMB 328,000 in high school. This is a young school still building its track record. Visit more than once and ask pointed questions about senior-year delivery and university outcomes once the first cohorts get there.
Head of school
Mr. Paul J. Tines
Mr. Tines has taught acting, dance, movement, and theatre history for over forty years. He used to serve as the Executive Director of the Paul Mellon Arts Centre and head of the Choate Rosemary Hall Arts Department, Assistant Head of School for Advancement at the Marvelwood School, Dean of the Arts at the Isidore Newman School in New Orleans and Dean of the Performing Arts at the Dwight-Englewood School. In addition, Paul was the Musical Theatre Academy Executive Director of Broadway Asia Entertainment, establishing musical theatre academies in China and South Korea.