Harrow International School, BeijingVerified

In Brief

Harrow Beijing is the natural choice for British-curriculum families in Beijing - GCSE/IGCSE and A-levels are simply unavailable elsewhere in the city at international school level. If your children are on a UK track and you want continuity of British schooling, the question is less whether to consider Harrow and more whether the location and culture suit your family.

Harrow International School Beijing is the only school in the capital offering a British-curriculum pathway from Nursery through Year 13 - GCSE/IGCSE at Years 10 and 11, then A-levels or a three-year A-level track from Year 10. It carries the Harrow name via the AISL Harrow network, which links campuses in Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Shanghai to the 450-year-old original in London. BSO-inspected (British Schools Overseas). The campus sits in Hegezhuang in Chaoyang District - outside the ring roads, in a semi-rural area, and more remote than the name might suggest.

Academic highlights for 2025 include the highest IGCSE Mathematics mark in the world (November 2025 series), the highest A Level Mathematics and IGCSE Business marks in China, and multiple offers to Oxford and Cambridge. These are strong data points, though the school does not publish broad cohort averages in the same way IB schools do. Fees run CNY 228,600 (Nursery/KG1) to CNY 356,600 (Grades 11-12), with sibling discounts available at 5%, 10%, and 15%.

The school is smaller than ISB, WAB, or BCIS - approximately 700 students. That scale means stronger teacher-student relationships and a less anonymous feel at post-16, but fewer subject choices at A-level than a large sixth form would offer. The Hegezhuang campus is a significant commute from most Beijing expat residential areas. Families coming from the UK or another AISL Harrow campus will recognise the culture; families new to British independent schooling should visit with open eyes.