YK Pao School

YK Pao School is a pioneering international Chinese school. The school is a private non-profit institution founded in 2007, in memory of shipping magnate Mr. Yue-Kong Pao, the renowned Chinese businessman and philanthropist. With around 1600 students from China and overseas, the school offers a unique Year 1-12 educational programme that integrates elements of Chinese National Curriculum and international curricula, culminating with the IGCSE and IB Diploma programmes, both of which are complemented by core components of the Chinese National Curriculum.

Pao School's innovative Chinese-English immersion bilingual programme nurtures the whole person - the entire emotional, social, physical and intellectual being – and prepares students to become engaged and responsible global citizens of the 21st century.

Pao School is divided into Primary, Middle and High School. The Primary School (Years 1-5) is a day school located in Shanghai's city centre, while the Middle School (Years 6-8) and the High School (Years 9-12) are located on the new Hongqiao campus and in Shanghai's Songjiang District offering UK/US style boarding education as well as catering to day students.