About SAIS
Shenzhen American International School (SAIS) is a Cognia accredited school which was established upon the approval of both the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and the Department of Education of Guangdong Province in May, 2005. SAIS provides exceptional education services to foreign nationals as well as students from HongKong, Macau and Taiwan.


Programmes We Offer
SAIS uses an Inquiry-Based student led learning approach to provide high-quality concept based academic instruction by serving grades Pre-K to grade 12. We follow an IB curriculum and AP curriculum, aligning with the Common Core State Standards, mathematics adopts the Singapore mathematics standard, and the Chinese class draws on the Chinese national curriculum standard. Course highlights: inquiry-based integrated teaching mode.
Shenzhen American International School is a Candidate School* for the IB PYP . This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that SAIS believes is important for our students.
*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org
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At SAIS campus, you’ll find a diverse and welcoming community that will teach you life skills along with having fun.

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