This page compares 9 international schools in Beijing with lower published tuition, drawn from the 18 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is 8,000 and the highest in this comparison set is 380,500, quoted in $ / ¥.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Beijing — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Embassy School Beijing | German, IB | 3-18 | 8,000 | 18,000 | $ |
| French International School of Beijing | French, IB | 3-18 | 10,000 | 22,000 | $ |
| Canadian International School Beijing | Canadian, IB | 2-18 | 12,000 | 25,000 | $ |
| 3e International School | IB, Bilingual, American | 2-11 | 18,000 | 26,000 | $ |
| Beijing BISS International School | IB | 2-19 | 120,000 | 310,000 | ¥ |
| Beijing City International School | IB | 2-18 | 137,000 | 336,000 | ¥ |
| Yew Chung International School Beijing | International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC), National Curriculum for England (Primary & Lower Secondary), Cambridge IGCSE, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) | 2=18 | 142,000 | 346,000 | ¥ |
| Western Academy of Beijing | IB | 3-18 | 146,500 | 380,500 | ¥ |
| International School of Beijing | American curriculum + International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme | 2-18 | 150,900 | 356,000 | ¥ |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese School of Beijing | Japanese National Curriculum | 6-15 | Not published |
| Korean International School Beijing | Korean National Curriculum | 3-18 | Not published |
| Lycée Français International de Pékin | French National Curriculum (AEFE) | 3-18 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in $ / ¥. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are IB (7 schools), German (1 school), French (1 school), Canadian (1 school), Bilingual (1 school), American (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 15 schools in Beijing that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is 8,000 at German Embassy School Beijing. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from 8,000 to 380,500 ($ / ¥). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 9 schools in Beijing with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 3 schools in Beijing do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. 3e International School teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at $ 18,000.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach IB, German, French, Canadian, Bilingual, American. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Beijing, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.