1, the course structure is different.
The primary and junior high school courses in bilingual schools are mainly national compulsory education courses, while the courses in international schools are mainly international courses.
2. Different enrollment targets
International schools mainly recruit foreign children, including registered students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Some bilingual schools can accept Chinese and foreign students, but most schools still mainly recruit domestic students.
3. Different tuition fees
The tuition fees of bilingual schools are generally lower than those of international schools, which bring in 200,000 to 300,000 yuan per year from primary school to high school, while the tuition fees of bilingual schools are 30,000 to 250,000 yuan (the tuition fees of bilingual domestic classes are relatively low, only tens of thousands of yuan a year, and the tuition fees of bilingual international classes are relatively high, 80,000 to 250,000 yuan a year).
4. Different options for further study.
International schools can only study abroad, while bilingual schools have two options for further study at home and abroad. They can choose to continue studying in China or apply for studying abroad.
The above data comes from Yukon Road Education.
International schools:
The first type of international schools are those run by foreign institutions, foreign-funded enterprises, offices of international organizations in China and foreigners legally residing in China. For example, Shanghai Fine Arts School and Guangzhou Fine Arts School.
Such schools are also called schools for children of foreigners, and the Ministry of Education has formulated the interim management measures for the establishment of schools for children of foreigners (also known as "Article 20"). Article 8 stipulates that the enrollment target of the school is the children of foreigners who hold residence certificates in China. Schools shall not enroll children of China citizens in China.
The second type of international school is an international school approved by the Ministry of Education, which accepts foreign students and provides foreign education mode for China students. It is the product of the change and adjustment of the nature of international schools driven by the demand of study abroad market. This kind of school has its own independent campus, and its curriculum system, educational concept, hardware facilities and student composition are all international standards.
The international courses introduced mainly include IB courses of IBO (International Diploma Organization), AP courses in the United States and A-LEVEL courses in the United Kingdom. For example, Zhongguancun International School in Beijing and Country Garden School in Guangdong.