Wellington College International Hangzhou

The academic route is British. Years 1 to 6 follow a thematic primary curriculum built on English National Curriculum standards, covering English, mathematics, science, the arts and Chinese. Years 7 to 9 continue with the English national curriculum taught by subject specialists, with practical work in science, design technology, ICT and art. Years 10 and 11 take the two-year IGCSE course, with mathematics, English, Chinese and science compulsory and humanities, the arts, physical education and further languages as options. The Sixth Form offers A Levels across a wide range of subjects. Pupils can also work towards the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and take part in academic competitions through the co-curricular programme.

The Primary School covers Years 1 to 6, from age five, with a thematic curriculum connecting English, mathematics, science, the arts and Chinese and a strong emphasis on literacy, numeracy and IT skills across subjects. The Senior School begins in Year 7, where pupils move to subject specialists, and runs through Year 9 on the English national curriculum before the IGCSE years of Year 10 and Year 11. The Sixth Form covers Years 12 and 13 with a two-year A Level programme. The school does not run its own kindergarten; children aged two to six attend the sister school on the same campus.

The school's motto is 'Be You. Be More.', and its stated purpose is to inspire children to become learners, connectors and changemakers. Pupils, teachers and staff share five core values that set the standard for how they treat one another. Pastoral care is described as central to the school's vision rather than an add-on: a weekly wellbeing curriculum based on the UK PSHE framework covers mental health, digital citizenship, relationships and financial literacy, and counselling, mentoring and coaching are available alongside the tutor system.

The school occupies a purpose-built campus in Xiaoshan shared with its sister school. Teaching spaces support specialist work in science, design technology, ICT and art, including an art studio used by senior pupils, and the school has playing fields where its teams represent the College. A fully equipped school clinic is staffed full time by qualified nurses, and the campus runs its own air quality monitoring station that records temperature, humidity and PM2.5 three times a day and reports the readings to staff. The school does not publish a detailed list of its facilities online.

Catering is provided by Sodexo, with Chinese, Western, Italian and vegetarian options and a nut-free policy across the campus. A daily school bus service, run with a local operator, has separate routes for primary and senior pupils and covers most residential areas of Hangzhou; each 24-seater bus carries a monitor responsible for the children on board. Uniform is compulsory and is bought through the school's own shop. Lunches, uniform and transport are charged separately from tuition, as are individual instrumental lessons and optional trips.

Co-curricular activities, known as CCAs, are central to the school's approach and are covered by the tuition fee apart from a few activities with a nominal charge. The School Activities strand ranges from language learning and Lego construction to dance styles, board-game strategy, fine motor-skill work and composing music. Beyond that, the paid Wellington Academy Programme runs after school and in the evenings with coaches from partner organisations and offers Spanish, acting, football, swimming, golf, archery and arts. Pupils also take part in competitions, off-campus excursions, musicals and performances, play in the school orchestra and can work towards the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.