1. Foreign school-age children shall register their enrollment information in the kindergarten they enrolled, and parents of school-age children who are not enrolled in any kindergarten shall register their children's enrollment information through the designated way of the district, and obtain the Shanghai Primary School Enrollment Information Registration Form and the "Enrollment Registration Notice" as an important basis for enrollment.
2. Parents of foreign school-age children who meet the enrollment conditions must register for enrollment in the compulsory education enrollment column of the "Government Online-Offline Shanghai" website (english.shanghai.gov.cn) or the "Shanghai Compulsory Education Enrollment Registration System", and choose "Public Primary School registration" or "Private Primary School registration". Taking 2023 as an example, the registration period for public primary schools is from May 6 to May 10, and the registration period for private primary schools is from May 6 to May 8.
3. In terms of registration verification time, two times are provided for foreign school-age children. Taking 2023 as an example, the first batch of verification time is from May 16 to May 19; the second batch of verification time is from May 25 to May 26.
4. Admission for foreign school-age children:
Registration of public primary schools: eligible foreign school-age children are first arranged in the street. If the actual number of registration is greater than the total number of schools planned to enroll in the street, they shall be arranged in the district's primary schools.
Registration of private schools: in principle, foreign students participate in private school admission in the same way as domestic students. When the number of applicants exceeds the enrollment plan, the computer random admission applies. For the specific enrollment plan, parents of foreign students can consult the enrollment brochure of the relevant school.
5. List of application materials for foreign school-age children:
Serial number | Document | Specific requirements |
1 | Shanghai Primary School Enrollment Information Registration Form | Photos, screenshots or originals provided by kindergartens or information registration spots designated by district |
2 | Child's foreign passport | Validity period, photo page, and valid Chinese residence permit page |
3 | Child's birth certificate | The name on the birth certificate is the same as the child's certificate, and the guardian's name and certificate number are the same as the guardian's certificate |
4 | Foreign Child's "Temporary Accommodation Registration Form for Overseas Personnel" | The name and ID number on the registration form are the same as the child's ID |
5 | Guardian related documents | Shanghai household account: address page of the household registration book (same as the address of the child's ID or accommodation registration form; In case of inconsistency, the guardian shall also hold the Residence Registration of the Separated Person of the City's household Registration (Receipt) which is consistent with the address of the child's certificate or the accommodation registration sheet; personal page of household register booklet |
Household account registered in other provinces and cities: parents of children must meet the requirements in other provinces and cities, and the address of the residence permit is the same as the address of the child's certificate or accommodation registration sheet. | ||
Hong Kong, Macao,Taiwan household account and foreigners: Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macao residents or Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao residents; Residence Permit for Taiwan residents or Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan residents; Foreign passports with valid Chinese residence permits, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign guardians with passes are also required to provide the "Temporary Accommodation Registration Form for Overseas Personnel" (the address of the guardian's certificate or "Temporary Accommodation Registration Form for Overseas personnel" should be the same as the address of the child's certificate or accommodation registration form) | ||
6 | Property ownership certificate, Rental (living) public housing certificate or Notice of Registration and Filing of Shanghai Residential Housing Lease Contract | (1) The child or his or her immediate family matches the address of all materials. (2) If it is a psroperty ownership certificate or a rental (living) public housing certificate, the property certificate number page, registration date page, and property owner page must be provided. If the property owner is directly related to the child in three generations, please provide additional supporting evidence. |