Since 2003, Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong has stood as the pioneering school of the Dulwich College International family in Shanghai, nurturing a diverse international community of over 1600 students aged 2-18 from forty-plus nationalities. Whilst we hold a distinguished reputation for academic excellence with IB results consistently surpassing the global average, our holistic educational philosophy prioritises the whole child’s development, balancing academic achievement with unwavering focus on student wellbeing through tailored pastoral support and age-appropriate wellbeing programmes. Students are empowered to grow as community-minded learners, with access to a wide range of co-curricular activities across sport, music, drama and debate, and meaningful leadership opportunities spanning all year groups that shape the college’s daily life. They are embraced by a unifying House system, named after inspirational global figures, that builds school pride and fosters lifelong skills of collaboration and leadership. Rooted in strong ties to Dulwich College London founded in 1619 and the broader DCI network, they learn as part of an extended international community that celebrates diversity, values creativity and cultivates global outlooks. They ‘Live Worldwise’.

Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong offers a holistic, internationally-focused academic program for ages 2–18. Our curriculum integrates the English National Curriculum with global frameworks: DUCKS (Early Years) provides play-based learning with dual-language immersion to build foundational skills; Junior School delivers topic-based, cross-curricular learning fostering curiosity and independent inquiry; Senior School follows the enhanced English National Curriculum (Years 7–9), rigorous IGCSE (Years 10–11), and globally recognized IBDP (Years 12–13) with consistently above-global-average results.

Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong offers a diverse Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) are vital to the College's holistic education, complementing the curriculum and fostering essential life skills.

Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong’s purpose-built campus provides purposeful, world-class facilities to support our holistic “Live Worldwise” learning philosophy: a 750-seat professional theatre, black box studio, music practice rooms, and recording studio for performing arts; a 25-meter indoor swimming pool, fully equipped gymnasium, outdoor sports pitches (football, basketball, tennis), and fitness center for physical development; specialized science labs, design technology workshops, art studios, digital media labs, and section-specific libraries for academic and creative inquiry; age-appropriate classrooms, outdoor play areas, and sensory spaces tailored to Early Years and Junior students.