Yew Chung International School of Shanghai (YCIS) was founded in 1993 the first private international school in Shanghai. The school accepts students from Kindergarten to Secondary school (2-18 years old) and has over 2500 students from 50 countries and regions. YCIS Shanghai students graduate to some of the most prestigious universities around the world. YCIS Shanghai is a unique international school and provides a bilingual programme that emphasizes both English and Chinese Language and culture. YCIS Shanghai nurtures the whole person and promotes multiple-intelligence to allow students to develop their own individual talents and to become global citizens of the 21st century.

The school has campuses located in prime locations in Puxi and Pudong to serve the expatriate community in Shanghai. The school is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the National Center for School of Curriculum and Textbook Development (NCCT). In addition, the Secondary school is authorized as an accredited Cambridge International Examination centre and as an International Baccalaureate World School.