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Hangzhou Foreign Languages School

China, Hangzhou

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The school at a glance
Instructs in Mandarin, English
Fees RMB 90,000
Ages 12 - 18 years
Type Co-educational (boarding)
Opened 1964
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum Chinese National Curriculum, British Curriculum, Cambridge International AS Levels, Cambridge A Levels
Taught languages English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
Strengths Languages, STEM, Academic Enrichment
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language
Stages Middle School, Secondary School, High School
Introduction

Hangzhou Foreign Languages School (HFLS) was founded in 1964 and is administered by the Zhejiang Education Department. The school is sited in the Xiaoheshan higher-education zone in west Hangzhou and operates an integrated middle- and high-school programme. The campus covers more than 150 mu (building area near 70,000 m²) and the website lists facilities including dormitories, laboratories, a library with over 120,000 volumes, a gymnasium, tennis courts and a soccer field with running tracks. HFLS emphasises foreign-language study: English is the main foreign language and the school also teaches French, German, Japanese and Spanish. The site records that HFLS introduced a UK A‑level pathway in 2008 and runs a Cambridge international high-school project; the school also has a formal recommendation quota for admission to top Chinese universities. Recent website notices show about 54 classes and more than 2,000 students on campus.

309 Liuhe Road · Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China ; 309 Liuhe Road · Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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The Essentials

Hangzhou Foreign Languages School has instruction in Mandarin, English.

Location
Hangzhou Foreign Languages School (HFLS) is located in the Xiaoheshan higher-education zone in west Hangzhou; the school's English page lists its campus address as 299 LiuHe Road. The campus is part of an area with several universities and research institutes, and Hangzhou's road and public-transport networks connect the district to the city; Shanghai is commonly described as about a two-hour drive away. For exact transit options and commute times from a particular neighbourhood, contact the school or check local maps.

Stages
HFLS is a secondary school covering middle and high school levels (typically grades 7–12). The school also runs an international/A‑Level programme (the “Cambridge”/A‑Level centre) for senior students as a separate international track.

Type
HFLS is a public, co‑educational secondary school administered under Zhejiang provincial education authorities. The main campus includes dormitory buildings and the school operates boarding for some students/programmes (for example the A‑Level programme uses a boarding model).

Additional learning support
The school's public materials (official English page and municipal summaries) do not list detailed Additional Learning Needs/SEN services or a dedicated SEN department. Parents of children with assessed learning needs should contact the school's admissions or student‑support office directly to discuss individual provisions and any possible accommodations.

Country affiliation
HFLS is a Chinese public school managed under the Zhejiang Provincial Education Department; it is not affiliated with another country.

Religious affiliation
The school does not list any religious affiliation in its official descriptions or public profiles.

School day structure
The school's public website describes campus facilities (teaching buildings, canteens and dormitories) but does not publish a daily timetable or exact start/end times. Boarding students typically follow an extended day that includes evening study sessions; parents should request the current daily schedule (start/end times, break and meal arrangements) directly from the school.

Bus service
There is no clear public listing of regular school‑run bus routes on HFLS's English website or municipal profiles; some neighbouring schools in Hangzhou do operate dedicated school buses, so arrangements vary locally. If a school bus is essential for your family, contact HFLS admissions or the front office for up‑to‑date information on any routes, pick‑up points, costs and booking procedures (the school's English contact details and address are shown on its website).
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Fees

Annual tuition at Hangzhou Foreign Languages School ranges from RMB 90,000 for 2026/27.

Application fees
- The school's published admissions notices for the Cambridge (中英合作/剑桥) programme show online registration steps but do not list a separate non‑refundable application or registration fee.

Tuition fees — by programme (per term / per academic year)
- Cambridge International High School (杭州外国语学校 剑桥国际高中): RMB 45,000 per semester — i.e., RMB 90,000 per standard two‑semester academic year.
- Mainland/domestic programmes (main campus primary, junior and senior sections): the school is a public (province‑level) boarding full‑time school; the school's public materials do not publish a single consolidated per‑term tuition table for domestic mainstream classes on the admissions pages consulted. Any domestic programme charges follow applicable public/municipal fee approvals rather than the international‑programme tariff published for the Cambridge project.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- For the Cambridge programme the tuition is stated and charged on a per‑semester basis (RMB 45,000/semester). Specific invoicing dates, payment deadlines and any instalment arrangements are set and communicated by the school's finance/admissions office and are not given in the publicly posted admission notice.

Boarding fees (if applicable)
- The school operates as a boarding (寄宿制) school. Boarding or accommodation costs are not included in the published RMB 45,000/semester Cambridge tuition and are shown as separate charge items; no fixed boarding fee amount is published in the admissions notice consulted.

Other costs and typical exclusions
- The school explicitly states the published Cambridge tuition does not include: career/college guidance fees, textbooks, accommodation, school uniform, study supplies, certain cooperative elective course fees, international/global examination fees and student‑selected external examination fees. Expect additional items such as cafeteria/meal charges, exam registration fees (e.g., Cambridge/IGCSE/A‑level global exam fees), and optional activity or trip costs.

Refund information
- A public refund policy or detailed refund schedule is not included in the school's published admissions statement for the Cambridge project; refund rules (if any) are handled by the school's finance/administration and should be confirmed at invoice/contract stage.

Fee payment options (typical practice)
- The school's admissions materials do not list specific payment channels. Common methods used by Chinese schools and universities for tuition are bank transfer/electronic bank payment, school online payment portals or campus account deduction; for international payments families often use bank telegraphic transfer or third‑party educational payment platforms (Flywire / similar). Confirm accepted methods, payee account details and currency with the school finance office when you receive an invoice.
Academics

Hangzhou Foreign Languages School teaches Chinese National Curriculum, British Curriculum, Cambridge International AS Levels, Cambridge A Levels for students aged 12 to 18.

Curriculum
Hangzhou Foreign Languages School (杭外) is a public, integrated junior‑and‑senior middle school (grades 7–12) directly administered under Zhejiang education authorities. It delivers the national compulsory curriculum at both junior and senior stages while emphasising foreign‑language specialism and offering English plus multiple additional languages (French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Italian). The junior‑middle programme (初中, years 7–9) follows the standard national syllabus supplemented by language immersion, small‑class and a “one‑major, one‑minor” language teaching model with elective options. The senior‑middle programme (高中, years 10–12) prepares students for the national senior‑high diploma/Gaokao pathway and also operates a Cambridge international high‑school programme (剑桥国际高中项目) that readies students for Cambridge global examinations (this programme is run separately and has its own fee structure). The school is one of the Education Ministry‑recognised foreign‑language schools with qualification to recommend students under foreign‑language recommendation quotas and integrates language, culture and critical thinking across its curriculum.
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Admissions

Admissions
1. Check eligibility and timetable. Hangzhou Foreign Languages School (杭外) publishes an annual招生方案 with precise eligibility (for 2025 the intake was limited to students with primary school status in Hangzhou's main urban districts) and exact online registration windows; parents must confirm the current year's registration/opening dates on the school website or WeChat account because the school requires online-only registration and will not accept mailed or in-person initial sign-ups.

2. Register online and provide accurate personal information. Parents/guardians must complete the school's online报名 system (via the school website or the official WeChat platform) and ensure the student's name, ID number and in‑school (学籍) information are entered exactly as on official documents; the school explicitly states it will reject applications with inaccurate or unverified information. Keep your login details and watch the system for the registration deadline and any required uploads (e.g., identity or health information).

3. School verification and announcement of preliminary results. After online submission the school reviews each application for scope and eligibility (e.g., district residency and valid primary‑school学籍); families should check the online system on the date the school gives for审核结果 because only verified applicants proceed to the next stage. If the school finds missing or false information it may disqualify the application, so bring correctly issued identity documents if the system requests later verification.

4. Computerised allocation (派位) to select candidates for assessment. When applications exceed a set multiple of planned places the school conducts a supervised电脑派位 (for 2025 the ratio to determine the assessment pool was 1:6); parents should note the exact time the platform publishes派位 results and understand that the draw is done under municipal/provincial supervision and public‑security/公证 oversight. If overall applicants do not exceed the designated multiple, all applicants proceed to the next stage rather than being excluded by the draw.

5. Language‑learning ability assessment (语言学习能力测评). Students selected by派位 (or where numbers are lower than the threshold, all applicants) attend a school‑organised language learning ability test on the published date and at the published location; the assessment is used to evaluate language interest and aptitude and is a core criterion for admission. Parents must print and bring the test permit/准考证 and a valid ID; the school's notice specifies the testing venue and the items excluded/required (e.g., health suitability for boarding where applicable).

6. Final admission decisions and follow‑up formalities. Admission is offered based on the combined process (eligibility,派位 where used, and language assessment results) and in some cases on further selection rules for specialised streams (for example, the school's剑桥高中项目 uses separate English‑proficiency testing and ranking procedures). Once admitted parents must complete registration and any required fee payments or document submissions by the deadlines published in the offer notice; watch the school's system and WeChat for post‑offer instructions and the consequences of missing reporting deadlines.

Scholarships
Public admissions notices and the school's recent intake documents do not list any school‑run scholarship programme for the junior‑high public intake; the 2025招生方案 focuses on eligibility,派位 and language measurement and states the收费标准 for junior high follows municipal public‑school rules (it does not advertise need‑based or merit scholarships in that notice). For the school's international/high‑school (剑桥) programme there is a clearly stated fee schedule (the 剑桥项目 is recorded in local fee filings as 45,000 RMB per semester) and those programme notices similarly list which charges are excluded (textbooks, accommodation, some exams, etc.) but do not describe a published scholarship scheme—families asking about fee reductions, need‑based assistance or programme‑level scholarships should contact the school's finance or admissions office directly because any special awards or hardship assistance are typically handled case‑by‑case or through municipal student aid channels rather than via the standard admission notice.

Waitlist
The school's published procedure (most recently the 2025 plan) describes an online registration, an audit, a supervised computerised allocation to identify candidates for the language assessment, and then selection by measured results. In that scheme the computer派位 is the mechanism used to determine the assessment pool (e.g., 1:6 in 2025) and the school's notice does not set out a separate ongoing public “waitlist” process in the admissions announcement itself; if the number of applicants does not exceed the multiple, all applicants go forward to testing. Families should still monitor the online system and the school's announcements after the main offers are issued: in many local admissions systems any post‑offer vacancies are handled by the education authority or by published补录/候补规则 and are filled in order, so if you want to know whether a ranked候补 list will be published you should ask the school's招生办公室 or the local education bureau for the specific year's practice.
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