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Public Schools in Shenzhen

Explore six public primary and junior-secondary schools in Nanshan, Futian and Longhua. Start with your child’s eligibility and actual home address, then compare the relevant campuses. These are researched examples, not a ranking, a citywide directory or a promise of an available place.

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A researched starting point, not a complete city register or a ranking. Confirm current entry rules, fees and places directly before applying.

Nanshan · Shekou · Zhaoshang

Shekou Yucai No. 1 Primary School

深圳市蛇口育才教育集团育才一小

Primary · Grades 1–6

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Campus / address
13 Shuiwan Road, Shekou, Nanshan
Stages / ages
Primary · Grades 1–6
School type & curriculum
Chinese national compulsory-education curriculum.
Teaching language
Mandarin/standard Chinese; ask about support for a child new to Chinese.
Who can apply
Confirm your family’s application category with Nanshan before treating this campus as an option.
How to apply
Nanshan district entry process; check the current catchment and verified points.
Fees & extra costs
The government profile lists no tuition or textbook charges in its published categories. Ask for the current ancillary-cost list.
Practical notes
The directory records on-site dining and no boarding. Shuiwan is the listed nearby metro station. Ask about the daily collection arrangements.

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Nanshan · Shekou · Haiyue

Shekou Yucai No. 3 Junior Secondary School

深圳市蛇口育才教育集团育才三中

Junior secondary · Grades 7–9

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Campus / address
2 Haiyue Road, Gongye 7th Road area, Shekou, Nanshan
Stages / ages
Junior secondary · Grades 7–9
School type & curriculum
Chinese national compulsory-education curriculum.
Teaching language
Mandarin/standard Chinese; ask about support for a child new to Chinese.
Who can apply
Check residence/catchment eligibility and the child’s primary-school/student-record documents.
How to apply
Apply through Nanshan’s junior-secondary route, not a direct senior-high application.
Fees & extra costs
The government profile lists no tuition or textbook charges in its published categories. Ask for the current ancillary-cost list.
Practical notes
The profile lists on-site dining, no boarding and nearby Haiyue metro. Its activities include arts and sport; ask which are available for the child’s year.

Official school / authority page

Evidence for this profile

Futian · Yuanling

Yuanling Primary School

深圳市福田区园岭教育集团园岭小学

Primary · Grades 1–6

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Campus / address
2 Second Street, Yuanling Xincun, Futian
Stages / ages
Primary · Grades 1–6
School type & curriculum
Chinese national compulsory-education curriculum.
Teaching language
Mandarin/standard Chinese; ask about support for a child new to Chinese.
Who can apply
Use the current Yuanling catchment and Futian’s primary-entry document checklist.
How to apply
Futian public-primary application with actual-residence verification and points review.
Fees & extra costs
The government profile lists no tuition or textbook charges in its published categories. Ask for the current ancillary-cost list.
Practical notes
This is Yuanling Education Group’s Yuanling Primary School, not another similarly named campus. The directory lists catered meals and no boarding.

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Futian · Lianhua Ercun

Lianhua Middle School · North Campus

深圳市福田区莲花中学北校区

Junior secondary · Grades 7–9

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Campus / address
6008 Caitian Road, Futian
Stages / ages
Junior secondary · Grades 7–9
School type & curriculum
Chinese national compulsory-education curriculum.
Teaching language
Mandarin/standard Chinese; ask about support for a child new to Chinese.
Who can apply
Do not use the South Campus address or assume that both campuses share identical admissions boundaries.
How to apply
Futian junior-secondary application and points process; verify the North Campus catchment.
Fees & extra costs
The government profile lists no tuition or textbook charges in its published categories. Ask for the current ancillary-cost list.
Practical notes
The government directory identifies North and South campuses separately. North is in Lianhua Ercun; its listing records on-site dining and no boarding.

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Longhua · Minzhi · Daling

Minzhi Middle School Education Group · Primary Division

深圳市龙华区民治中学教育集团小学部

Primary · Grades 1–6

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Campus / address
38 Minshun Road, Minzhi, Longhua
Stages / ages
Primary · Grades 1–6
School type & curriculum
Chinese national compulsory-education curriculum.
Teaching language
Mandarin/standard Chinese; ask about support for a child new to Chinese.
Who can apply
Confirm the applicable identity/residence checklist with Longhua; primary and junior-secondary applications are separate stages.
How to apply
Longhua’s district allocation process uses application categories and points; check the current school-area rules.
Fees & extra costs
The government profile lists no tuition or textbook charges in its published categories. Ask for the current ancillary-cost list.
Practical notes
The primary campus is listed in Daling community near Deyi Park. The directory records catered meals and no boarding. Do not confuse it with the junior-secondary address.

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Longhua · Minzhi

Minzhi Middle School Education Group · Junior Secondary

深圳市龙华区民治中学教育集团初中部

Junior secondary · Grades 7–9

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Campus / address
Northwest of Minshun Road / Zhongmei Road junction, Minzhi, Longhua
Stages / ages
Junior secondary · Grades 7–9
School type & curriculum
Chinese national compulsory-education curriculum.
Teaching language
Mandarin/standard Chinese; ask about support for a child new to Chinese.
Who can apply
Ask the district to check the child’s category and primary/student records; a place in a group primary school is not assumed to guarantee this campus.
How to apply
Use Longhua’s current junior-secondary platform and school-area allocation rules.
Fees & extra costs
The government profile lists no tuition or textbook charges in its published categories. Ask for the current ancillary-cost list.
Practical notes
The school describes national, extension and school-specific courses. The directory lists catered meals and no boarding. Ask about subject-transition and homework expectations.

Official school / authority page

Evidence for this profile

Admissions & planning

How public-school places are allocated

Shenzhen’s 2026 compulsory-education policy uses exam-free, local-area admission and district points systems. A profile is a starting point for checking your catchment, not an invitation to apply directly outside the official process.

  • Confirm the exact campus and entry stage: primary Grade 1 (小一) or junior-secondary Grade 1 (初一, equivalent to Grade 7).
  • Use the district’s published application platform, catchment map and annual admissions notice; a familiar school-group name is not enough.
  • Do not pay anyone promising a guaranteed public-school place or an unofficial admissions shortcut.

Eligibility depends on the family’s status

Keep Shenzhen hukou, non-Shenzhen mainland hukou, Hong Kong/Macao, Taiwan and foreign-national cases separate. Longhua’s 2026 notice has different document lists for these groups; its foreign-national section points families toward a school for children of foreign personnel. Do not assume that a residence permit alone establishes public-school eligibility.

  • For a non-Shenzhen mainland-hukou application, check the parent’s applicable hukou/residence-document route and the district’s residence and social-insurance cut-off dates.
  • Hong Kong/Macao applicants and Taiwan applicants have distinct identity, travel/residence and family-document requirements: use the correct annual checklist.
  • Ask the district bureau to confirm any foreign-passport, permanent-residence, mixed-nationality or special-policy case before committing to a lease.

Check the address before renting or buying

An apartment listing described as being near a school is not evidence of admissions eligibility. Futian verifies actual residence and requires housing evidence to match it. Its 2026 junior-secondary guide set rental-registration conditions well before the application window; new arrivals should not assume that signing a lease now satisfies them.

  • Check the official catchment using the precise address and housing code, not just the neighbourhood name.
  • Check whether the home is already locked for another family’s school-place application and whether the landlord must sign an acknowledgement.
  • Ask which housing category, registration history and supporting documents apply; points and accepted evidence are district-specific.

Curriculum, language and the real family budget

These are local compulsory-education schools following the national curriculum, with school-level activities alongside it. Mandarin and standard written Chinese are the basic teaching language under national rules; English as a school subject is not the same as an English-medium programme.

The six linked government profiles list no tuition/miscellaneous-schooling charge and no textbook/miscellaneous-book charge. This does not establish an all-inclusive zero-cost offer: request the current written schedule for meals, uniforms, transport and optional services.

  • Ask about Mandarin support, classroom expectations, home–school communication and any learning-support needs; no English-language support is guaranteed here.
  • Visit the correct campus and rehearse the daily commute. Ask about lunch, collection times and after-school arrangements.

Entry dates, transfers and the next stage

For 2026 Grade 1 entry, Futian’s notice used age six by 31 August 2026. Its normal application window was in June, not an open year-round offer. As of this review on 18 September 2026, the cited summer application periods have passed: ask the bureau about the appropriate next intake or a published transfer route.

Transfers use a separate process and require a vacancy in the right year. Longhua’s autumn 2026 transfer notice generally accepted Shenzhen-hukou applicants, explicitly warned that approval was not guaranteed, and required applications to match the child’s existing grade.

Senior secondary is a separate admissions stage, linked to the city’s examination and placement rules. A junior-secondary place does not itself guarantee admission to a particular senior high school.

  • Keep the child’s existing enrolment until the receiving school and authorities confirm the transfer and student-record arrangements.
  • For a future school year, wait for that year’s official age cut-off, calendar, catchment and document rules rather than copying 2026 dates.

Common questions

Does renting in a school’s area guarantee a place?

No. Address eligibility, actual residence, housing documents, any school-place lock, the verified category/points and available capacity all matter. Get the district’s assessment before relying on an estate agent’s promise.

Can a foreign-national child enrol in any public school?

Do not assume so. Pingshan’s 2026 guide specifically requires a foreign permanent-resident document for its stated route; Longhua’s 2026 foreign-national section instead points to a school for children of foreign personnel. These district provisions are not interchangeable. Ask the bureau responsible for your home address to assess the child’s exact status.

Can we move mid-year or repeat a year to enter?

Use the district’s published transfer process and ask whether the correct grade has a vacancy. Longhua’s cited notice does not permit choosing an inappropriate grade to obtain a place. Its July 2026 window has closed; it is evidence of the process, not a current invitation to apply.

Official sources

Sources reviewed: . A researched starting point, not a complete city register or a ranking. Confirm current entry rules, fees and places directly before applying.

  1. Shenzhen 2026 primary and secondary admissions notice Shenzhen Education Bureau
  2. Nanshan 2026 public-school entry guide Nanshan Education Bureau
  3. Futian 2026 public primary-school entry guide Futian Education Bureau
  4. Futian 2026 public junior-secondary entry guide Futian Education Bureau
  5. Longhua 2026–2027 compulsory-education admissions notice Longhua Education Bureau
  6. Longhua autumn 2026 public-school transfer notice Longhua Education Bureau
  7. Pingshan 2026 primary and junior-secondary entry guide Pingshan Education Bureau
  8. Guangdong compulsory-education curriculum implementation rules (2024) Guangdong education authorities; Shenzhen Education Bureau publication
  9. Law on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language, effective 2026 Ministry of Education
  10. Government school profile: Shekou Yucai No. 1 Primary School Shenzhen Government Online / Nanshan education authorities
  11. Government school profile: Shekou Yucai No. 3 Junior Secondary School Shenzhen Government Online / Nanshan education authorities
  12. Government school profile: Yuanling Primary School Shenzhen Government Online / Futian Education Bureau
  13. Government school profile: Lianhua Middle School, North Campus Shenzhen Government Online / Futian Education Bureau
  14. Government school profile: Minzhi Middle School Education Group, Primary Division Shenzhen Government Online / Longhua Education Bureau
  15. Government school profile: Minzhi Middle School Education Group, Junior Secondary Division Shenzhen Government Online / Longhua Education Bureau
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