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Health & Education in Changning, Shanghai (2026)

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Clinic Changning (near Hami Lu) Researched & Verified

Shanghai International Travel Healthcare Center

上海国际旅行卫生保健中心

Shanghai International Travel Healthcare Center is the designated clinic in Changning, Shanghai, for the foreigner medical examination required for work and residence permits, with a second center on Jinqiao Road in Pudong. Located at 15-1 Jinbang Road in Changning, it offers the standard panel of blood tests, chest imaging, ECG, and physical checks, plus travel vaccinations and health certificates. Since January 2024, foreigner appointments are booked through the center's WeChat official account, not by walk-in. Bring your passport with a copy of the photo and visa pages, come fasting for bloods, and allow a morning.

Clinic Changning Researched & Verified

Shanghai United Family Hospital

上海和睦家医院

Shanghai United Family Hospital is a private, international-standard hospital in Changning, Shanghai, on Pingtang Road, with English-speaking doctors and a 24-hour emergency department serving the city's expat community. Part of the United Family network, its purpose-built Puxi campus offers family medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics, surgery, dentistry, and emergency care, with direct billing for many international insurers. Care is appointment-based and unhurried by local standards. As a private hospital, fees are high, with general practice consultations typically starting around 1,200 RMB, and most patients rely on international health insurance. A 24-hour emergency hotline is staffed year round.

Education Gubei, Changning Researched & Verified

Shanghai Community International School

上海长宁国际外籍人员子女学校

Shanghai Community International School (SCIS) is a non-profit IB international school for expat families, with its main Hongqiao campus at 1161 Hongqiao Road in the Gubei area of Changning. An IB World School, it offers the full IB continuum from early years through the Diploma to students of many nationalities. The school is known for an all-inclusive fee model that bundles activities, resources, trips, lunch, and school transport into tuition, making family budgeting more predictable. Annual tuition ranges from roughly ¥146,000 to ¥324,500 depending on grade level. The Hongqiao campus is about a five-minute walk from Yili Road station on Metro Line 10, with additional campuses in Pudong.

Education West Yan'an Road, Changning Researched & Verified

Mandarin Garden

Mandarin Garden is a long-running Chinese language and culture school for international residents, with its Changning center on West Yan'an Road and branch locations around the city, including inside Shanghai Centre. It offers HSK preparation, one-to-one tutoring, small group classes of two to six students, business Chinese, visa-linked study courses, and teacher training. Trial lessons are available before committing to a package. Lessons run around ¥120 to ¥180 each depending on format and class size. It suits newcomers and longtime expats seeking structured, exam-ready Mandarin.

Education Gubei, Changning Researched & Verified

Yew Chung International School Shanghai

Yew Chung International School Shanghai (YCIS) is a bilingual English-Chinese international school for expatriate families, with a Puxi campus in Gubei, Changning, and a second campus in Pudong. It uses a bilingual English and Chinese co-teaching model, teaching students from age two through upper secondary. Annual tuition ranges from about ¥246,300 for the youngest years to ¥366,300 for Grades 11 and 12, with a small discount for families enrolling three or more children. Families choose it for the co-teaching approach and its long-established Shanghai reputation.