Admission of Children
Children of foreigners who live in Nanjing can either study in schools for children of foreigners or general primary schools and secondary schools at the stage of compulsory education.
Enrollment in local primary and secondary schools
For enrollment procedures, please contact the following authorities:
Nanjing Municipal Education Bureau
No. 26 East Beijing Road
Tel: +86 25 83639970
Xuanwu District Education Bureau
No. 20 Ruyili
Tel: +86 25 84550108
Qinhuai District Education Bureau
No. 176 South Qinhong Road
Tel: +86 25 52650655 (Secondary Education Department)
Jianye District Education Bureau
No. 37 Changhong Road
Tel: +86 25 87778252; +86 25 87778252
Gulou District Education Bureau
No. 540 North Zhongshan Road
Tel: +86 25 83230066; +86 25 83230069
Qixia District Education Bureau
No. 118 Wenyuan Road
Tel: +86 25 85639262
Yuhuatai District Education Bureau
No. 2 South Yuhua Road
Tel: +86 25 52883595
Jiangning District Education Bureau
No.1 Xiaolongwan Road
Tel: +86 25 52197358; +86 25 52280014
Pukou District Education Bureau
No. 5 Xingzhi Road
Tel: +86 25 58187315; +86 25 58186321
Luhe District Education Bureau
Floor 17th, Luhe Tower, South Xiongzhou Road
Tel: +86 25 57110256
Jiangbei New Area Education and Social Security Bureau
Floor 5, Block A, No. 48 Fengchu Road
Tel: +86 25 88020974
Lishui District Education Bureau
No.12 West Zhongshan Road, Yongyang Subdistrict
Tel: +86 25 57218556
Gaochun District Education Bureau
No. 229 Zhenxing Road, Chunxi Subdistrict
Tel: +86 25 57338653
Confirmation Form for Elementary Stage Students Study in China
If foreign students studying in the primary and secondary schools (including kindergartens) of our city cannot obtain a dependent visa, they can apply for the Confirmation Form through Nanjing Municipal Education Bureau (NMEB), and then apply for a study residence permit from the exit-entry administration authority.
The application process is as follows:
1. Qualification review
Please send the following documents to NMEB’s email (jw202nanjing@126.com): Enrollment Certificate issued by the receiving school, first page of the student's passport, the valid visa page, first page of both parents' passports, and the valid visa pages. Scan all these documents into a single PDF file. NMEB and the exit-entry administration authority will review the materials successively.
2. Form completion
After the approval, NMEB will send a template of JW202 Form and its number to the parent's email. Please input the relevant information on a computer and print four copies of the form. Ensure to accurately fill in the name, passport number, date of birth, and other information strictly according to the passport.
3. Form stamping and mailing
Please bring four copies of the form to be stamped successively by the receiving school, education bureau of the districts, and NMEB. The responsible person from the receiving school should stamp the admission section of the pages 2, 3, and 4. If the student is enrolled in a school that accepts many foreign students (e.g., schools for international children), the parents can directly come to NMEB for stamping after obtaining the signature and stamp from the receiving school. Express mail all the stamped materials to the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education. Include a prepaid return express waybill (with the return address filled in) in the package. Mailing address: Room 1212, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, No. 15 West Beijing Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province; Recipient: Ms. Mao; Tel: +86 25 83335897; Postal code: 210024.
4. Applying for Study Residence Permit
Parents should bring the Confirmation Form for Elementary Stage Students Study in China stamped by the Provincial Department of Education and other application materials to apply for a study residence permit at the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Exit-Entry Administration Department (No. 173 Baixia Road). (Visa inquiry hotline for foreigners: +86 25 84420005)
If you have any questions during the process, please contact the International Cooperation and Exchange Division of NMEB. Phone: +8625 83639970; Address: No. 26 East Beijing Road, Xuanwu District.
