Admissions Guidelines
Admissions Criteria & Priorities
In order to provide the best learning experience for our diverse student body, admissions priority is given in respective order. Admissible applicants with a higher-priority status will be admitted before those with lower priority status when space availability is limited in a grade level.

Priority 1
Foreign passport-holding families with at least one parent holding a Chinese-issued working/diplomatic residence permit and student holding a corresponding dependency Chinese residence permit.

Priority 2
A) China – Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan permanent residency families with at least one parent and the student holding travel permit(s) to Mainland China .
B) Foreign passport-holding families with at least one parent holding a valid Chinese-issued working/diplomatic residence permit or Foreigner’s Permanent Residence card of the PRC, OR the student holds a Chinese reunion residence permit.

Priority 3
Chinese passport-holding families where both parents and the student hold a valid foreign permanent residency permit and proof of living abroad for more than one year with relevant residence and learning certificates.
Within priority categories, special consideration may be given to:
- Applicants of faculty members
- Applicants who have enrolled siblings
- Returning students
- Applicants from alumni families
- Applicants with a high level of English proficiency
WAB reserves the right of final interpretation of the above provisions. A Chinese translation is provided in PDF format.