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The availability of international schools in China is increasing rapidly. While this is good news for assignees with accompanying families, and for their employers, a system of segmentation in the international-schools market can make it challenging for parents to assess which school would be best for their child, as Richard Gaskell, director for international schools at ISC Research, explains.
owned schools. However, there is an increasing demand by Chinese families for Western-style education taught in the English language, and so different types of international school are emerging to cater specifically for these students. Understanding this segmentation is important for expatriate families when they are preparing for a move to China.
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he international-schools market in China is a segmented one, and severe restrictions are imposed on local children whose families wish them to attend foreign-
