Beijing City International School, the capital's first Chinese-financed international school, opened yesterday and has enrolled more than 100 students from 21 countries and regions.
The school is funded by a 460 million yuan (US$56.8 million) investment by real estate businessman Ni Haohua, president of the Landgent Group, a real estate enterprise in eastern China's Zhejiang Province.
It is located in Chaoyang District where many foreigners live and many embassies are located.
The school fees were not immediately known, nor was it known how many grades were included.
Beijing now has 13 international schools, including BCIS, all of its predecessors financed by foreigners.
Principal Christopher Edmunds said the school is unique in drawing upon the best of both West and East.
Chinese language and cultural studies are emphasized at the facility.
Edmunds said children receive a genuinely international education and a better understanding of and respect for other civilizations.