No 2 National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology (NIT), located in Chaoyang District, Beijing. Founded in 1997, NIT is composed of three schools: NIT (Grades 10-12), the Australian International School of Beijing (Grades 1-6), and Beijing International School (Grades 1-9).

As a joint project of the Chinese and Australian governments, NIT is the only school to offer courses provided by the Australian educational curriculum council. The school now has over 2,300 students, including more than 150 foreign students.

Average annual tuition: 280000 yuan ($45108)

A view of clock tower building in National Institute of Technology. [File Photo]