Dalian American International School (DAIS; Chinese: 大连美国国际学校) is an American international school in the Golden Pebble Beach National Resort (金石滩滇), in Jinzhou New District, Dalian, China,[1][2] about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of the center of Dalian.
The American international school program, serving grades Pre-Kindergarten to 12,[3] admits pupils who are not Mainland Chinese citizens.
[4] Mainland Chinese are instead admitted to the Huamei Academy (华美学院), a 7-12 grade program.
[6] Honor Roll established DAIS in 2006 after Intel asked for an American schooling option for children of its employees; Intel had started operations in the Dalian area that year.
[3] Dalian American International School serves 300+ students of approximately 29 nationalities in Pre-K through 12th grade.