1 , 3 1 4 ▁working ▁staff ▁members ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁schools , ▁which ▁educated ▁around ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁students . ▁The ▁en roll ment ▁in ▁the ▁nur series ▁and ▁kind er gart ens ▁made ▁up ▁ 8 4 . 5 % ▁of ▁urban ▁children ▁above ▁ 3 ▁within ▁the ▁designated ▁age ▁group ▁in ▁Be ij ing . ▁ ▁International ▁schools ▁Several ▁international ▁schools ▁opened ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁Be ij ing ▁Education ▁Commission ▁began ▁monitoring ▁international ▁schools ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁began ▁recogn izing ▁them ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁B EC ▁listed ▁ 1 9 ▁international ▁schools ▁which ▁accept ▁foreign ers . ▁School s ▁designated ▁as ▁" sch ools ▁for ▁foreign ▁personnel " ▁may ▁not ▁accept ▁Main land ▁Chinese ▁students . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁median ▁year ly ▁tu ition ▁overall ▁was ▁about ▁ 2 1 9 , 0 0 0 ▁ren min bi , ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁International ▁schools ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁include : ▁ ▁Australian ▁International ▁School ▁Be ij ing ▁ ▁Canadian ▁International ▁School ▁of ▁Be ij ing ▁ ▁Ly c ée ▁Fran çais ▁International ▁de ▁P ék in ▁( F rench ▁school ) ▁ ▁Deutsche ▁Bot schaft s schule ▁P ek ing ▁( G erman ▁school ) ▁ ▁Japanese ▁School ▁of ▁Be ij ing ▁ ▁Korean ▁International ▁School ▁in ▁Be ij