Hangzhou Dongfang High School was set up in 1994 as an affiliate to the Middle School of Zhejiang University. It is a private school with full boarding facilities, well-equipped classrooms, laboratories and sports facilities. The school is located in the great West Lake District in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, and became a Queensland recognised school in 2012. The school was given the Excellence of a School in Internationalising the School Curriculum Award at the 2018 Department of Education International Conference.