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The latest on Asia's British and international schools
A daily edit of the most consequential stories, fees, regulation, inspections, and school-specific developments, across our covered cities.
Bangkok
BTS Group Bets on British Boarding as Wycombe Abbey Opens in Bangkok
Thailand's largest mass transit conglomerate has transformed its shuttered VERSO campus into a Wycombe Abbey school, setting tuition above 1 million baht a year and launching boarding from the first term.
17 September 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong to Reserve Northern Metropolis Land for New International Schools
The 2026 Policy Address commits to allocating dedicated school land in the city's major development zone and opens Direct Subsidy Scheme schools to overseas students for the first time.
17 September 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong International School Severs Ties With Its Founding Church
After a year of litigation, HKIS has paid a substantial undisclosed sum to the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, ending a governance arrangement that dated to the school's founding in 1966.
17 September 2026
Asia
Cognita's €6 Billion Sale Stalls, Casting Uncertainty Over Asia Expansion
Valuation disputes between owner Jacobs Holding and prospective buyers Blackstone and CVC have paused the sale of a school group with campuses across Southeast Asia.
17 September 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Schools Shift to Annual Levies as EDB Tightens Fee Oversight
Nord Anglia and Chinese International School have introduced recurring annual charges replacing older lump-sum enrolment fees, a structural change driven by tighter Education Bureau approval requirements.
16 September 2026
Bangkok
Dulwich College's First Thailand Campus Settles Into Its Inaugural Term
Education in Motion has brought the Dulwich brand to Bangkok for the first time, entering a city where British school competition has sharpened markedly over the past twelve months.
16 September 2026
Hanoi
Uppingham Hung Yen Welcomes Founding Students at Vietnam's Newest British Campus
The 440-year-old English boarding school opened its first Asian campus in Ecopark this month, welcoming a founding cohort to a site designed for 2,000 pupils and built primarily for Vietnam's affluent local market.
15 September 2026
Hanoi
Rugby School Hanoi Opens as Vietnam's First Great Nine Campus
The pre-preparatory school launched this month in Ciputra, making Rugby the first of England's historic Great Nine boarding schools to establish a permanent presence in Vietnam's fast-growing international education market.
15 September 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
King's College Wimbledon Prepares Its First Vietnam Campus for 2027
One of Britain's most decorated independent schools is building a full early-years-to-18 campus in Ho Chi Minh City's Global City district, as British operators continue to accelerate into Vietnam's premium education market.
15 September 2026
Bangkok
Highgate Begins Its First Term Abroad After 461 Years in North London
The prestigious UK day school has opened its inaugural international campus in Chonburi, partnering with Siam Motors Group to pursue a market where local Thai families are increasingly choosing to keep children at home.
15 September 2026
Jakarta
Independent School of Jakarta Plans Senior Campus to Run Pupils Through to A-Levels
ISJ has announced a purpose-built senior campus in Pondok Indah opening in 2028, removing the longstanding transfer hurdle that has sent Year 8 families searching for secondary alternatives across the city.
14 September 2026
Hanoi
School Heads Across Asia Meet in Hanoi to Wrestle With AI and Governance
The tenth edition of GALTI brought board chairs and school leaders from eight Asian cities to Hanoi this week, with AI governance headlining an agenda built around what boards must now decide.
14 September 2026
Bangkok
Taylor's Schools Enters Thailand with Four St Andrews Campuses
Southeast Asia's leading home-grown K-12 group has made its first move beyond Malaysia and Singapore, absorbing four St Andrews International School sites and reshaping Bangkok's mid-market landscape.
13 September 2026
Asia
International Schools Push for Reform on Cross-Border Teacher Safeguarding
A new white paper identifies a structural loophole allowing concerns about overseas teachers to go unreported across jurisdictions. Schools in Asia are among those calling for coordinated regulatory reform.
13 September 2026
Asia
AISL Launches Its 15th Harrow Campus in China's Greater Bay Area
Harrow International School Guangzhou has opened this month in Huangpu District, bringing the British curriculum to southern China's innovation corridor and extending AISL's regional footprint to 15 Harrow-branded schools.
13 September 2026
Beijing
Beijing Gets Its First BASIS Campus, in Shunyi's Biggest New Build
The Arizona-founded network has opened a 100,000-square-metre bilingual school in Shunyi District, its first campus in China's capital. The launch marks one of the largest single education investments in Beijing this decade.
13 September 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Falls Out of PISA Science Top 10 for First Time
Results from the OECD's triennial PISA study, released this week, show Hong Kong's secondary students sliding in all three core subjects. The city's reading score has hit its lowest level on record.
12 September 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Education Hub Drive Will Require 50 New School Campuses
A new CBRE analysis puts hard numbers on Hong Kong's ambition to attract 200,000 non-local students by 2035. The territory may need 40 to 50 new international school campuses to keep pace.
12 September 2026
Asia
UK Strategy Rates British International Schools Ahead of Universities as Export Earners
A government education plan published in January positions K-12 international schools, which generate £1.2 billion annually, as the UK's single biggest education export. Asia is where most of the growth is expected.
11 September 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Nord Anglia Builds a Two-School Ecosystem in Kuala Lumpur with Mont'Kiara Buy
The IB school joined Nord Anglia's global network in August, giving the group both a British-curriculum campus and an IB pathway in the same city. Families in KL now face a sharper choice.
11 September 2026
Singapore
Singapore Tops Global Reading Rankings in PISA 2025, Places First or Second in All Four Domains
The OECD's latest assessment confirms Singapore as one of the world's two strongest education systems. For families choosing schools in the city, the results add weight to an already compelling case.
10 September 2026
Bangkok
Six British-Curriculum Schools Enter Thailand in 2026, Reshaping the Market from Day One
Dulwich, Wycombe Abbey, Highgate, Glenalmond, SPGS, and The Jataka School have all opened their doors this academic year. The sector's established players are watching closely.
10 September 2026
Singapore
Perse School Singapore Wins EduTrust Status, Opening Admissions to Student Pass Holders
The Cambridge-affiliated school's four-year certification from Singapore's SWDA removes a structural admissions barrier in its second year of operation, broadening the pool of families it can recruit.
9 September 2026
Asia
British Schools in Asia Face Reinspection Queue After Penta Loses DfE Status
The Department for Education has revoked Penta International's authority to inspect British Schools Overseas, effective September, leaving dozens of schools across the region needing new accreditors.
9 September 2026
Singapore
Singapore's Most Competitive Schools Have Already Started Filling Next Year's Places
UWCSEA opened its 2027-28 admissions window on September 1, with Dulwich and Tanglin not far behind. Families who miss first-round deadlines risk being locked out until the following year.
8 September 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong's International Schools Defy the City's Shrinking Pupil Roll
Enrolment at international and private schools has reached a three-year high, driven by mainland families on talent schemes and local parents choosing British and IB curricula over government schooling.
8 September 2026
Jakarta
Wellington College Opens Its First Indonesian Campus in BSD City
Wellington College has welcomed its founding cohort to a new campus in BSD City, south of Jakarta, backed by Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim. The school targets affluent local families rather than the traditional expatriate market.
6 September 2026
Singapore
A Cheaper British School Tests Singapore's International Fee Consensus
Heath House International School has opened on Bukit Timah Road with annual fees from S$12,000, far below what established British schools charge. It is the first credibly British entrant to compete on price in Singapore.
6 September 2026
Singapore
Singapore's International Schools Outpace Britain in 2026 A-Level Season
Tanglin Trust recorded 63 percent of grades at A* or A, more than double the UK national average, as the city's international sector starts a new year on strong academic footing.
5 September 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Sets a New IB Benchmark as Perfect Scores Rise to 73
The city's May 2026 cohort outperformed the global average by more than six points, with Victoria Shanghai Academy recording the single strongest haul of perfect 45s in its history.
5 September 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong's New Not-for-Profit Bilingual School Opens Its Doors
The YK Pao Education Foundation has welcomed its first pupils in Kowloon, offering an English-Chinese IB programme open to local and international families alike.
4 September 2026
Bangkok
St Paul's Girls' School Opens Its First Bangkok Campus This September
SPGS International School Bangkok, backed by Thai developer Country Group Development, has welcomed its founding cohort of Nursery to Year 6 pupils to a 9.1-acre campus near Rama III.
4 September 2026
Hong Kong
Nord Anglia Opens Hong Kong Sixth Form Offering Both A-Levels and IB
The new Hung Hom campus is the first in Hong Kong to run the International Baccalaureate Diploma and A-Levels within the same sixth form, alongside a BTEC pathway.
4 September 2026
Hong Kong
Kellett Opens a Dedicated Sixth Form Centre in Its 50th Year
The British international school has moved its post-16 students into a purpose-built facility in Kowloon Bay, completing a decade-long push to add A-Level provision and a university-style environment to its campus.
4 September 2026
Asia
UK School Brands Warned That Reputation Alone Will Not Win Asia
Senior figures at this summer's international schools forum told operators that a prestigious British name opens doors in Asian cities but can no longer be relied on to fill them.
4 September 2026
Hong Kong
ESF Completes Its Through-Train Model With a K1 to Year 13 Guarantee
The English Schools Foundation has formally linked all its kindergartens to designated primary schools, creating a guaranteed 15-year pathway for families and removing the need to reapply at every stage.
4 September 2026
Asia
North London Collegiate School Plans Its First Thailand Campus in Phuket
NLCS International has signed a development deal with resort group VLC to build a co-ed British boarding school in Cherng Talay, adding a Phuket address to a network that already spans five countries.
2 September 2026
Hong Kong
HKIS Severs Church Ties With Substantial Settlement Payment
Hong Kong International School has paid an undisclosed sum to end its long-running legal dispute with its US founding church, severing a governance relationship that dated back to 1966.
2 September 2026
Hanoi
Fairmont Opens First Southeast Asia Campus in Vietnam's Capital
The California-based school group has launched its sixth campus worldwide in Hanoi, adding a well-resourced US-curriculum option to a market where local demand for Western university pathways has outpaced supply.
2 September 2026
Bangkok
Dulwich College Opens Its First Thailand Campus in Bangkok
Education in Motion's new Bang Na school brings one of London's oldest names to the Thai capital for the first time, targeting certification standards no other international school in Thailand has attempted.
2 September 2026
Hanoi
Rugby School Opens Its First Vietnam Campus in Hanoi This Term
The group's ninth school worldwide takes its first intake of pre-prep pupils at Ciputra this September, with full senior provision to follow in 2027.
1 September 2026
Jakarta
NAS Jakarta Opens Secondary School, Completing Its Through-School Journey
Nord Anglia School Jakarta welcomes its first Year 7 cohort this term, ending more than a decade as a primary-only campus and giving families a compelling reason to stay.
1 September 2026
Bangkok
Thailand's 300 International Schools Are Pushed to Help Bridge the Education Gap
With over 300 licensed institutions now operating across the country, researchers and officials are calling on Thailand's international school sector to help close a stubbornly wide gap between elite urban classrooms and provincial state schools.
31 August 2026
Jakarta
Jakarta's Young British School Extends to A-Levels and Plans a Second Campus
The Independent School of Jakarta, founded just four years ago, has announced a full pathway from Early Years to A-Levels, backed by a purpose-built senior campus planned for Pondok Indah in 2028.
31 August 2026
Hong Kong
North London Collegiate School to Open in Hong Kong This September
NLCS International's sixth global campus launches in partnership with HOEH Group, adding one of Britain's most consistently high-performing school brands to an already crowded Hong Kong market.
30 August 2026
Asia
AISL Opens Harrow's Newest China Campus in Guangzhou This September
The AISL group adds its thirteenth school in Asia, a boarding and day campus in the Greater Bay Area that targets families across Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau.
30 August 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong's New Private School List Sets a Governance Benchmark
The Education Bureau has named 91 approved private schools in a new public directory. For international school operators, being off the list is now a question that parents will ask.
29 August 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City School Shuts on First Day Back, Leaving 477 Families Without Answers
PennSchool's Ba Thang Hai campus closed without warning on the opening day of term after a lease dispute came to a head. Local authorities convened an emergency meeting and the city's education department has intervened.
29 August 2026
Bangkok
Highgate School Opens Its First Overseas Campus in Thailand
The 460-year-old London independent has partnered with Siam Motors Group to launch a British curriculum school in Chonburi, marking its first step beyond the UK and into Asia's fast-growing education market.
29 August 2026
Beijing
BASIS Opens Its First Beijing Campus with a 1.1 Billion Renminbi Price Tag
BASIS Bilingual School Beijing welcomed its founding cohort this week in Shunyi District, becoming the network's first campus in the capital. The 100,000 square metre site is designed for 2,300 students and will grow from Pre-K through Grade 12.
29 August 2026
Singapore
Brighton College Singapore Becomes an All-Through British School This August
The Cognita-backed campus has opened its first Sixth Form, completing a nursery-to-A-level pathway and giving Singapore one more all-through British option at the senior stage.
28 August 2026
Bangkok
Thai Officials File Police Report Against Unlicensed Bangkok International School
A joint inspection found a Bangkok campus running a foreign curriculum without government authorisation and employing six teachers without work permits, prompting a formal police complaint.
28 August 2026
Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey Opens in Bangkok with Boarding at Its Core
One of Britain's most selective independent schools has brought its name to Thailand for the first time, launching a co-educational boarding campus on the former VERSO site near Suvarnabhumi Airport.
27 August 2026
Hanoi
Uppingham Opens Its First Asian Campus, Outside Hanoi
The 442-year-old English boarding school has welcomed a founding cohort to Ecopark, Hung Yen, in a partnership with Viet Capital Education, marking Uppingham's second international campus after Cairo.
27 August 2026
Hong Kong
Church and Operator Both Search for the Next Head of Hong Kong's HKIS
A property dispute that became a lawsuit has now split Hong Kong International School's governance in two, with its founding church and the school operator running competing searches for the next principal.
27 August 2026
Shanghai
Wellington College Shanghai Tops All Three Divisions in Forbes China Rankings
The 2026 HSBC Forbes China annual selection confirms British curriculum schools dominating Shanghai and Beijing, with Wellington claiming first place simultaneously across primary, middle, and senior divisions for the first time.
27 August 2026
Bangkok
Bangkok's First Buddhist International School Opens with British Curriculum
The Jataka School blends British early years teaching with dharma philosophy and Mandarin bilingual learning, offering something genuinely distinct in a Bangkok market crowded with elite UK brand campuses.
26 August 2026
Asia
Scotland's Glenalmond Makes Its Asia Debut with a Phuket Campus
Glenalmond Phuket International School opens at a sports resort in Thalang, bringing 178 years of Scottish independent school heritage to Thailand's growing premium education market.
26 August 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia's Education Tax Is Quietly Reshaping Cost Calculations at KL's Top Schools
Eight months into full enforcement, Malaysia's 6% service tax on fees above RM 60,000 is adding thousands of ringgit to senior-year bills and exposing a new pricing fault line in the market.
25 August 2026
Hong Kong
ESF Adds 400 Kindergarten Places Across Three New Hong Kong Campuses
The English Schools Foundation is opening in West Kowloon, Kornhill, and Sai Sha this month, each site carrying a guaranteed pathway into the network's primary schools.
25 August 2026
Bangkok
Thailand's International Schools Keep Growing as the Economy Cools
A decade of rapid expansion shows no signs of reversing, even as Thai economic growth slows and falling birth rates raise longer-term questions about the size of the student pool.
24 August 2026
Bangkok
EtonHouse Opens Middleton School in Bangkok with Trilingual Model
Singapore's EtonHouse group has launched Middleton International School in Bangkok's Pinklao district, combining English, Thai and Mandarin tuition at fees pitched well below the city's premium tier.
24 August 2026
Shanghai
BISS Puxi Opens New Arts and Sports Building on Its 20th Anniversary
Nord Anglia's British International School Shanghai Puxi has added a dedicated performing arts and sports centre as it enters its 20th year, completing the school's most ambitious infrastructure programme to date.
24 August 2026
Asia
New Singapore Fund Seeks $300 Million to Acquire Asian School Assets
Academic Capital Partners, founded by the builder of Global Schools Group, is raising a debut private equity fund focused on international school acquisitions across Asia and the Middle East.
24 August 2026
Singapore
Singapore's International Schools Start the Year With a Wave of New Leadership
Five prominent campuses have appointed new heads, principals, or directors for 2026 to 2027, spanning the British, IB, and American sectors and signalling fresh institutional priorities.
23 August 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Mont'Kiara International School Joins Nord Anglia's Global Network
The city's most established IB World School formally enters Nord Anglia Education this month, giving the group its second Kuala Lumpur campus and its first IB school in Malaysia.
23 August 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Taylor's Schools Agrees Bangkok Deal and Eyes 15-School Southeast Asia Network
The KKR-backed Malaysian group is acquiring three Bangkok schools from a family operator and targeting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City next, its new chief executive says, even as she warns both cities are growing crowded with British names.
22 August 2026
Hong Kong
Shrewsbury Hong Kong Opens Year 7 After Demand Forces a Second Class
The school's new British secondary pathway drew enough applications to fill two Year 7 classes in its first intake, a result the school describes as overwhelming.
22 August 2026
Bangkok
Rugby School Thailand Opens a Golf Performance Centre in August
The Chonburi campus has launched a purpose-built golf facility with TPR Golf Academy, embedding the sport into the regular school timetable from beginner level to elite competition.
22 August 2026
Asia
Cambridge IGCSE Results Reach 315,000 Students as Asia Entries Keep Climbing
Schools across the region collected results this week in what Cambridge says was another year of rising entries, with China among the fastest-growing markets and computer-science take-up accelerating.
22 August 2026
Kuala Lumpur
ISKL Posts a 34.5 IB Average with Three Perfect Scorers in 2026
The International School of Kuala Lumpur reported a 96% IB Diploma pass rate among 124 candidates, alongside an AP cohort averaging 3.9 out of 5 and more than 550 university acceptances spanning 16 countries.
22 August 2026
Kuala Lumpur
IGB International School Achieves a Perfect IBCP Pass Rate in 2026
Every Career-related Programme candidate at IGBIS earned the full CP Certificate, against a global average of 76%. The school also posted a Diploma Programme average of 35 points, with more than a fifth of students scoring 40 or above.
22 August 2026
Hong Kong
YK Pao School Brings Its Bilingual Education Model to Kowloon This September
The YK Pao Education Foundation opens its first Hong Kong campus next month, bringing to Kowloon the bilingual English and Chinese model it has run in Shanghai since 2007.
21 August 2026
Singapore
Perse School Singapore Gains Top EduTrust Status, Widening Its Admissions Pool
The Cambridge-curriculum school can now enrol children on student passes for the first time, after securing the highest tier of Singapore's private-school quality certification.
21 August 2026
Bangkok
KIS Reignwood Park Launches IB Diploma Programme With THB 10 Million in Scholarships
The boarding campus north of Bangkok has received IB Diploma authorisation and welcomed its first Diploma cohort this August, cementing its position as Thailand's only full IB day and boarding school.
21 August 2026
Hong Kong
Kellett School Moves Its Sixth Form to a Dedicated Kowloon Bay Campus
The independent British school has opened a standalone sixth form centre at The Bay Hub, giving 240 senior students their own facility as Hong Kong's appetite for dedicated A Level environments keeps growing.
21 August 2026
Bangkok
Heathfield International School Bangkok Joins ISP in Latest Thailand Deal
International Schools Partnership has acquired a 400-student British-curriculum school in Bangkok, bringing its Thai network to four campuses as operator consolidation runs alongside a wave of new openings.
21 August 2026
Singapore
Heath House Opens in Singapore With Fees Well Below the British School Pack
Global Schools Group launches a Cambridge-curriculum school on Bukit Timah Road this month, starting at S$12,000 a year and offering a three-year fee freeze for founding families.
21 August 2026
Hong Kong
Two New Sixth Forms Open in Hong Kong as A-Level Demand Returns
Two of Hong Kong's leading British curriculum schools are opening purpose-built sixth form centres this month, adding A-Levels to a post-16 landscape long dominated by the International Baccalaureate.
20 August 2026
Singapore
Dulwich College Singapore Launches STEM A-Level Track Alongside IB Diploma
A new Pearson Edexcel science pathway opens for sixth formers at one of Singapore's best-known British schools, offering a specialist alternative to the IB for the first time.
20 August 2026
Hanoi
A California School Founded in 1953 Opens Its First Southeast Asia Campus in Hanoi
Fairmont International School Vietnam, an ISP affiliate, launched in Hanoi this week, adding an American curriculum pathway to a northern Vietnamese market that has also attracted Rugby School and Uppingham in 2026.
19 August 2026
Bangkok
Dulwich College Brings a 400-Year British Brand to Bangkok for the First Time
Education in Motion has opened Thailand's first Dulwich campus in Bang Na, with a British curriculum from Nursery to Year 7 and a dual A-Level and IB sixth form to follow.
19 August 2026
Hanoi
Rugby School Opens Its First Vietnam Campus in Hanoi This September
The historic Warwickshire boarding school is launching a co-educational day school in Ciputra, in partnership with a Vietnamese education group that already runs five schools in the country.
18 August 2026
Bangkok
St Paul's Girls' School Brings Its London Ethos to Bangkok This August
SPGS International School Bangkok has opened its doors this month, backed by a THB 14.4 billion mixed-use development. It is the iconic London school's first campus in Southeast Asia.
18 August 2026
Jakarta
Wellington College Opens Indonesia's First Private British School
A campus in BSD City, Greater Jakarta opened its doors to founding families this month, marking the most significant international expansion in Wellington College's 170-year history.
17 August 2026
Asia
Hurun Rankings Reveal a Contracting International School Market in China
New school openings fell to single digits for the first time in eight years as the 2026 Hurun Education rankings show closures and mergers accelerating across mainland China.
17 August 2026
Asia
Nord Anglia Posts Record A-Level Year With Half of Grades at A or Above
The group's China campuses led the way, with Nanjing and Guangzhou each hitting 58 percent A*-A. The network-wide figure of 50.4 percent is the highest the group has recorded.
16 August 2026
Hong Kong
Harrow Hong Kong Claims Best A-Level Results in School History
Three in four candidates earned an A or A* grade in August 2026, with 94 percent of all results at A*-B, marking a new high-water mark for the school.
16 August 2026
Singapore
Singapore's International Schools Post Strong Cambridge A-Level Results
Tanglin Trust School led the city's August results with nearly two in three grades at A or A*, while newer providers EtonHouse, Invictus, and Middleton also posted their own cohort outcomes.
15 August 2026
Jakarta
Jakarta's Leading British School to Offer Full Pathway From Age 2 to A-Level
The Independent School of Jakarta will extend its English National Curriculum programme through GCSEs and A-Levels, with a new Pondok Indah senior campus due in 2028. The move ends the need for families to change schools at Year 8.
15 August 2026
Hong Kong
Seventy-Three Hong Kong Students Score Perfect IB Marks in 2026
A record cohort sat the diploma this year, with the city's average well clear of the global mean. British-curriculum schools were prominent among those driving Hong Kong's strongest collective result in years.
15 August 2026
Bangkok
Highgate School Opens Its First International Campus, in Thailand
The 460-year-old London school has launched its inaugural overseas branch in Chonburi province, just south of Bangkok, bringing British curriculum education to Thailand's Eastern Seaboard for the first time.
15 August 2026
Singapore
Dover Court Posts Strong IB Results Across a Record-Sized Cohort
Singapore's Dover Court International School has reported a class average of 35 in the 2026 IB Diploma Programme, five points above the global mean, with the largest graduating cohort in the school's history.
15 August 2026
Asia
Cambridge A-Level Results Arrive for 368,000 Students, On-Screen Exams Debut
Around 368,000 students across 128 countries received International A-Level results on 11 August, as the June 2026 series marked the first time Cambridge delivered examinations on screen.
15 August 2026
Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey Opens Its First Thailand Campus in August 2026
The UK boarding school brings its British curriculum and residential programme to a 66-acre Bangkok site, joining a field of premium British openings that has grown sharply since 2024.
13 August 2026
Asia
Cambridge A Level Entries Across Southeast Asia Jump 12 Percent in 2026
Thailand and Indonesia led a sharp regional surge in Cambridge qualifications this summer, outpacing global growth as British curriculum schools across the region attract rising demand.
13 August 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Schools Settle Into a Calmer Fee Cycle for 2026-27
After two years of sharp increases, tuition across the city has moderated to a 4.3 percent median rise. For families entering a top school for the first time, though, the true first-year cost remains formidable.
12 August 2026
Bangkok
Scotland's Glenalmond College Opens Its First International School in Phuket
The 178-year-old Perthshire boarding school has launched its debut overseas campus inside a sports resort in northern Phuket, adding a Scottish name to Thailand's already crowded British-curriculum market.
12 August 2026
Hanoi
Uppingham Opens Its First Asian Campus in Vietnam This Month
The 159-year-old Rutland boarding school is welcoming its founding cohort in Hung Yen this August, the latest British name to enter northern Vietnam and the first expansion of the Uppingham brand beyond the UK.
11 August 2026
Hong Kong
ESF Opens Three New Kindergartens This Month, Adding 400 Places
West Kowloon, Kornhill, and Sai Sha each get new ESF early-years sites in August 2026, with every campus linked by a guaranteed pathway to a named primary and secondary school.
11 August 2026
Asia
British Schools Overseas Face Re-inspection After DfE Withdraws Penta Approval
The Department for Education has stripped Penta International of its BSO inspectorate status, effective September 2026. International schools across Asia that used Penta must now seek fresh inspections from one of two remaining bodies.
10 August 2026
Hong Kong
North London Collegiate School to Open Kowloon Campus in September
The prestigious British school is launching its sixth international campus in Hong Kong, targeting around 200 students across Grades 1 to 4 and annual fees of approximately HK$230,000.
10 August 2026
Hong Kong
Shrewsbury Hong Kong Launches Year 7, Demand Fills Two Classes at Once
The school's first Key Stage 3 cohort has begun, with a second Year 7 class added before term after enrolment outpaced initial plans, accelerating its path to a full through-train British education.
8 August 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Mont'Kiara International School Joins Nord Anglia as New Academic Year Begins
One of Kuala Lumpur's most established IB schools has formally entered Nord Anglia's global network, giving the world's largest premium schools operator its 90th campus and 15th in Southeast Asia.
8 August 2026
Hong Kong
YK Pao School Brings Its Shanghai Bilingual Record to Hong Kong This Month
The not-for-profit group behind two of China's top bilingual schools opens a Hong Kong campus in August, targeting families seeking genuine English-Mandarin instruction with a permanent Kowloon Tong site to follow in 2028.
7 August 2026
Singapore
London's Heath House Opens in Singapore With a Distinctly Lower Fee Card
A British prep school from Blackheath arrives on Bukit Timah Road this month, pitching annual tuition from S$12,000 and a three-year freeze as its sharpest selling point.
7 August 2026
Hong Kong
Nord Anglia Hong Kong to Open Dual-Track Sixth Form in Hung Hom
The new centre, opening this month, will be the first in the city to offer A Levels and the IB Diploma under a single roof, widening post-16 choices for international families.
6 August 2026
Hong Kong
Kellett School Opens a Purpose-Built Sixth Form Centre in Its 50th Year
The long-established British school is moving its post-16 students to a dedicated campus in Kowloon Bay as it marks five decades in the city, with 240 places across two floors of new space.
6 August 2026
Hong Kong
ESF Completes Its Through-Train Model with a Guaranteed Pathway for Every Family
Hong Kong's largest English-medium school group will guarantee K1 families a linked primary school place from the 2027 admission cycle, completing a 15-year pathway stretching from nursery to Year 13.
6 August 2026
Shanghai
BISS Puxi Welcomes Its First A Level Students in Its 20th Year
The British International School Shanghai, Puxi is enrolling its inaugural A level cohort this month, giving sixth-form students a second route to UK universities alongside the IB Diploma.
6 August 2026
Bangkok
Dulwich College Opens Its First Thailand Campus This August
The London school's Bangkok branch begins with Nursery to Year 7, expanding to full Sixth Form by 2029. It is the sixth campus in the Dulwich international network in Asia.
5 August 2026
Singapore
Brighton College Singapore Opens Sixth Form, Adding A-Levels to Its British Route
The Cognita-backed school is welcoming its first Year 12 and 13 students this month, offering 20 A-level subjects and completing a continuous British pathway from early years to university entry.
5 August 2026
Bangkok
Thailand Asks Whether International Schools Can Help Close the Learning Gap
With more than 300 international schools now operating across the country, policymakers and educators are asking whether the sector's rapid growth can be turned into a tool for raising standards in the public system.
4 August 2026
Hanoi
Rugby School to Open Its Ninth Global Campus in Hanoi This September
The 459-year-old English institution is launching a pre-prep in Ciputra this autumn, with a full prep and senior school to follow in 2027.
4 August 2026
Asia
North London Collegiate School to Build a Boarding Campus in Phuket
NLCS International has signed a deal with a Thai hospitality group to develop its seventh overseas campus, a co-educational day and boarding school in Phuket's Cherngtalay district, due to open in 2028.
4 August 2026
Hanoi
Brighton College Vietnam Earns Global Recognition in Spear's 2026 Schools Index
The Hanoi school has become the first institution in Vietnam to appear in the Spear's Schools Index, placing it alongside some of the world's most selective private schools.
4 August 2026
Jakarta
Wellington College Opens Its First Indonesia Campus in BSD City
The 170-year-old British school has welcomed its founding families to a new campus in Greater Jakarta this month, with a full K-12 programme on a larger site targeted for 2030.
2 August 2026
Bangkok
Rugby School Thailand Opens Golf Performance Centre With Former Tour Pros
The Chonburi campus has partnered with TPR Golf Academy to launch a purpose-built training facility, open to students and the wider Eastern Seaboard community as the school approaches its tenth anniversary.
2 August 2026
Bangkok
EtonHouse Launches Trilingual Middleton School in Bangkok This August
Singapore's EtonHouse group is opening its first Thailand campus in Pinklao, blending UK and Singapore curricula with immersive English, Thai and Mandarin instruction from age two.
2 August 2026
Asia
Harrow's 15th Asian Campus Brings British Boarding to Guangzhou This September
AISL's newest Harrow-branded school opens in Guangzhou's Knowledge City, adding a 1,500-place campus with substantial boarding provision to the group's growing footprint in southern China.
2 August 2026
Singapore
Dulwich College Singapore Launches a Specialist STEM A-Level Track
Year 12 students can now choose a Pearson Edexcel A-Level pathway focused on science and mathematics, giving the school three distinct post-16 routes for the first time.
2 August 2026
Asia
Vietnam's First British Boarding School Opens in Lao Cai for 2026 to 2027
Ardingly College Vietnam begins its inaugural academic year in northern Vietnam, becoming the first school in the country to offer a full residential British boarding model.
2 August 2026
Bangkok
St Paul's Girls' School Brings Its Second International Campus to Bangkok
Co-educational from the outset, SPGS International School Bangkok opens its first cohort in September 2026 across a 9.1-acre campus in Rama 3, offering a British curriculum and a path to the IB Diploma.
1 August 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Reigate Grammar School KL Opens Its First Full Academic Year
The Surrey school's Kajang 2 campus enters its first complete academic year in August, with a permanent boarding facility for 200 students confirmed for 2027 as the school builds toward full capacity.
1 August 2026
Singapore
The Perse Singapore Completes Its First Stretch to IGCSE Level
The EDB-backed British school is adding Year 11 this August, giving its founding secondary cohort their first Cambridge examinations and bringing the campus one step closer to a full 3-18 pathway.
1 August 2026
Singapore
Dover Court International School Expands Secondary Entry to Meet Persistent Singapore Demand
The British-heritage school on Holland Road is opening additional secondary classes from August 2026, citing sustained demand and a waiting list that, by its own account, rarely shortens.
1 August 2026
Shanghai
Shanghai's British Schools Return Strong IB Scores for 2026
Dulwich College's two Shanghai campuses led the city's international cohort, both posting averages above 37 points with 100% pass rates, as British-curriculum schools continued to outperform the global benchmark.
31 July 2026
Bangkok
KIS Reignwood Park Opens IB Diploma Programme With THB 10 Million Scholarship Package
The north Bangkok day-and-boarding campus has received IB authorisation and is welcoming its first Diploma cohort this August, alongside a scholarship offer that extends the school's long-running awards programme.
31 July 2026
Bangkok
Highgate School Opens Its First Overseas Campus in Thailand This August
One of the UK's most prestigious independent schools is launching a co-educational campus in Chonburi this month, marking Highgate's first expansion beyond London in its 461-year history.
31 July 2026
Shanghai
Dulwich Shanghai Merges Two Campuses Into One College This August
Dulwich College Shanghai's Pudong and Puxi campuses formally unite this month, with year groups distributed between the two sites and leadership consolidated under a single Head of College for the first time.
31 July 2026
Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey Opens Its First Thailand Campus on VERSO's Former Site
The 130-year-old British institution, backed by BTS Group's property arm, takes over the 66-acre Thana City estate and opens its doors this August with boarding from age two.
30 July 2026
Hanoi
California's Fairmont Schools Makes Its Southeast Asia Debut in Hanoi
The U.S. education group, part of the ISP network, opens its sixth global campus this August with dual American and locally compliant curriculum tracks for Hanoi families.
30 July 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Schools Gain Students as City Pupil Numbers Fall
Official data shows enrolment at the city's international and private schools rose 12 percent in three years, driven by an influx of talent-visa families, even as the broader student population shrinks.
29 July 2026
Asia
Scottish-Heritage School Opens in Phuket With Mandatory Mandarin and Singapore Maths
Glenalmond Phuket International School begins classes in August inside a sports resort, pairing the English National Curriculum with compulsory Mandarin and a digital literacy programme built into every timetable.
29 July 2026
Singapore
Singapore's IB Cohort Grows 8 Percent as British-Curriculum Schools Lead the City
More than 2,250 students received Diploma Programme results in May 2026, with the city average of 35.7 sitting nearly five points ahead of the global mean and Tanglin Trust School posting 38.7.
28 July 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Posts Record IB Average, Six Points Clear of the World
Nearly 3,000 candidates averaged 37 points in May 2026, six points above the global mean. Almost one in three scored 40 or above, extending the city's lead over other major IB markets.
28 July 2026
Bangkok
Bangkok's VERSO International School Closes Its Doors This Week
The design-driven school, founded in 2020 with an enrolment of around 237 students, will permanently cease operations on 31 July, the latest casualty of an increasingly competitive Bangkok market.
27 July 2026
Hanoi
Uppingham Prepares to Open Its First Asian Campus in Vietnam
One of Britain's oldest independent schools is weeks away from welcoming its first cohort in northern Vietnam, completing a four-year journey from partnership announcement to purpose-built campus.
27 July 2026
Asia
British Schools in Asia Must Find New Inspectors After DfE Drops Penta
The Department for Education has removed Penta International as an approved British Schools Overseas inspectorate. Schools across the region now have until September to put alternative oversight in place.
27 July 2026
Asia
Nord Anglia's Asia Schools Post Record IB Results, with Perfect Scores in Three Cities
Schools in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hong Kong each produced students with the maximum 45-point IB Diploma score, as the group's Asia campuses averaged well above the global mean.
27 July 2026
Bangkok
Bangkok's First Buddhist-Inspired International School Opens This August
The Jataka School will open near BTS Bangchak this August, weaving UK primary curriculum with dharma learning in a bilingual English-Mandarin setting guided by Buddhist philosophy.
27 July 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong School Fees Rise at Their Slowest Pace in Years
A new analysis of 75 international schools finds a median tuition increase of 4.3 percent for 2026-27. No established school posted a double-digit rise, for the first time in recent memory.
27 July 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong's International Schools Reward More Than Just Grades
Several of the city's leading international schools are formalising micro-credentials for extracurricular achievement, from MIT engineering challenges to overseas choral tours, as the sector moves beyond exam results as a measure of success.
26 July 2026
Hanoi
Hanoi Orders International School Partnerships to Publish Fees and Quality Data
A city-level regulation that came into force on 22 July requires every school in Hanoi with a foreign educational partnership to disclose tuition fees, quality-assurance conditions, and other charges publicly.
26 July 2026
Hong Kong
Shrewsbury Hong Kong Adds Second Year 7 Class as Through-Train Demand Grows
Shrewsbury International School Hong Kong has announced a second Year 7 class for August 2026, responding to parental demand for an unbroken British education pathway that connects directly to Shrewsbury School UK.
25 July 2026
Bangkok
Heathfield Bangkok Joins ISP as British School Network Acquisitions Accelerate
Heathfield International School of Bangkok has joined International Schools Partnership, bringing the 400-student British curriculum school into a global network amid an unusually active year for the city's international school market.
25 July 2026
Hong Kong
Shanghai's YK Pao Foundation Opens Its First Hong Kong Campus Next Month
The bilingual school group behind one of mainland China's most recognised international campuses is entering Kowloon this August, with fees of HK$220,000 a year and an IB pathway for non-local families.
24 July 2026
Singapore
London's Heath House Brings Affordable British Schooling to Singapore
A Cambridge-curriculum school from London's Blackheath community opens this August with founding-family fees starting at S$12,000, well below what most established British rivals charge.
24 July 2026
Hong Kong
ESF to Open Three New Kindergartens Across Hong Kong in August
Hong Kong's largest international school group is reshaping its early years network, adding three campuses with guaranteed primary school places while closing two existing sites.
23 July 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Gains Two New Sixth Forms as A Levels Stage a Comeback
Kellett School and Nord Anglia are each opening purpose-built post-16 centres in August, giving Hong Kong families a genuine choice between A Levels and the IB Diploma.
23 July 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
International School Fees in Ho Chi Minh City Approach USD 38,000 a Year
Most of the city's 30 international schools have raised tuition by 3 to 6 percent for 2026 to 2027, with the British International School pushing Grade 12 fees close to VND 1 billion.
23 July 2026
Shanghai
BISS Puxi Adds A Levels for the First Time in Its 20-Year History
The British International School Shanghai Puxi is introducing an A Level pathway alongside its IB Diploma this autumn, giving sixth-form students a specialist route designed for UK university applications.
23 July 2026
Hong Kong
North London Collegiate School Prepares to Open Its First Hong Kong Campus
The UK's top-ranked IB school is set to launch in Kowloon this September, joining a cluster of premium new entrants vying for families in Hong Kong's crowded international education market.
22 July 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Nord Anglia Set to Take Over Kuala Lumpur IB Stalwart Mont'Kiara in August
One of Malaysia's most established international schools is joining the world's largest premium schools group, giving its 700-strong student community access to MIT and Juilliard partnerships from the new term.
22 July 2026
Bangkok
Dulwich College Bangkok Set to Open as Thailand's Most Ambitious New British School
The Dulwich network's first Thailand campus arrives in August, raising the stakes in a Bangkok market already absorbing four other new British schools this term.
22 July 2026
Singapore
Brighton College Singapore Opens a Sixth Form, Completing Its All-Through British Pathway
The Cognita-backed school launches A-level provision in August, giving Singapore families a British route from Early Years to university entrance on a single campus.
22 July 2026
Hanoi
Rugby School to Open Its First Vietnam Campus in Hanoi This Autumn
The historic Warwickshire boarding school launches a pre-prep in Ciputra in September, with prep and senior provision to follow in 2027, marking its first presence in Vietnam.
21 July 2026
Jakarta
Jakarta's Independent School to Build Senior Campus and Add A Levels
The Schools Trust-backed school, which opened in 2022, has announced a purpose-built facility in Pondok Indah that will take pupils from Early Years through to A Levels when it opens in 2028.
21 July 2026
Bangkok
St Paul's Girls' School Brand Brings Its First Bangkok Campus to Rama III
The co-educational school, embedded in a THB 14.4 billion mixed-use development, opens in September with around 300 students, adding a storied London name to the city's British school wave.
18 July 2026
Asia
Harrow Opens Its 15th Asian School in Guangzhou This September
Asia International School Limited is adding a Greater Bay Area campus to its Harrow network, bringing British-curriculum boarding provision to the Pearl River Delta for the first time.
18 July 2026
Jakarta
Wellington College to Open Indonesia's First British-Heritage School in August
Indonesia's first British-heritage school opens in BSD City next month, backed by billionaire Peter Lim. The launch adds a notable name to Jakarta's fast-growing international school sector.
17 July 2026
Bangkok
Highgate School to Launch Its First International Campus in Thailand This August
The 460-year-old London institution is opening near Chonburi in partnership with Siam Motors Group, bringing British curriculum education to Thailand's eastern seaboard.
17 July 2026
Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey to Open Its First Bangkok Campus in August
One of England's most celebrated boarding schools is weeks from its Thai debut, bringing a full residential programme to a city that has long favoured day schooling.
16 July 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Cheltenham College Brings Its British Curriculum to Kuala Lumpur
The 1841-founded school's third international franchise campus has opened in Malaysia's capital, extending a UK sixth-form credential to families in a market with growing appetite for A Levels.
16 July 2026
Bangkok
SISB to Bring AI Lessons to Grade 1, Freezing Fees Across Bangkok Campuses
Thailand's only listed school operator will embed AI literacy across all year groups from August, while holding tuition flat in a bid to drive enrolment growth.
12 July 2026
Hong Kong
Uniform or No Uniform: Hong Kong's International Schools Diverge on Dress
A new report profiles three leading schools that have arrived at sharply different answers on student clothing, revealing how uniform policy has become a proxy for deeper questions about school identity.
12 July 2026
Asia
UK Private Schools See Sharp Fall in Students from China and Hong Kong
New enrollment data shows non-British pupils at independent schools fell 8 per cent in 2026, with Hong Kong and mainland China recording the most significant declines.
11 July 2026
Hong Kong
Soaring Airfares Push Hong Kong Families Away from British Summer Schools
Applications for UK summer programmes fell 35 per cent this year as families switched to cheaper alternatives in Malaysia, Japan, and Singapore, education consultants say.
11 July 2026
Asia
Nord Anglia Posts 13th Consecutive Year Above the Global IB Average
The group's 51 IB schools averaged 34 points in the May 2026 session, with one in seven students reaching 40 or above and seven schools producing perfect 45-point scorers.
10 July 2026
Asia
North London Collegiate School Signs for a Phuket Campus Opening in 2028
NLCS International has agreed with Phuket resort operator VLC Group to develop a co-educational day and boarding school in Cherng Talay, as premium British schools push deeper into Thailand's provincial markets.
10 July 2026
Singapore
London's Heath House to Open in Singapore With Fees From S$12,000
Global Schools Group is opening Heath House International School in Singapore this August, offering the Cambridge curriculum at fees well below what most of the city's established British schools charge.
10 July 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
AIS Saigon Produces Two Perfect IB Scores on Its 20th Anniversary
For the first time in its two-decade history, AIS Saigon produced two students with perfect 45-point IB scores, including the first Vietnamese national at the school to reach that mark.
10 July 2026
Singapore
Tanglin Trust Posts 38.7 Average as 2026 Cohort Records Perfect Pass Rate
One of the largest IB classes in the school's history passed at 100% with an average well above the global mean, reinforcing Tanglin's position among Asia's leading British schools.
9 July 2026
Hong Kong
Shrewsbury Hong Kong Adds a Year 7 Class as Secondary Demand Surges
The British school is opening a second Year 7 cohort for August 2026, doubling down on its secondary launch after early demand for its newly established Key Stage 3 far exceeded initial capacity.
9 July 2026
Hong Kong
Kellett School Opens Dedicated Sixth Form Campus Next Month in Its 50th Year
The British independent school is relocating its entire post-16 cohort to a purpose-built facility in Kowloon Bay, offering A Levels and the IB Diploma to up to 240 students.
9 July 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
International School Tuition in Ho Chi Minh City Approaches $38,000 a Year
Annual fees at the city's top international schools are rising again for 2026 to 2027, with British and international curriculum providers implementing increases of up to 6 percent across the board.
9 July 2026
Singapore
NLCS Singapore Delivers Record IB Diploma Scores for Its Class of 2026
The Class of 2026 achieved an average score of 38.16, with four students hitting the maximum 45 points. It is the school's best result since its first graduating cohort sat the exam in 2023.
8 July 2026
Hong Kong
ESF Doubles Its Perfect IB Scorers, With Fourteen Heading to Medicine
The English Schools Foundation's 27 perfect scorers are nearly double last year's tally. Most plan to study medicine, with thirteen opting for Hong Kong universities over overseas options.
8 July 2026
Hanoi
Uppingham School to Open Its First Asian Campus in Vietnam This August
The English school, founded in 1584, is launching a K-12 day campus in Hung Yen Province through a partnership with Viet Capital Education, bringing iGCSE and A Levels to the fast-growing Hanoi market.
7 July 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Nord Anglia Acquires Kuala Lumpur's Mont'Kiara School, Its 90th Campus Globally
The deal gives Nord Anglia a second Kuala Lumpur campus and its first IB-pathway school in Malaysia, as the group's acquisition-led expansion continues to reshape the region's international education market.
7 July 2026
Hong Kong
Nord Anglia Opens Hong Kong's First Sixth Form with A Levels and IB
A purpose-built centre in Hung Hom will give senior students at NAIS Hong Kong a genuine choice between A Levels and the IB Diploma from August, a combination no other school in the city currently offers.
7 July 2026
Asia
Scotland's Glenalmond College Opens Its First International Campus in Phuket
Perthshire's Glenalmond College is extending its 178-year tradition to Southeast Asia this August. Its purpose-built campus inside Phuket's Thanyapura Sports Resort will be the school's first outpost beyond Scotland.
7 July 2026
Hong Kong
YK Pao School Brings Its Shanghai Bilingual Formula to Hong Kong
The institution ranked China's top bilingual school for six consecutive years will open its first Hong Kong campus in August, offering an English-Chinese IB programme to Years 1 to 3.
6 July 2026
Singapore
Singapore International Schools Post Strong IB Results for May 2026
Singapore's 2,250 IB candidates averaged 35.67 points in the May 2026 session, well above the global mean of 30.88, as five pupils from GIIS SMART Campus achieved perfect scores of 45.
6 July 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Schools Mark Record IB Scores on Results Day
Several of the city's leading institutions reported best-ever IB Diploma performances on Monday, with the ESF group, CDNIS, and Victoria Shanghai Academy all far outpacing the global average.
6 July 2026
Bangkok
Dulwich's First Thailand Campus Counts Down to an August Opening
Dulwich College International School Bangkok has gathered its founding community in Bang Na ahead of its August 2026 launch, the UK group's first campus on Thai soil in over 400 years of history.
6 July 2026
Hong Kong
Multiple Hong Kong International Schools Enter 2026-27 Without a Permanent Head
A wave of concurrent departures at HKIS, CDNIS, GSIS and ISF Academy leaves four of the city's most prominent international schools in interim hands as the new academic year approaches.
5 July 2026
Singapore
Brighton College Singapore Opens Its First Sixth Form This August
The British school completes its nursery-to-18 pathway with an A-level programme launching in August 2026, positioning itself as one of Singapore's few all-through British institutions.
5 July 2026
Bangkok
Thai International Schools Keep Growing as the Wider Education Sector Contracts
New analysis shows international schools in Thailand enrolled 8.3 percent more students in 2025 even as the overall student population shrank, with wealthy Thai families now the sector's primary engine.
4 July 2026
Hanoi
Taylor's Education Group Partners with Hanoi's SenTia School in Vietnam Push
Malaysia's Taylor's Education Group has formed a strategic partnership with SenTia School, one of Hanoi's most-recognised K-12 institutions, creating a direct pathway into British higher education for Vietnamese students.
4 July 2026
Bangkok
A St Paul's Girls' School Affiliate Opens Its First Asian Campus in Bangkok
SPGS International School Bangkok will admit its first students in August 2026, offering an enhanced British curriculum on a nine-acre campus inside a USD 445 million development on Rama 3 Road.
4 July 2026
Hanoi
Rugby School to Open Its First Vietnam Campus in September
One of Britain's oldest independent schools will launch a pre-prep in Hanoi's Ciputra district this autumn, with prep and senior provision to follow in 2027.
4 July 2026
Jakarta
Jakarta's ISJ Opens Path to A-Levels with New Senior Campus
The Independent School of Jakarta will open a purpose-built senior campus in 2028, giving British curriculum families an unbroken education from age two to eighteen for the first time.
3 July 2026
Hong Kong
Eight Hong Kong International School Groups Miss Non-Local Enrolment Targets
The Education Bureau has confirmed that eight operators, including ESF, failed to meet mandated non-local pupil ratios for 2025-26, raising fresh questions about enforcement and the identity of the city's international schools.
3 July 2026
Hong Kong
ESF Sits on HK$3.75 Billion in Reserves as Government Subsidies Wind Down
Hong Kong's biggest international school network has more than tripled its financial cushion over a decade, even as the government prepares to withdraw all remaining public funding by 2028-29.
2 July 2026
Bangkok
Bangkok Raids Expose Unlicensed Schools Hiring Teachers Without Permits
Thai immigration and labour officials have raided at least two unlicensed international schools in Bangkok in two months, arresting more than a dozen foreign teachers and warning parents to verify registration before enrolment.
2 July 2026
Asia
IB Results Day Arrives for Thousands of British School Pupils Across Asia
Schools across Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok and beyond receive May 2026 Diploma scores on 5 July, with students gaining access the following morning. For many, university places hang in the balance.
1 July 2026
Bangkok
Highgate Opens Its First Overseas Campus in Thailand This August
The 460-year-old London independent school launches in Chonburi next month, in partnership with Siam Motors Group. It is the latest in a wave of UK schools planting a flag in Thailand.
1 July 2026
Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey to Open Its First Thailand Campus This August
The British boarding school brand is launching a 66-acre campus on Bangkok's Bangna-Trad Road in August, offering a full British curriculum from nursery through A Level alongside boarding provision.
30 June 2026
Jakarta
Wellington College Opens Its First Jakarta Campus in BSD City
Backed by Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim, the British independent school launches a nursery-to-primary campus in BSD City in August, with plans to expand to full K-12 provision within four years.
30 June 2026
Singapore
International Community School Singapore Freezes Fees for 2026/2027
While most international school tuition in Singapore continues to climb, one non-profit institution is holding its rates steady, citing its commitment to supporting globally mobile families.
26 June 2026
Hong Kong
ESF Opens Three New Kindergartens and Locks In Primary Pathways
Hong Kong's largest international school group is reshaping its early-years network this August, adding 400 places and guaranteeing families a clear route from K1 all the way to Year 13.
26 June 2026
Bangkok
NLCS Signs Deal to Bring Premium British Boarding School to Phuket
North London Collegiate School International has partnered with a Phuket hospitality group to develop a co-educational day and boarding campus, targeting a 2028 opening in Cherng Talay.
25 June 2026
Hong Kong
Kellett School Opens Dedicated Sixth Form Centre in Its 50th Anniversary Year
Hong Kong's parent-governed British school is adding a university-style post-16 facility in Kowloon Bay this August, as two British schools move to expand sixth form provision across the city.
25 June 2026
Asia
Asia's British Schools Count Down to IB Results Day on 6 July
With May 2026 exam scores released in less than a fortnight, international schools across the region are preparing students and parents for university-offer season.
24 June 2026
Guangzhou
Harrow Guangzhou Prepares to Open as AISL's 15th Asian Campus
The newest Harrow-branded school in China holds its launch ceremony ahead of a September 2026 opening, planting a flag in Huangpu District at the heart of the Greater Bay Area.
24 June 2026
Asia
Nord Anglia's Class of 2026 Secures Oxford, Cambridge and Ivy League Offers Across Asia
Students at the group's schools in Hong Kong, Beijing, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur are among the standout performers in Nord Anglia's strongest year of university placements.
23 June 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Nord Anglia Acquires Mont'Kiara International School, Gaining Second Kuala Lumpur Campus
The deal gives Nord Anglia Education two schools in the Malaysian capital with contrasting curricula, and pushes its Southeast Asia portfolio to 15 schools.
23 June 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam's Free-Tuition Reform Reshapes the Market for British Schools
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City parents now pay nothing for public schooling from kindergarten to Year 12. International schools are watching what that means for enrolment pipelines.
22 June 2026
Bangkok
Dulwich College Bangkok Closes Its Pioneer Package Window Next Month
Families enrolling by 19 August secure a founding-year incentive as the school counts down to opening. The licensing clock with Thailand's Ministry of Education is also ticking.
22 June 2026
Bangkok
Thailand Asks International Schools to Help Close Its Learning Gap
Senior ministry officials want international schools to pair with public counterparts in sister-school schemes. The British Chamber of Commerce has already been drawn into the talks.
21 June 2026
Asia
AISL Harrow Prepares Guangzhou Campus for September 2026 Debut
A formal launch event for Harrow International School Guangzhou has been held, confirming the British-brand campus will open this September and adding a fifth city to AISL's mainland China footprint.
21 June 2026
Singapore
Brighton College Singapore Completes Its All-Through Journey with a New Sixth Form
The British school on Chuan Lane opens A-level study for Years 12 and 13 in August, giving families a full British curriculum pathway from nursery to university.
20 June 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
BIS Ho Chi Minh City's Class of 2026 Lands Offers from Cambridge to Amsterdam
Graduates from the British International School's secondary campus have secured places at leading universities across the UK, Europe, the US, and Asia, capping a strong year for the school.
20 June 2026
Asia
Ofsted Rules That BSO Inspectorate Penta Falls Short Again, Raising Concerns for Asia Schools
A UK government report covering 2024 to 2026 finds that Penta International still fails to meet required standards for British Schools Overseas inspections, with Asian campuses among those in scope.
19 June 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Is Running Out of Space for International Schools, Even as New Campuses Open
A wave of new British and bilingual schools is transforming Hong Kong's education landscape in 2026. The city's chronic land shortage means some are moving into former retail sites.
19 June 2026
Hong Kong
Nord Anglia Hong Kong to Open Sixth Form Centre, Adding A Levels Alongside IB
The new Hung Hom campus, opening in August, will make Nord Anglia the first international school in Hong Kong to offer both A Levels and the IB Diploma at post-16.
18 June 2026
Bangkok
Scotland's Glenalmond College Brings Its Brand to Phuket This August
Glenalmond Phuket International School opens in weeks, marking the first time the 178-year-old Scottish institution has planted a campus outside the United Kingdom.
18 June 2026
Bangkok
St Paul's Girls' School Brings Its London Ethos to Bangkok This August
SPGS International School Bangkok opens as the second overseas campus linked to the renowned London school, joining a wave of elite British brands establishing a foothold in Thailand.
17 June 2026
Hong Kong
YK Pao Brings Its Shanghai Bilingual Model to Kowloon This September
The YK Pao Education Foundation opens its first Hong Kong school in September, offering a not-for-profit Putonghua-English curriculum to primary-age pupils just as bilingual demand reaches new heights.
16 June 2026
Shanghai
Shanghai Singapore International School Pilots AI English Assessment for Admissions
A new partnership with Nasdaq-listed NetClass Technology will use artificial intelligence to evaluate language proficiency across admissions, class placement and staff training at SSIS.
15 June 2026
Hong Kong
North London Collegiate School Brings British Pedigree to Hong Kong This Autumn
NLCS Hong Kong is set to open its doors in September 2026, adding one of Britain's most decorated academic brands to the city's already competitive international school market.
15 June 2026
Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey Prepares to Open Its First Thai Campus in August
The prestigious British boarding school is weeks away from launching in Bangkok, taking over the former VERSO International School site near Suvarnabhumi Airport.
14 June 2026
Jakarta
British School Jakarta Ties Its Kindergarten to a Local Indonesian Preschool
BSJ has begun a formal community partnership with PAUD Syifana, linking its Early Years programme with a neighbourhood Indonesian early-childhood provider in a signal of local engagement.
14 June 2026
Bangkok
Highgate School's First Overseas Campus to Open in Thailand This August
The Chonburi campus, built in partnership with Siam Motors Group, will bring the 460-year-old London independent's name to Southeast Asia for the very first time.
13 June 2026
Bangkok
Dulwich College Bangkok Prepares to Open Its Doors This August
The EiM-operated campus in Bangna will be Dulwich's first school in Thailand, extending a network that already spans Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing and Seoul.
13 June 2026
Hong Kong
Kellett School Opens a Dedicated Sixth Form Centre as Its 50th Year Begins
The parent-governed British school will move its Year 11 and 12 cohorts to a new university-style campus in Kowloon Bay this August, while simultaneously launching a major refurbishment of its Pok Fu Lam prep school.
11 June 2026
Singapore
A New Affordable British School Is Coming to Singapore This August
Heath House International School will open on Bukit Timah Road in August 2026, pitching fees from S$12,000 and positioning itself as a more accessible alternative in one of Asia's most expensive education markets.
11 June 2026
Bangkok
Thailand Widens Crackdown on Unlicensed Schools After Raids Reveal Systemic Gaps
Labour, immigration and education officials are expanding inspections across Bangkok and beyond, after a series of raids exposed illegal operations serving hundreds of foreign children.
10 June 2026
Singapore
ICS Singapore Freezes Tuition as Market-Wide Fees Keep Rising
The International Community School is holding fees flat for 2026-27, a rare move as average international school tuition in Singapore climbs four to six percent a year.
10 June 2026
Bangkok
ISB Marks 75 Years with Charity Concert Backing Youth Education Access
International School Bangkok brought together Thailand's deputy prime minister, Harvard University performers and its own students for a milestone anniversary event that raised funds for disadvantaged young people.
9 June 2026
Bangkok
Thai Authorities Raid Unlicensed Bangkok School, Detain Six Foreign Teachers
A joint operation by education, immigration and labour officials has exposed an international school operating without a licence in central Bangkok, raising fresh questions about oversight in Thailand's fast-growing sector.
9 June 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia's 6% School Tax Bites into British Curriculum Fees for 2026-27
A service tax on tuition above RM 60,000 is now fully embedded in the pricing cycle at KL's premium international schools, adding thousands of ringgit to bills at Garden, Alice Smith, Marlborough, and BSKL.
8 June 2026
Hong Kong
ESF Sits on Record HK$3.75 Billion Reserve as Competition for Students Grows
Hong Kong's largest English-medium school group has seen its financial cushion triple in a decade, even as government subsidies wind down and rival schools multiply across the city.
8 June 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia's School Fee Tax Bites Harder as New Academic Year Approaches
A 6 percent service tax on tuition above RM 60,000 is reshaping fee decisions at Kuala Lumpur's premium British schools, with families and operators weighing the full cost for 2026 to 2027.
7 June 2026
Singapore
Dover Court Expands Both Ends of School with New Early-Years and Sixth Form Facilities
The Nord Anglia-owned British school in Singapore is opening a nature-inspired early-years play cove and a dedicated Sixth Form Centre in the same academic year, a double expansion unusual for the city.
7 June 2026
Asia
Asia Still Hosts Most of the World's International Schools, but China's Growth Is Stalling
A new ISC Research white paper confirms the global K-12 international school count has reached 15,075, with Asia accounting for more than half. The picture inside the region, though, is uneven.
6 June 2026
Asia
IB Moves to Online Exams for Select Subjects from November 2026
The International Baccalaureate will let all Diploma schools sit digital papers in Language and Literature and Language Acquisition from November. Schools across Asia are now weighing the operational implications.
6 June 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
Wellspring Saigon South to Open as Bilingual Campus This August
A new bilingual international school is joining Ho Chi Minh City's crowded southern district this summer, adding fresh competition in a market already stretched for places.
5 June 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
Hidden Costs Push HCMC School Bills 30 Percent Above Headline Fees
New analysis of Ho Chi Minh City's international school market shows first-year costs running well ahead of published tuition, with capital levies and registration charges catching relocating families off guard.
5 June 2026
Bangkok
Scotland's Glenalmond College Brings Its Brand to Phuket This August
A purpose-built campus inside a world-class sports resort will make Glenalmond Phuket International School the first overseas outpost of the 178-year-old Scottish group.
4 June 2026
Singapore
Australian International School Opens Scholarship Applications for 2027 Entry
A new two-track programme offers Year 9 to 12 students up to 50 percent off tuition, with a deadline of 1 August 2026. It is the first time AIS Singapore has formalised such an award.
4 June 2026
Asia
Harrow Brings Its British Brand to Guangzhou This September
Asia International School Limited is weeks away from opening the 15th Harrow-branded school in Asia, deepening the brand's footprint across the Greater Bay Area.
3 June 2026
Asia
As British School Brands Multiply Across Asia, Reputation Questions Mount
With around 150 UK-branded international campuses now operating globally, questions are growing about how much of the original school's ethos travels with the name.
3 June 2026
Bangkok
St Paul's Girls' School Brings Its Brand to Bangkok This August
SPGS International School Bangkok will open on Rama 3 Road in August 2026, making it the first overseas campus of the celebrated London girls' school to serve Southeast Asia.
2 June 2026
Shanghai
Nord Anglia's Shanghai Flagship Adds A-Levels to Its Sixth-Form Menu
The British International School Shanghai, Puxi will offer A-levels from August 2026, giving families a third post-16 route alongside the IB Diploma and IGCSEs.
2 June 2026
Hong Kong
Shanghai's Celebrated Bilingual School Brings Its Model to Hong Kong
YK Pao School, ranked China's top bilingual institution for six consecutive years, opens its first Hong Kong campus this September, pitching itself squarely at families seeking genuine Putonghua-English immersion.
1 June 2026
Hong Kong
ESF Opens Three New Kindergartens and Closes Two in a Network Overhaul
Hong Kong's largest international school group is reorganising its early years provision from August 2026, planting new feeders in high-growth districts while retreating from areas where demand has softened.
1 June 2026
Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey Brings British Boarding to Bangkok This August
The storied Buckinghamshire school will open its first Thai campus on the former VERSO site near Suvarnabhumi, adding full boarding to a market increasingly dominated by day-school operators.
31 May 2026
Hong Kong
NLCS Hong Kong Moves Closer to Launch as Admissions Details Emerge
North London Collegiate School's forthcoming Hong Kong campus is targeting a 2027 opening, with fees expected around HK$230,000 and an initial cohort of roughly 200 students in the lower years.
31 May 2026
Vietnam
Premium International Schools in Vietnam Feel the Enrolment Squeeze
New ISC Research data shows top-fee schools in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi facing growing competition, even as the global international school market hits a fresh expansion milestone.
30 May 2026
Jakarta
British School Jakarta Adds Dedicated Middle Years Stage from August
Jakarta's oldest British school is formalising Years 7 and 8 as a distinct IB Middle Years phase this August, a structural shift driven by rising enrolment and a desire to smooth the primary-to-secondary transition.
30 May 2026
Hong Kong
Nord Anglia Hong Kong to Become the City's First School Offering Both A Levels and IB
A new Sixth Form Centre opening in Hung Hom this August will let students choose between A Levels and the IB Diploma, a combination no other international school in Hong Kong currently provides.
29 May 2026
Bangkok
Highgate School to Open Its First International Campus in Thailand This August
The north London independent, ranked among Britain's leading day schools, is partnering with the Siam Motors Group to bring its curriculum to Bangkok from August 2026.
29 May 2026
Hong Kong
Kellett School Opens a Dedicated Sixth Form Centre in Its Anniversary Year
Hong Kong's most distinctly British school is adding a purpose-built post-16 hub as it turns 50, cementing A Levels as a credible alternative to the IB in the city.
28 May 2026
Bangkok
Dulwich College Bangkok Opens This August, Bringing the Network's First Thai Campus
Education in Motion's latest school opens in Bang Na with sustainability targets no British international school in Thailand has previously attempted, and a phased build that will eventually accommodate 1,800 students.
28 May 2026
Bangkok
Thailand's International School Boom Shows First Signs of Slowing
A wave of new campus openings and rising fees is testing demand in a market that has expanded at pace for a decade. Operators are watching enrolment numbers carefully ahead of August.
27 May 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Nord Anglia Absorbs Mont'Kiara International School, Doubling Its KL Footprint
The global operator has agreed to bring one of Malaysia's most established IB World Schools into its network from August, giving it two very different curriculum offerings in the same city.
27 May 2026
Singapore
International Community School Singapore Freezes Fees for 2026 to 2027
The non-profit, faith-based school is holding tuition flat across all year groups next year, a rare move as most Singapore international schools continue to raise fees.
27 May 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
British International School HCMC Rated Vietnam's Top IB Diploma School
BIS Ho Chi Minh City has posted an average IB Diploma score of 36.4, placing it first among international schools in Vietnam and well ahead of the global benchmark.
27 May 2026
Hong Kong
Eight Hong Kong International School Operators Miss Non-Local Enrolment Targets
The Education Bureau has confirmed that eight operators, including the English Schools Foundation, fell short of their non-local student quotas this year, raising fresh questions about what it means for expat families seeking places.
26 May 2026
Singapore
London Prep School Heath House to Open in Singapore With Fees From S$12,000
Global Schools Group is bringing the 30-year-old Blackheath prep brand to Bukit Timah Road, pitching itself as the most affordable new British entry in a market where annual fees regularly exceed S$40,000.
26 May 2026
Jakarta
Wellington College Brings Its British Heritage to Jakarta This August
Wellington College Independent School Jakarta will open in BSD City in August 2026, marking the storied UK school's first foothold in Indonesia and a significant moment for the country's international education market.
25 May 2026
Bangkok
KIS Reignwood Park Wins IB Diploma Authorisation, Launches THB 10 Million Scholarship Fund
KIS International School's second campus has received official IB Diploma Programme authorisation, making it Bangkok's only full IB day-and-boarding school. Six scholarships worth more than THB 10 million accompany the announcement.
25 May 2026
Hanoi
Vietnam's New Teacher Law Puts International Schools on Notice
A sweeping set of education reforms taking effect in 2026 brings new compliance demands for foreign-curriculum operators in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, from staff contracts to digital records.
24 May 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia Moves to Enforce Bahasa Melayu Rules Across International Schools
With Phase One of the national education blueprint now under way, operators of British and other foreign-curriculum schools face fresh scrutiny over Malay language compliance.
24 May 2026
Asia
Phuket Is Quietly Becoming a Hub for British Curriculum Schools
A cluster of UK school brands is converging on a single Thai resort island, drawn by provincial demand data and a lifestyle premium that Bangkok cannot offer.
23 May 2026
Asia
North London Collegiate Signs Deal to Open Phuket Boarding School
NLCS International has agreed with a Phuket hospitality group to build a 1,000-place day and boarding campus, adding a seventh school to its Asia network.
23 May 2026
Asia
British Schools Face Push for a Global Safeguarding Overhaul
Leaders at this week's COBIS annual conference warned that cross-border gaps in teacher accountability are leaving children in international schools inadequately protected.
21 May 2026
Asia
COBIS Chair Warns Ofqual Row Is Putting the British Education Brand at Risk
The fallout from exam cancellations in the Middle East has raised a pointed question at this year's COBIS conference: could Ofqual's rigidity undermine confidence in British qualifications across Asia too?
21 May 2026
Bangkok
Thailand's International School Boom Shows No Sign of Slowing in 2026
With five new campuses opening this August alone, Thailand is positioning itself as Asia's fastest-growing market for British and international education. The numbers are starting to back that claim up.
20 May 2026
Hong Kong
ESF's Reserves Hit HK$3.75 Billion as Competition for Students Grows
Hong Kong's largest international school group has built a record financial cushion. Now it is bracing for a more crowded market as the city courts new talent and investors.
20 May 2026
Bangkok
St Paul's Girls' School Brings Its Name to Bangkok This August
SPGS International School Bangkok, the second overseas campus linked to the celebrated London institution, opens its doors in Rama 3 this summer as Thailand's most-watched new arrival.
19 May 2026
Shenzhen
Harrow Shenzhen Receives BSO Inspection as Network Scrutiny Grows
The UK government's inspectorate visited Harrow International School Shenzhen earlier this month, the latest in a series of reviews across the AISL Harrow network in Asia.
19 May 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia Presses Ahead with Compulsory Bahasa Malaysia in International Schools
With 249 schools cited for non-compliance, Kuala Lumpur is enforcing a rule that makes the national language a required subject across all international school curricula from 2026 onwards.
18 May 2026
Bangkok
Scotland's Glenalmond College Brings Its Brand to Phuket This August
Glenalmond Phuket International School will be the first overseas campus to carry the Glenalmond name, opening inside a sports and wellness resort with a British curriculum and compulsory Mandarin.
18 May 2026
Asia
Wycombe Abbey Closes Nanjing Campus as China's School Market Contracts
The prestigious British school's five-year-old Chinese branch will shut at the end of this academic year, a warning signal for the many UK operators still betting on mainland growth.
17 May 2026
Hong Kong
ESF Opens Three New Kindergartens as It Redraws Its Early Years Map
Hong Kong's largest international school group is adding 400 early-years places in growth districts this August, while closing two older sites it judges to be past their peak.
17 May 2026
Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey Bangkok Confirms BTS Group Partnership and Full Boarding Offer
The August 2026 campus will operate from the former VERSO International School site near Suvarnabhumi, with boarding central to its model and a Thai infrastructure giant backing the venture.
16 May 2026
Singapore
Dover Court Relaunches Early Years and Adds Secondary Capacity for August 2026
The Nord Anglia school on Dover Road has introduced a new early childhood programme and will open additional Year 7 and 8 classes in August, citing sustained demand from families.
16 May 2026
Hong Kong
North London Collegiate School to Open Sixth Global Campus in Hong Kong
NLCS Hong Kong, developed in partnership with HOEH Ltd, is targeting a September 2026 launch and will become the first new campus the network has added since NLCS Kobe opened last year.
15 May 2026
Bangkok
Highgate School Opens Its First Overseas Campus in Thailand This August
The 460-year-old London independent school will welcome its inaugural cohort in Chonburi next term, in partnership with Siam Motors Group, marking a landmark moment for British education in Southeast Asia.
15 May 2026
Hong Kong
Kellett School Opens a Dedicated Sixth Form Hub as It Turns Fifty
Hong Kong's leading not-for-profit British school will move its Year 12 and 13 cohort into a purpose-built university-style centre in Kowloon Bay this August, accommodating up to 240 students.
14 May 2026
Bangkok
Dulwich College Prepares to Open Its First Thai Campus This August
The 400-year-old London institution joins a crowded wave of British school openings in Bangkok, with a 40-rai Bang Na campus designed for up to 1,000 pioneer students.
14 May 2026
Hong Kong
Nord Anglia Hong Kong to Become the City's First School Offering Both IB and A Levels
The school's new Sixth Form Centre in Hung Hom opens in August 2026, adding A Levels alongside its existing IB Diploma and making NAIS the only international school in Hong Kong to run both post-16 pathways.
13 May 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia's Biggest School Fair Returns to Kuala Lumpur This Weekend
The 24th Private and International School Fair opens at Mid Valley on 16 May, bringing together K–12 providers across every major curriculum in a single, two-day event for families weighing their options.
13 May 2026
Singapore
Holland International School Freezes Fees for 2026/27, Joining a Cautious Market Trend
The Dutch-heritage school in Bukit Timah has held tuition flat for the coming academic year, adding to a cluster of Singapore fee freezes as operators read a cost-sensitive parent market.
12 May 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
Brighton College Vietnam Becomes First Vietnamese School in Spear's Global Index
The Hanoi campus has been named a Top Recommended Private School Globally in the Spear's Schools Index 2026, marking a first for the Vietnamese international school sector.
12 May 2026
Asia
British Schools Race to Open Vietnam Campuses as UK Names Country a Priority Market
Rugby School, Uppingham and Cranleigh are among the brands preparing Vietnamese campuses for 2026, as London formally designates Vietnam one of five global education export priorities.
11 May 2026
Singapore
SJI International Preschool Expands Holland Road Campus with Second Building
The school's new Santo Bambino block, set for completion by end-2026, adds a library, creative atelier and nature-based play spaces to the established Shalom House site.
11 May 2026
Singapore
XCL World Academy Class of 2026 Secures Over USD 23 Million in Scholarships
The Singapore school's graduating cohort has received more than 550 university offers, while its Arts Programme earned a place on the ASEAN School Awards 2026 finalist shortlist.
10 May 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
King's College School Wimbledon Announces Its Ho Chi Minh City Campus
One of Britain's most storied independent schools held a formal launch event in Saigon on 9 May, confirming an August 2027 opening in the city's fast-growing Global City district.
10 May 2026
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia's School Fee Tax Bites Into Kuala Lumpur's Premium Tier
A 6% service tax on international school fees above RM 60,000 is reshaping cost calculations for families at the top end of the Kuala Lumpur market, with implications for how schools present their pricing.
9 May 2026
Asia
ASEAN School Awards Crowns Its First Winners at Bangkok Gala
The inaugural ceremony, held in Bangkok on 8 May, recognised schools across the region in 17 categories, with institutions from Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia among those honoured.
9 May 2026
Bangkok
Rugby School Thailand Becomes the Country's First Accredited Forest School
The British boarding school in Chonburi has earned official Forest School status, a first for any institution in Thailand and a signal of where premium international schools are taking early-years provision.
8 May 2026
Singapore
International Community School Singapore Freezes Fees as Sector Costs Keep Rising
The non-profit, faith-based school has held its 2026 to 2027 tuition at last year's rates, a rare move in a market where most competitors raise fees annually.
8 May 2026
Hong Kong
Stamford American Opens Hong Kong's First University-Style High School Campus
A purpose-built harbourfront site in West Kowloon now houses Grades 9 to 12, as the school bets on a radical redesign of the secondary environment to set itself apart in a contracting market.
7 May 2026
Singapore
Knightsbridge House Holds Singapore Fees Flat for a Fifth Year Running
The Cambridge-curriculum school is keeping its annual tuition at SGD 13,080 for 2026/27, a rare stand against the upward drift that defines the city's international school market.
7 May 2026
Singapore
Tanglin Trust Retains Outstanding BSO Rating and Enters Spears Global Top 100
Singapore's oldest British school has been rated outstanding in every category for a consecutive BSO inspection cycle, while also securing a place among the world's top 100 private schools.
6 May 2026
Bangkok
Bangkok to Welcome Its First Buddhist-Inspired International School This August
The Jataka School will open in the Thai capital in August 2026, joining a small global network of Buddhist and Buddhist-inspired schools that already includes a campus in Singapore.
6 May 2026
Bangkok
Thailand's International Schools Pivot from Growth to Quality as Competition Bites
With birth rates falling and the market crowding, operators are becoming more selective about where they open. An IPO, a new Singapore-backed campus, and a shift in investor strategy signal the next phase.
5 May 2026
Bangkok
St Paul's Girls' School Opens Its Second Overseas Campus in Central Bangkok
SPGS International School Bangkok will welcome its first students in August 2026, bringing the London school's bespoke curriculum to a THB 14.4 billion Rama III development.
5 May 2026
Kuala Lumpur
ISKL Launches Three-City Music Exchange with Jakarta and Singapore
The International School of Kuala Lumpur has inaugurated an annual arts programme spanning three IASAS campuses, bringing together band, strings, and choir students across Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.
5 May 2026
Jakarta
Indonesia's Free-School Push Puts Premium International Operators on Notice
Jakarta's international schools face a shifting landscape as the government moves to open dozens of tuition-free state campuses by July, intensifying the debate over value and access in Indonesia's education market.
5 May 2026
Hong Kong
Hong Kong's International Schools Scramble to Fill Seats as Expat Numbers Thin
A sustained fall in foreign-passport enrolment is forcing the city's international schools to rethink admissions, diversify their student bodies, and justify premium fees to a changed market.
5 May 2026
Asia
Harrow Guangzhou Prepares to Open as AISL's 15th Asian Campus
Asia International School Limited is set to launch its flagship Greater Bay Area school in September 2026, betting on Guangzhou's technology corridor and a new focus on digital literacy and entrepreneurship.
5 May 2026
Ho Chi Minh City
SNA Saigon South Hosts Triple Reaccreditation Visit in April 2026
The international school welcomed simultaneous inspection teams from WASC, CIS, and the IB, a combination that signals serious intent in Vietnam's increasingly competitive schools market.
4 May 2026
Bangkok
Nord Anglia Completes Regent's Bangkok Acquisition, Plans New AI and Sports Building
The international schools giant has folded one of Thailand's most established day and boarding schools into its network, with a campus upgrade already under way.
4 May 2026
Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey Builds a Southeast Asian Network, with Singapore to Follow Bangkok
The Buckinghamshire school opens its first Thai campus in August 2026. A Singapore site is already in planning, signalling a deliberate multi-city push across the region.
3 May 2026
Shanghai
China's International Schools Face Toughest Enrolment Conditions in a Decade
A new Hurun Education report finds families returning to state schools amid economic pressure, while shrinking expat populations squeeze the market further in Shanghai and Beijing.
3 May 2026
Singapore
Wycombe Abbey Eyes Singapore as Its Next Asian Campus After Bangkok Launch
Documents tied to the Bangkok opening reveal that a Singapore campus is already in the pipeline, extending the school's footprint across three Asian markets.
2 May 2026
Bangkok
Scotland's Glenalmond College Brings Its Brand to Phuket This August
Glenalmond Phuket International School will become the first overseas campus to carry the 178-year-old Scottish name, opening inside a sports resort with a distinctly hybrid curriculum.
2 May 2026
Hong Kong
North London Collegiate School Joins Hong Kong's Busiest Year for New Campus Openings
NLCS is set to launch its sixth global campus in the city this September, partnering with local operator HOEH Group. It arrives alongside several other new entrants in what is shaping up to be Hong Kong's most competitive school intake in recent memory.
1 May 2026
Bangkok
Highgate School to Open Its First International Campus in Thailand This August
The 460-year-old London day school is partnering with Siam Motors Group to launch a purpose-built campus near Pattaya, adding another prestigious British name to Thailand's crowded school market.
1 May 2026
Hong Kong
ESF Reshuffles its Early Years Network with Three New Kindergartens
Hong Kong's largest international school group will open campuses in Kornhill, West Kowloon and Sai Sha in August, while closing two existing sites to concentrate places where demand is growing.
1 May 2026
Singapore
Dover Court Launches NEST, a Redesigned Early Childhood Programme
The Nord Anglia school on Dover Road has formalised its early years offer under a new brand, with a nature-inspired outdoor play area set to open for the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
1 May 2026
Hong Kong
Kellett School opens dedicated Sixth Form Centre in its 50th anniversary year
Hong Kong's not-for-profit British school will relocate its Year 11–13 cohort to a purpose-built university-style hub at Kai Cheung Road in August 2026, subject to Education Bureau approval.
30 April 2026
Bangkok
Dulwich College Bangkok set to open doors in Bangna this August
The 400-year-old British institution's first Thai campus is nearing its August 2026 launch, targeting LEED and WELL Gold certification and having already drawn more than 100 applications per teaching post.
30 April 2026
Shanghai
Shanghai's International Schools Brace for a New Round of Fee Reviews
Regulators have signalled fresh scrutiny of foreign-curriculum tuition. Parents and operators are weighing what that could mean for the city's premium British schools.
29 April 2026
Hong Kong
YK Pao Foundation to open bilingual school in Hong Kong this September
The not-for-profit YK Pao Education Foundation, renowned for its Shanghai bilingual schools, will launch its first Hong Kong campus in Kowloon East in September 2026, targeting pupils aged six to fifteen.
29 April 2026
Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey to Open First Thailand Campus in August 2026
The prestigious UK independent school is partnering with BE Education and Rabbit Holdings to launch a British-curriculum day and boarding school on a 66-acre site near Suvarnabhumi Airport.
29 April 2026
Jakarta
Wellington College to open first Indonesia campus in BSD City in August
Wellington College Independent School Jakarta, backed by Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim's education group, will welcome its inaugural cohort of up to 350 pupils at a new BSD City campus this August, the British school's most ambitious global expansion in 170 years.
29 April 2026
Hong Kong
Nord Anglia Hong Kong to Launch Sixth Form Centre and A Levels
NAIS Hong Kong will open a university-style Sixth Form Centre in Hung Hom in August 2026, becoming the first international school in Hong Kong to offer both A Levels and the IB Diploma.
29 April 2026