Policy
Hong Kong Opens Its Semi-Private Schools to Overseas Pupils for the First Time
Forty-eight government-subsidised schools enrolled their first non-local students in September, advancing Hong Kong's education hub ambitions. At up to HK$350,000 a year all-in, education consultants are questioning whether the numbers work.
Hong Kong · 5 October 2026
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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.
Hong Kong · 17 September 2026
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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.
Hong Kong · 17 September 2026
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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.
Hong Kong · 12 September 2026
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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.
Asia · 11 September 2026
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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.
Bangkok · 31 August 2026
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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.
Hong Kong · 29 August 2026
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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.
Kuala Lumpur · 25 August 2026
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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.
Hanoi · 26 July 2026
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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.
Hong Kong · 12 July 2026
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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.
Ho Chi Minh City · 22 June 2026
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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.
Bangkok · 10 June 2026
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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.
Kuala Lumpur · 7 June 2026
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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.
Asia · 6 June 2026
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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.
Hanoi · 24 May 2026
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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.
Kuala Lumpur · 24 May 2026
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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?
Asia · 21 May 2026
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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.
Jakarta · 5 May 2026
