Nord Anglia Education, commonly referred to as Nord Anglia, is an international

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operator headquartered in the

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. Nord Anglia has more than 80 private day and boarding schools located in 30 countries across the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Nord Anglia's schools have more than 80,000 students enrolled.

History

20th century

Nord Anglia Education was founded in 1972 by Kevin McNeany to teach English as a foreign language. The company grew in the 1970s to the 1980s before moving into the UK education market. Soon after, it entered the Eastern and Central Europe market. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the group also built up a day care and nursery business in addition to its Learning Services arm.

2000s

In 2003, Andrew Fitzmaurice became CEO. By 2008, the company had sold its nursery business and mainly focused on international schools.

2010s

In 2012, the group relocated to Hong Kong to complement growth plans in China and Southeast Asia. In 2013, it bought World Class Learning Group, with schools in the United States, Qatar and Spain. The company's

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took place on March 26, 2014, on the

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. In 2015, the company bought six schools from Meritas: the Collège du Léman,

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, San Roberto International School, The Village School, North Broward Preparatory School in Florida, and Windermere Preparatory School in Florida, and a stake in Léman Manhattan Preparatory School. In April 2017, the company announced it would be taken back into private ownership after the

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and

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agreed to buy it. In December 2017, the company bought seven schools from the

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: The British College of Brazil, The British International School of Kuala Lumpur, The British School of Nanjing, The British School of Tashkent, The British School of Yangon, The International School of Moscow, and

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. In May 2019 the company relocated operations to London. In February 2019, the company acquired five schools under the Oakridge International brand in India. The five schools are located in

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and

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. The price was estimated at ₹16 billion.

2020s

In March 2021, the company acquired the

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in Mexico City, as well as

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, and

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, three independent schools in

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. In August 2021, the company acquired the Colegio Peruano Británico in

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. In June 2022, the company bought Greengates School in

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. In October 2023, Nord Anglia acquired Avenues New York and Avenues São Paulo. In October 2024, a private equity consortium led by

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, which included

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and

, agreed to buy Nord Anglia Education for $14.5 billion.

Headquarters

Its head office is in the Nova South building in

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. Previously its head office was at the Anglia House in

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, and then the Nord House in

Burton-upon-Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 7 ...

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. The head office moved to

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in 2012. It was in the St. George's Building in

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. In 2018 the company announced it was returning its head office to the United Kingdom, with London being the new location.

Collaborations

Nord Anglia has established collaborations with academic institutions such as

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, and

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

. In July 2017, the company partnered with

UNICEF UNICEF ( ), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Development a ...

as well as the governments of Bulgaria, Argentina, and Malaysia to host an event raising awareness for the

Sustainable Development Goals The ''2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development'', adopted by all United Nations (UN) members in 2015, created 17 world Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The aim of these global goals is "peace and prosperity for people and the planet" – wh ...

. Nord Anglia also participated with Juilliard, UNICEF, and the non-profit Sing for Hope in the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July 2019. The institution collaborated with

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in the board game's Dubai edition, with Nord Anglia International School Dubai being added as a landmark.

List of schools operated by Nord Anglia Education

Asia

China

All Nord Anglia Education schools in China use English as the primary language of instruction. Each student receives four lessons in

Mandarin Chinese Mandarin ( ; zh, s=, t=, p=Guānhuà, l=Mandarin (bureaucrat), officials' speech) is the largest branch of the Sinitic languages. Mandarin varieties are spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers over a large geographical area that stretch ...

a week, except in Hong Kong where this is optional. Students reach a proficient level in Mandarin Chinese by the time they leave. Beijing * The British School of Beijing, Sanlitun *The British School of Beijing, Shunyi *Nord Anglia School Beijing, Shunyi *Nord Anglia School Beijing, Fangshan Guangdong *The British School of Guangzhou *Nord Anglia School Guangzhou Panyu *Nord Anglia School Shenzhen *Nord Anglia School Foshan Hong Kong * Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong Jiangsu *The British School of Nanjing *Nord Anglia School Jiaxing *Nord Anglia School Nantong *Nord Anglia School Ningbo *Nord Anglia School Suzhou Shanghai * Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong * The British International School Shanghai, Puxi *Nord Anglia Chinese International School Sichuan *

Dalian *Dalian Huamei School *Dalian American International School

Southeast Asia

Cambodia * Northbridge International School Cambodia (Phnom Penh) Indonesia * Nord Anglia School Jakarta (NAS Jakarta) Malaysia *The British International School of Kuala Lumpur Myanmar *The British School Yangon Philippines *Nord Anglia International School Manila Singapore * Dover Court International School Thailand * St Andrews International School Bangkok *Regents International School Pattaya Vietnam * British International School, Hanoi *British International School, Ho Chi Minh City *British Vietnamese International School, Hanoi * British Vietnamese International School, Ho Chi Minh City India *Oakridge International School, Gachibolwi * Oakridge International School,

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*Oakridge International School

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*Oakridge International School

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*Oakridge International School

Southwest Asia

Nord Anglia Education operates six schools in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The majority of students are from expat families working in the region's oil industry. Jordan *Amman Academy Qatar *Compass International School Doha, Gharaffa *Compass International School Doha, Madinat Khalifa *Compass International School Doha, Rayyan *Compass International School Doha, Themaid *Nord Anglia International School Al Khor United Arab Emirates *The British International School Abu Dhabi *Nord Anglia International School Abu Dhabi *Nord Anglia International School Dubai

Europe

Czech Republic * British International School Prague (merger of Prague British School and English International School Prague) Netherlands (Holland) *

Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam (NAISR), formerly the American International School of Rotterdam, is an international school in Hillegersberg, Netherlands, an area of Rotterdam. The school educates students from 3 to 18 years of age ...

Hungary *British International School Budapest Ireland *

Nord Anglia International School Dublin Nord Anglia International School Dublin is a private international school that serves primary and secondary students. The school opened in 2018 and is located in the Leopardstown suburb of Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of ...

Poland *The British School Warsaw Russia *The International School of Moscow Slovakia * The British International School Bratislava Spain *International College Spain *Hamelin-Laie International School, Barcelona Switzerland *

Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil, known informally as Beau Soleil, is a private boarding school in Switzerland. Founded in 1910 by Madame Bluette Ferrier, it is located above sea level on the Swiss Alps of Villars-sur-Ollon. The college p ...

Collège Champittet Collège Champittet is a Swiss school in the canton de Vaud operated by Nord Anglia Education, a group of 82 schools around the world. The school offers an academic education for students ages 3–19 and has two campuses: the main one is located ...

, Pully * Collège du Léman *La Côte International School United Kingdom * Oxford International College * Oxford Sixth Form College * d'Overbroeck's College *Oxford International College Brighton

North, South and Central America

Brazil *British College of Brazil *Avenues the World School Sao Paolo Dominican Republic *Saint George School Ecuador *Colegio Menor Campus Quito *Colegio Menor Campus Samborondon Mexico *Greengates School (Mexico) *

* San Roberto International School Panama * Metropolitan School of Panama Peru
Colegio Peruano Británico
Costa Rica *Country day School (Alajuela) United States of America * British International School of Boston (Boston, MA) * The British International School of Charlotte * British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park * British International School of Chicago, South Loop *

British International School of Houston The British International School of Houston (BISH), formerly the British School of Houston (BSOH), is a non-sectarian, co-educational college preparatory day school in the Greater Katy region of the Greater Houston, Houston area. BISH, which open ...

* British International School of Washington (Washington, DC) *Nord Anglia International School (New York, NY) * Avenues the World School New York (New York, NY) * North Broward Preparatory School (Coconut Creek, Florida) * The Village School (Houston, Texas) * Windermere Preparatory School (Windermere, Florida)

References

External links

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