Haileybury Almaty is an
independent school
An independent school is independent in its finances and governance. Also known as private schools, non-governmental, privately funded, or non-state schools, they are not administered by local, state or national governments. In British Eng ...
in
Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
. It as an offshoot of
Haileybury, a distinguished English
public school
Public school may refer to:
* State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government
* Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England an ...
. In September 2008 Haileybury Almaty was officially opened by the Mayor of Almaty and Kazakhstan government education officials. It was the first
British public school
In England and Wales (but not Scotland), a public school is a fee-charging endowed school originally for older boys. They are "public" in the sense of being open to pupils irrespective of locality, denomination or paternal trade or profess ...
in Central Asia.
Curriculum
Haileybury Almaty teaches pupils from 5–18 years of age and follows the British National Curriculum, which is adapted for local context. Every pupil at Haileybury schools in Kazakhstan is assigned to one of four Houses within the school: Attlee, Bartle Frere, Edmonstone or Kipling.
The
school library
A school library (or a school library media center) is a library within a school where students, staff, and often, parents of a public or private school have access to a variety of resources. The goal of the school library media center is to e ...
has a collection of over 10,000 books and DVDs in English, Russian, and Kazakh.
References
External links
BBC News: UK public school for Kazakhstan
''Architects Journal'' shortlist Building of the Year 2009
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International schools in Kazakhstan
Education in Almaty
Educational institutions established in 1939
Educational institutions established in 2008
2008 establishments in Kazakhstan
Schools in Kazakhstan