Recent from publishing its fifth annual international faculties index – which lists the highest 150 personal faculties world wide – Carfax Schooling head of schooling, Fiona McKenzie, shared withThe PIE Information that there’s “elevated curiosity from households in international locations equivalent to Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan and Thailand, with extra worldwide faculties opening to service the calls for of the native market”.
“We’re observing the influence of various conditions taking part in out world wide, with households relocating to new locations, which is why the faculties index is such a worthwhile information. The UAE has seen a big development at school enrolments and is forecasting the necessity for 150 new faculties by 2030.
“The UK stays a prime vacation spot for a ‘gold commonplace’ schooling, as mirrored within the faculties index; households who’re looking for a well-rounded, holistic schooling with wonderful lecturers proceed to have British faculties as their best choice. The North American prep faculties additionally stay well-liked and welcome worldwide pupils who convey a distinct cultures and views to their communities.”
Cut up into completely different areas, the index options faculties chosen by a “panel of schooling consultants led by Carfax Schooling”, the corporate mentioned.
The index ranks faculties on educational outcomes and preparation for college, their ethos and their native and worldwide fame, in addition to together with data on charges, the curriculum and the journey instances to native airports.
“High faculties listed for 2024 offering distinctive schooling for pupils embrace world-renowned British faculties equivalent to Eton Faculty, Harrow, Wycombe Abbey, Rugby Faculty and Brighton Faculty, in addition to these additional afield, equivalent to King’s Faculty in New Zealand and Vienna Worldwide Faculty. New entries in The Faculties Index this yr embrace UK Senior Faculty Haileybury and The American Faculty in Japan,” Carfax Schooling mentioned.
New entries to the index embrace Epsom Faculty, Malaysia and The British Faculty of Bahrain, and North American faculties have been included within the listing for the primary time.
There are fears within the UK’s Ok-12 sector that faculties’ funds might be hit by a brand new coverage that can see a 20% tax improve on personal college charges from January 2025.
We’re positively seeing improve curiosity in UK-based households looking for options in numerous components of the world
Fiona McKenzie, Carfax Schooling
McKenzie informed The PIE that faculties are getting ready for the change in numerous methods.
“That is nonetheless taking part in out for the time being and the complete influence of this determination remains to be to be seen. Totally different faculties are implementing the modifications in numerous methods, with many attempting to mitigate the change and make it as manageable for folks as potential.
“Nonetheless, we’re positively seeing elevated curiosity in UK-based households looking for options in numerous components of the world. And there are actually faculties within the index from world wide who’re actively promoting and recruiting households to come back and be a part of them as a extra inexpensive different.”
Of the launch of this yr’s faculties index, she mentioned: “The demand for wonderful faculties grows and stays fiercely aggressive as dad and mom try to make sure their baby receives the strongest foundations to set them up for a lifetime of success. The significance of fogeys having the faculties Index has grown as households develop into extra cell and may select to work from anyplace on the planet.”
