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Harrow International School Shenzhen, Shenzhen

Shenzhen · History

Harrow Shenzhen: a Qianhai campus built on four centuries of precedent

Harrow International School Shenzhen opened in October 2020 as part of AISL's rapid China push, bringing the English National Curriculum to the Qianhai Co-operation Zone for students aged two to eighteen.

Brighton College Bangkok, Bangkok

Bangkok · History

Brighton College Bangkok: from a single campus to a top-100 school in a decade

Founded in 2016 on a purpose-built east Bangkok campus, Brighton College Bangkok reached its tenth year as one of only two Thai schools named in the Spear's Schools Index 2026.

The British School of Beijing, Sanlitun, Beijing

Beijing · History

Beijing's oldest British school, built from a single Sanlitun campus

Nord Anglia's British School of Beijing, Sanlitun opened in 2003 as the Chinese capital's first British international school, and more than two decades on it remains the only one in the city centre.

Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Hong Kong · History

From one Kowloon campus to four sites in twelve years

Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong opened in September 2014 in a repurposed government school building in Lam Tin. Twelve years on, it runs four campuses and around 1,500 students.

Wellington College International School Bangkok, Bangkok

Bangkok · History

Wellington College Bangkok: ASEAN's first campus, built from scratch in 2018

Founded in 2018 on a purpose-built campus in eastern Bangkok, Wellington College International School Bangkok became the first COBIS-accredited school in history to earn that status within its opening year.

Harrow International School Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Hong Kong · History

How Harrow brought British boarding to Hong Kong in 2012

When Harrow International School Hong Kong opened its gates in September 2012, it became the first British boarding school in the territory, built on a former army barracks site in Tuen Mun.