Recent from publishing its fifth annual world faculties index – which lists the highest 150 personal faculties all over the world – Carfax Schooling head of training, Fiona McKenzie, shared withThe PIE Information that there’s “elevated curiosity from households in nations 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 affect of various conditions enjoying out all over the world, with households relocating to new locations, which is why the faculties index is such a helpful information. The UAE has seen a major progress in class enrolments and is forecasting the necessity for 150 new faculties by 2030.
“The UK stays a high vacation spot for a ‘gold normal’ training, as mirrored within the faculties index; households who’re searching for a well-rounded, holistic training with wonderful teachers proceed to have British faculties as their best choice. The North American prep faculties additionally stay fashionable 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 training 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 status, in addition to together with info on charges, the curriculum and the journey occasions to native airports.
“High faculties listed for 2024 offering distinctive training for pupils embody 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 Colleges Index this yr embody UK Senior Faculty Haileybury and The American Faculty in Japan,” Carfax Schooling mentioned.
New entries to the index embody 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 Okay-12 sector that faculties’ funds may very well be hit by a brand new coverage that can see a 20% tax enhance on personal faculty charges from January 2025.
We’re undoubtedly seeing enhance curiosity in UK-based households searching for options in several elements of the world
Fiona McKenzie, Carfax Schooling
McKenzie informed The PIE that faculties are making ready for the change in several methods.
“That is nonetheless enjoying out for the time being and the complete affect of this determination continues to be to be seen. Completely different faculties are implementing the modifications in several methods, with many making an attempt to mitigate the change and make it as manageable for fogeys as doable.
“Nonetheless, we’re undoubtedly seeing elevated curiosity in UK-based households searching for options in several elements of the world. And there are definitely faculties within the index from all over the world who’re actively promoting and recruiting households to come back and be 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 mother and father try to make sure their youngster receives the strongest foundations to set them up for a lifetime of success. The significance of oldsters having the faculties Index has grown as households turn out to be extra cellular and may select to work from anyplace on this planet.”
