Nord Anglia Education, commonly referred to as Nord Anglia, is an international private school operator headquartered in the United Kingdom.[2]
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.[citation needed]
Nord Anglia Education was founded in 1972 by Kevin McNeany[3] 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.[4]
In 2003, Andrew Fitzmaurice became CEO. By 2008, the company had sold its nursery business and mainly focused on international schools.[5]
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,[6] with schools in the United States, Qatar and Spain.[7]
In December 2017, the company bought seven schools from the British Schools Foundation: 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 The King's School, Manila.[14]
In May 2019 the company relocated operations to London.[15]
In February 2019, the company acquired five schools under the Oakridge International brand in India. The five schools are located in Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Bengaluru and Mohali. The price was estimated at ₹16 billion.[16]
In March 2021, the company acquired the Eton School in Mexico City, as well as Oxford International College, Oxford Sixth Form College, and d'Overbroeck's College, three independent schools in Oxford, United Kingdom.[citation needed]
In August 2021, the company acquired the Colegio Peruano Británico in Lima, Peru.[17] In June 2022, the company bought Greengates School in Greater Mexico City.
In October 2023, Nord Anglia acquired Avenues New York and Avenues São Paulo.[18]
All Nord Anglia Education schools in China use English as the primary language of instruction. Each student receives four lessons in Mandarin Chinese a week, except in Hong Kong where this is optional.[29] Students reach a proficient level in Mandarin Chinese by the time they leave.[30]
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.[31]
Jordan
Amman Academy
Qatar
Compass International School Doha, Gharaffa
Compass International School Doha, Madinat Khalifa
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