Recent from publishing its fifth annual international 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 international locations similar 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 all over the world, with households relocating to new locations, which is why the faculties index is such a worthwhile 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 commonplace’ training, as mirrored within the faculties index; households who’re in search of a well-rounded, holistic training 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 deliver a distinct cultures and views to their communities.”
Break 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 repute, in addition to together with info on charges, the curriculum and the journey occasions to native airports.
“Prime faculties listed for 2024 offering distinctive training for pupils embody world-renowned British faculties similar to Eton Faculty, Harrow, Wycombe Abbey, Rugby College and Brighton Faculty, in addition to these additional afield, similar to King’s Faculty in New Zealand and Vienna Worldwide College. New entries in The Faculties Index this 12 months embody UK Senior College Haileybury and The American College in Japan,” Carfax Schooling mentioned.
New entries to the index embody Epsom Faculty, Malaysia and The British College of Bahrain, and North American faculties have been included within the record 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 may see a 20% tax improve on personal faculty charges from January 2025.
We’re positively seeing improve curiosity in UK-based households in search of alternate 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 taking part in out for the time being and the total influence of this determination remains to be to be seen. Totally 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.
“Nevertheless, we’re positively seeing elevated curiosity in UK-based households in search of alternate options in several elements of the world. And there are actually 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 12 months’s faculties index, she mentioned: “The demand for wonderful faculties grows and stays fiercely aggressive as dad and mom attempt to make sure their little one 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 cell and might select to work from wherever on the planet.”
