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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.[3]
Nord Anglia Education was founded in 1972 by Kevin McNeany[4] 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.[5]
In 2003, Andrew Fitzmaurice became CEO. By 2008, the company had sold its nursery business and mainly focused on international schools.[6]
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,[7] with schools in the United States, Qatar and Spain.[8]
The company's initial public offering took place on March 26, 2014, on the NYSE.
In 2015, the company bought six schools from Meritas:[9] the Collège du Léman, Léman International School - Chengdu, San Roberto International School, The Village School, North Broward Preparatory School in Florida, and Windermere Preparatory School in Florida,[10] and a stake in Léman Manhattan Preparatory School.[11][12]
In April 2017, the company announced it would be taken back into private ownership after the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Baring Private Equity Asia agreed to buy it.[13][14]
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.[15]
In May 2019 the company relocated operations to London.[16]
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.[17]
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, UK.[citation needed] In August 2021, the company acquired the Colegio Peruano Británico in Lima, Peru.[18]
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.[19]
In October 2024, a private equity consortium led by Neuberger Berman, which included EQT AB and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, agreed to buy Nord Anglia Education for $14.5 billion.[20] On March 20 2025, it was announced that the acquisition had been completed.[21]
Its head office is in the Nova South building in City of Westminster, London.[22]
Previously its head office was at the Anglia House in Cheadle, Greater Manchester,[23] and then the Nord House in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.[24] The head office moved to Hong Kong in 2012.[25] It was in the St. George's Building in Central, Hong Kong.[26] In 2018 the company announced it was returning its head office to the United Kingdom, with London being the new location.[27]
Nord Anglia has established collaborations with academic institutions such as Juilliard,[28] MIT, and King's College London.[29]
In July 2017, the company partnered with UNICEF as well as the governments of Bulgaria, Argentina, and Malaysia to host an event raising awareness for the Sustainable Development Goals.[30] Nord Anglia also participated with Juilliard, UNICEF, and the non-profit Sing for Hope in the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July 2019.[31] The institution collaborated with Monopoly in the board game's Dubai edition, with Nord Anglia International School Dubai being added as a landmark.[32]
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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.[33] Students reach a proficient level in Mandarin Chinese by the time they leave.[34]
Beijing
Guangdong
Hong Kong
Jiangsu
Shanghai
Sichuan
Dalian
Cambodia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
India
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.[35]
Jordan
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Czech Republic
Netherlands (Holland)
Hungary
Ireland
Poland
Russia
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Brazil
Chile
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Costa Rica
United States of America
Nord Anglia Education 4th Floor, Nova South 160 Victoria Street London United Kingdom
Nord Anglia Education St George's Building Level 12 2 Ice House Street Central Hong Kong China
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