Cities

Start with the city, not the school.

International schooling is local: the regulator, the curriculum mix, the fee bands and the admissions calendar are different in every city. Pick yours — then read the landscape before the shortlist.

Tier one · Full coverage

Flagship expat hubs with live guides and researched school profiles.

Tier two · Coverage building

Established markets where our first school clusters are in research.

Bangkok

International schools in Bangkok for expat families: OPEC licensing and ONESQA accreditation, the Sukhumvit–Bangna–Nichada clusters, real 2025/26 fees and the traffic-driven school search.

Thailand

Doha

International schools in Doha for expat families: the MOEHE fee rules, British/American/IB options, real 2026 fees, waitlists and the admissions calendar.

Qatar

Hanoi

International schools in Hanoi for expat families: UNIS and the Tay Ho diplomatic cluster, BIS and Concordia with real fees, Decree 86 rules, and the admissions calendar.

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City

International schools in Ho Chi Minh City for expat families: Decree 86 and the 50% rule, Thao Dien and Phu My Hung clusters, real 2025–27 fees in VND from BIS, ISHCMC, SSIS, AIS and more.

Vietnam

Hong Kong

International schools in Hong Kong for expat families: the debenture system explained, ESF and the subvention phase-out, real 2025–27 fees from HKIS, Kellett, Harrow and GSIS, and the post-exodus admissions reality.

Hong Kong

Kuala Lumpur

International schools in Kuala Lumpur for expat families: the post-2012 local-enrolment boom, the 6% SST, real fees from Alice Smith to ISKL, Mont’Kiara and Bangsar clusters, and the boarding options beyond KL.

Malaysia

Kuwait City

International schools in Kuwait City for expat families: Ministry of Education rules, the Salmiya–Salwa school corridor, real KWD fees, and admissions timing.

Kuwait

Manama

International schools in Manama and Bahrain for expat families: BQA ratings, St Christopher’s and the British school cluster, real BHD fees, and the Saudi causeway factor.

Bahrain

Muscat

International schools in Muscat for expat families: Oman’s licensing rules, British School Muscat and the not-for-profit flagships, real OMR fees, and admissions timing.

Oman

Tier three · On the map

Cities we open as their first researched clusters pass review.

Bali

International schools in Bali for relocating and remote-working families: Green School, Canggu Community School and Bali Island School fees, the student KITAS visa reality, and honest infrastructure caveats.

Indonesia

Beijing

International schools in Beijing for expat families: the Shunyi cluster versus the city, named schools with real RMB fees (ISB, WAB, Dulwich, BSB, YCIS, Keystone, Harrow), the licensing rules, and what improved air quality changed.

China

Cairo

International schools in Cairo for expat families: real EGP and USD fees for CAC, BISC, NCBIS and the Lycée, the currency-devaluation fee trap, and the Maadi vs New Cairo vs Sheikh Zayed decision.

Egypt

Jakarta

International schools in Jakarta for expat families: the SPK system and yayasan governance, JIS and British School Jakarta fees in IDR, South Jakarta versus Bintaro, and traffic-driven school choice.

Indonesia

Lagos

International schools in Lagos for expat families: AISL and Charterhouse at the top, the Ikoyi/VI/Lekki axis, real naira and dollar fees, employer packages, and how to verify schools in a market with no ratings.

Nigeria

Mexico City

International schools in Mexico City for expat families: ASF, Greengates, Edron and Westhill fees in MXN, the ASOMEX network, August admissions, and the Polanco-Lomas-Santa Fe commute reality.

Mexico

Nairobi

International schools in Nairobi for expat families: ISK, Brookhouse, Braeburn and Peponi with real KES and USD fees, the Karen vs Runda/Gigiri decision, the boarding tradition at Turi, and the UN-driven demand.

Kenya

São Paulo

International schools in São Paulo for expat families: Graded, St Paul’s, British College of Brazil and Avenues fees in BRL, the two-calendar admissions reality, and the Morumbi-Pinheiros commute map.

Brazil

Seoul

International schools in Seoul for expat families: SFS, YISS, Dulwich, KIS, Dwight, SIS and Chadwick with real KRW fees, the Korean-national eligibility rules, the Jeju phenomenon, and the post-Yongsan expat geography.

South Korea

Shanghai

International schools in Shanghai for expat families: the post-2022 demographic reality, the foreign-passport school rules, named schools with real RMB fees, and the Pudong/Puxi geography.

China

Tokyo

International schools in Tokyo for expat families: ASIJ, BST, Nishimachi, Sacred Heart, Seisen and Malvern College Tokyo with real yen fees, the April-versus-September calendar question, and the Hiroo/Azabu geography.

Japan