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.
Abu Dhabi
International schools in Abu Dhabi for expat families: ADEK Irtiqa’a ratings, real fee numbers from BSAK to Cranleigh, fee-cap rules, waitlists and the island-versus-mainland school run.
United Arab Emirates →Dubai
International schools in Dubai for expat families: KHDA ratings and the inspection pause, real fee numbers, the 2026-27 fee freeze, waitlists, curricula and neighbourhoods.
United Arab Emirates →Jeddah
International schools in Jeddah for expat families: the Red Sea port’s long-established British and American schools, fees and admissions.
Saudi Arabia →Riyadh
International schools in Riyadh for expat families: a fast-growing market under Vision 2030, curriculum mix, compounds, commutes and admissions.
Saudi Arabia →Singapore
International schools in Singapore for expat families: a mature IB and British landscape, admissions cycles, and the true cost of schooling.
Singapore →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.
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