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The latest on Asia's British and international schools
A daily edit of the most consequential stories — fees, regulation, inspections, and school-specific developments — across our covered cities.
Shanghai
Shanghai's International Schools Brace for a New Round of Fee Reviews
Regulators have signalled fresh scrutiny of foreign-curriculum tuition. Parents and operators are weighing what that could mean for the city's premium British schools.
29 April 2026
Hong Kong
YK Pao Foundation to open bilingual school in Hong Kong this September
The not-for-profit YK Pao Education Foundation, renowned for its Shanghai bilingual schools, will launch its first Hong Kong campus in Kowloon East in September 2026, targeting pupils aged six to fifteen.
29 April 2026
Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey to Open First Thailand Campus in August 2026
The prestigious UK independent school is partnering with BE Education and Rabbit Holdings to launch a British-curriculum day and boarding school on a 66-acre site near Suvarnabhumi Airport.
29 April 2026
Jakarta
Wellington College to open first Indonesia campus in BSD City in August
Wellington College Independent School Jakarta, backed by Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim's education group, will welcome its inaugural cohort of up to 350 pupils at a new BSD City campus this August — the British school's most ambitious global expansion in 170 years.
29 April 2026
Hong Kong
Nord Anglia Hong Kong to Launch Sixth Form Centre and A Levels
NAIS Hong Kong will open a university-style Sixth Form Centre in Hung Hom in August 2026, becoming the first international school in Hong Kong to offer both A Levels and the IB Diploma.
29 April 2026