THE GREAT SCHOOLS: THE ELITE SCHOOLS OF THE WORLD
Ensuring the best education for your children can prove to be a challenging endeavour indeed, not least when it comes to choosing the best school possible for them to attend. There are a great many choices available in terms of education, ranging from elite independent schools which may charge substantial fees (especially if boarding) when to local schools Which May offer a fantastic education. In between there are grammar schools, choir and cathedral schools, bluecoat schools, latin schools, gifted schools and so on.
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This notwithstanding, there are only a select few schools Which Have a reputation and renown Which extends beyond the local community and Whose Their very names inspire visions of grandeur and prestige, Whose alumni occupy many of the upper echelons in society across the globe and who offer an education unlike any other. These are The Great Schools and have been listed below.
The Great Schools are independent schools from around the world with a history of academic, sporting and social achievements, Including Public Schools in England, Australia and Scotland and leading university preparatory schools from Canada and the United States of America as well as from elite schools in a number of other countries.
SCHOOLS
SELECT THE FIRST LETTER OF THE SCHOOL NAME BELOW OR CHOOSE LIST VIEW FOR A SIMPLE LIST OF ALL LISTED SCHOOLS. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN SELECT SCHOOLS USING THE MAP BELOW.
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AARHUS GYMNASIUM, TILST
LANGKÆR GYMNASIUM
KILEPARKEN 25, 8381 TILST, DENMARK
HIGH SCHOOL
GYMNASIUM
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ABBERLEY HALL SCHOOL
ABBERLEY, WORCESTER WR6 6DD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1878
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
MALVERN COLLEGE
CLOSED IN 2023
ABINGDON
PARK ROAD, ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE OX14 1DE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1256 (RE-ESTABLISHED 1563)
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS
AGES 4 – 18 (RECEPTION – SIXTH FORM)
ACS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, COBHAM
ACS COBHAM / AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
PORTSMOUTH ROAD, HERSHAM, COBHAM, SURREY KT11 1BL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1975
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (GRADES PRE-K – 12)
INTERNATIONAL (AMERICAN)
THE AFFILIATED HIGH SCHOOL OF PEKING UNIVERSITY
BDFZ / BĚI DÀ FÙ ZHŌNG / BĚIJING DÀXUE FÙSHǓ ZHŌNGXUÉ / PKU SCHOOL
DANIWAN ROAD, ZHONGGUANGCUN, HAIDIAN, BEIJING 100086, CHINA
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BEACON SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. DALTON ACADEMY
ESTABLISHED 1960
INTERNATiONAL FEES APPLY
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (FORMS 7 – 12)
PEKING UNIVERSITY
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
ALA
HONEYDEW, ROODEPOORT, GAUTENG 2040, SOUTH AFRICA
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2004
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 16 – 18 (GRADES 10 – 12)
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C –
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E –
F –
G –
H –
I –
J –
K –
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M –
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R –
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ABBERLEY HALL SCHOOL
ABBERLEY, WORCESTER WR6 6DD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1878
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
MALVERN COLLEGE
CLOSED IN 2023
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U –
V –
W –
ABINGDON
PARK ROAD, ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE OX14 1DE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1256 (RE-ESTABLISHED 1563)
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS
AGES 4 – 18 (RECEPTION – SIXTH FORM)
ACS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, COBHAM
ACS COBHAM / AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
PORTSMOUTH ROAD, HERSHAM, COBHAM, SURREY KT11 1BL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1975
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (GRADES PRE-K – 12)
INTERNATIONAL (AMERICAN)
THE AFFILIATED HIGH SCHOOL OF PEKING UNIVERSITY
BDFZ / BĚI DÀ FÙ ZHŌNG / BĚIJING DÀXUE FÙSHǓ ZHŌNGXUÉ / PKU SCHOOL
DANIWAN ROAD, ZHONGGUANGCUN, HAIDIAN, BEIJING 100086, CHINA
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BEACON SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. DALTON ACADEMY
ESTABLISHED 1960
INTERNATiONAL FEES APPLY
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (FORMS 7 – 12)
PEKING UNIVERSITY
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
ALA
HONEYDEW, ROODEPOORT, GAUTENG 2040, SOUTH AFRICA
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2004
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 16 – 18 (GRADES 10 – 12)
AIGLON
AIGLON COLLEGE
AVENUE CENTRALE 61, 1885 OLLON, CHESIÈRES-VILLARS, VAUD, SWITZERLAND
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1949
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 8 – 18 (YEAR 5 – SIXTH FORM)
INTERNATIONAL (BRITISH)
AITCHISON COLLEGE
SHAHRAH-E-QUAID-E-AZAM, LAHORE 54000, PAKISTAN
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1886
FEE-PAYING / NON-FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS
AGES 5 – 18 (GRADES 1 – 13)
ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY
6400 WYOMING BOULEVARD NORTHEAST, ALBUQERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87109, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ALDWICKBURY SCHOOL
WHEATHAMPSTEAD ROAD, HARPENDEN, HERTFORDSHIRE AL5 1AD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ALEXANDRA COLLEGE DUBLIN
ALEX
MILLTOWN ROAD, MILLTOWN, DUBLIN 6, D06 KX50, IRELAND
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1866
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
GIRLS
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – 6TH YEAR)
CHRISTIAN / ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND) / QUAKER (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)
FROEBELIAN
ALL HALLOWS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
CRANMORE HALL, EAST CRANMORE, SHEPTON MALLET, SOMERSET BA4 4SF, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1938
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
CHRISTIAN (ROMAN CATHOLIC)
MONKTON FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
ALL SAINTS’ COLLEGE
ASC
RAJ BHAWAN,TALLITAL, NAINITAL, UTTARAHKHAND 263002, INDIA
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1869
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
GIRLS
AGES 6 – 18 (CLASSES I – XII)
ANGLICAN
THE ALLEN-STEVENSON SCHOOL
A-S
132 EAST 78TH STREET, UPPER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10075, UNITED STATES
ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ALLEYN’S
TOWNLEY ROAD, DULWICH, LONDON SE22 8SU, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON
ASL
ONE WAVERLEY PLACE, ST. JOHN’S WOOD, LONDON NW8 0NP, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1951
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 18 (GRADES K – 12)
INTERNATIONAL (AMERICAN)
AMESBURY
HAZEL GROVE, HINDHEAD, SURREY GU26 6BL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1870
FEE-PAYING
DAY (BOARDING EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE)
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
AMMAN BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL
ABS
AL HIJAZ STREET, DABOUQ, PO BOX 441, SWEILEH 11910, JORDAN
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE
AMPLEFORTH, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE YO62 4ER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1802
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (YEAR 7 – SIXTH FORM)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (BENEDICTINE)
APPLEBY COLLEGE
540 LAKESHORE ROAD WEST, OAKVILLE, ONTARIO L6K 3P1, CANADA
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
APPLEWILD SCHOOL
120 PROSPECT STREET, FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS 01420, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
ABOUT
THE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
ARCHER
11725 SUNSET BOULEVARD, BRENTWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90049, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ARDINGLY COLLEGE
COLLEGE ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, WEST SUSSEX RH17 6SQ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1858
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
ARDVRECK SCHOOL
GWYDYR ROAD, CRIEFF, PERTHSHIRE PH7 4EX, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRE-SCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
THE ARMIDALE SCHOOL
TAS
87 DOUGLAS STREET, ARMIDALE, NEW SOUTH WALES 2350, AUSTRALIA
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ARNOLD HOUSE SCHOOL
1 LOUDON ROAD, ST JOHN’S WOOD, LONDON NW8 0LH, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ASHBURY COLLEGE
362 MARIPOSA AVENUE, OTTAWA, ONTARIO K1M 0T3, CANADA
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1891
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 9 – 18 (GRADES 4 – 12)
ANGLICAN
ASHEVILLE SCHOOL
AS / ASHEVILLE
360 ASHEVILLE SCHOOL ROAD, ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28806, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1900
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)
ASHFOLD SCHOOL
DORTON HOUSE, DORTON, AYLESBURY, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HP18 9NG, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1927
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
ASHLEY HALL
172 RUTLEDGE AVENUE, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29403, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1909
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS (CO-EDUCATIONAL PRE-SCHOOL)
AGES 2 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
THE ASSAM VALLEY SCHOOL
AVS
BALIPARA, SONITPUR, TEZPUR, ASSAM 784101, INDIA
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1995
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 9 – 18 (CLASSES IV – XII)
ASSUMPTION COLLEGE SAN LORENZO
AC / ASSUMPTION / ASSUMPTION SANLO / ASSUMPTION MAKATI
21 SAN LORENZO DRIVE, SAN LORENZO VILLAGE, MAKATI CITY 1223, PHILIPPINES
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE COLLEGE
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1892
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS
AGES 3+ (PRE-SCHOOL – UNDERGRADUATE)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (RELIGIOUS OF THE ASSUMPTION)