GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF LEADING-EDGE SCHOOLS (GALES): HOW THE WORLD’S BEST SCHOOLS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG MINDS TO TACKLE THE BIGGEST ISSUES
The Global Alliance of Leading-Edge Schools (GALES) was founded in 2010 by the prestigious Singapore school, Raffles Institution, who played host for the association’s inaugural conference – TiltShift 2011. Delegates from 20 leading high schools from around the world were invited to participate and to present research and project-based solutions to specific problems facing the world. Since then, GALES has hosted a number of other conferences inviting additional schools to join the organisation.
ABOUT
The then principal of Raffles Institution conceived the Global Alliance of Leading-Edge Schools in 2010 as a way to bring together the world’s best schools and the brightest minds therein to begin to address emergent problems and to develop future world leaders to deal with those issues. It was envisioned that GALES would act as an incubator and facilitator for solutions with schools being awarded funding to develop those solutions. Many of the participant schools were selected from the Winchester Network, a more formal group of top-tier schools that work together to address problems facing educators. GALES would build upon the work that many of these schools were engaged in and expand the reach and application of those projects.
The alliance was formally launched in 2011 with its inaugural TiltShift conference seeking to explore issues affecting the world at large and, by extension, impacting on schools and education on a global scale, assessing best practices, new approaches and potential synergies. An additional joint-conference focussed on addressing racial inequality was hosted alongside OnePeople.sg. Further TiltShift Conferences took place in 2013 (again hosted by RI) and in 2014 (hosted by Daly College). The association has been relaunched by RI following the coronavirus pandemic with another TiltShift conference scheduled for 2022.
In addition to the conferences, GALES schools collaborate on a number of research-intensive projects that are generally member-initiated. External think tanks, project managers and consultants often advise and assist the pupils on these projects and help them to test and deliver solutions in real-world scenarios. One such initiative borne of GALES members, for example, is the Water is Life Schools Association spearheaded by Raffles Institution and Maurick College and which includes an assortment of leading schools from around the world, including a number of other GALES members. The recent incarnation of GALES is under the Global Alliance of Leading-Edge Schools for Sustainability (GALESS) banner which includes many long-time members and a number of new schools.
Participation is strictly by invitation with candidate schools being selected from a pool of top-tier academic schools with an international reputation. They may be state-supported or independent, fee-paying schools.
The GALES Schools are considered to be amongst the elite schools in their respective jurisdictions and are recognised as such by their peers. Membership varies with schools participating on an ad hoc basis. The initial membership (those invited schools that participated in the inaugural conference) comprised: Raffles Institution; African Leadership Academy; Beijing No. 4 High School; The Dalton School; Gymnázium Jana Kaplera (Johannes Kepler Grammar School); Karachi Grammar School; Korean Minjok Leadership Academy; Langkaer Gymnasium (now Aarhus Gymnasm, Tilst); Lycée Louis-le-Grand; The Malay College Kuala Kangsar; Marlborough College; Maurick College; Montgomery Bell Academy; Punahou; Scotch College; Sir-Karl-Popper-Schule (Wiedner Gymnasium); Suankularb Wittayalai School; Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School; and Xavier School. Many of the original members have maintained long-term close ties, participating in other global alliances including the Winchester Network – a group convened by Winchester College who, it is understood, were invited to join GALES and may have been a member at some point.
The current GALES/GALESS membership consists of some 30 schools that are actively collaborating on research projects. A further 20 or so schools take part in GALES-derived initiatives, with most of these schools having attended TiltShift conferences and, thus, been a GALES member at one time or another.
MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
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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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BEAVER
BEAVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
791 HAMMOND STREET, CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS 02467, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
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ABOUT
CENTRO FEDERAL DE EDUCACÃO TECNOLÓGICA DE MINAS GERAIS – UNIDADE VARGINHA
CEFET-MG / FEDERAL CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION OF MINAS GERAIS – VARGINHA UNIT
AVENIDA DOS IMIGRANTES, 1000, BAIRRO VARGEM, VARGINHA, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL
HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
ABOUT
COL-LEGI MARE DE DÉU DEL CARME
CALLE VOLUNTARIS OLÍMPICS 54, 08225 TERRASSA, SPAIN
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1942
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (FIRST CYCLE – BACCALAUREATE)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (CARMELITE)
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DETROIT COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
DCDS
22305 WEST 13 MILE ROAD, BEVERLY HILLS, MICHIGAN 48025, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
DILLMANN GYMNASIUM
DILLMANN
FORSTRAßE 43, 70176 STUTTGART, GERMANY
HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GYMNASIUM
ABOUT
D’OULTREMONT COLLEGE
DILLENBURGSTRAAT 46, 5151 GL DRUNEN, NETHERLANDS
SECONDARY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GYMMNASIUM
ABOUT
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EISBJERGHUS INTERNATIONALE EFTERSKOLE
EISBJERGHUS / ES
EISBJERGVEJ 2, 5580 NØRRE ÅBY, DENMARK
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
EPSOM COLLEGE IN MALAYSIA
EPSOM / EPSOM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
PERSIARAN KOLEJ, 71760 BANDAR ENSTEK, NEGERI SEMBILAN DARUL KHUSUS, MALAYSIA
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2014
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (GRADES K – 12)
INTERNATIONAL (BRITISH)
EPSOM COLLEGE
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NO SCHOOLS LISTED
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GYMNASIUM ALSDORF
ALSDORF GYMNASIUM
KONRAD-ADENAUER-ALLEE 1, 52477 ALSDORF, GERMANY
HIGH SCHOOL
GYMNASIUM
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1914
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 10 – 18 (GRADES 5 – 13)
PROGRESSIVE (DALTON)
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NO SCHOOLS LISTED
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IDEO
ESCUELA IDEO
CARRETERA DE COLMENAR A ALCOBENDAS, KM. 0,500, 28049, MADRID, SPAIN
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
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IV LO
IV LICEUM OGÓLNOKSZTAŁCĄCE IM. TEADEUSZA KOŚCIUSZKI W KRAKOWIE
UL. KRZEMIONKI 11, 30-525 KRAKÓW, POLAND
PRIMARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
GYMNASIUM
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NO SCHOOLS LISTED
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KOREAN MINJOK LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
KMLA
88 BONGHWA-RO, ANHUENG-MYON, HOENGSEONG-GUN, GANGWON-DO 25268, SOUTH KOREA
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
IMMERSION SCHOOL
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LETOVO SCHOOL
Школа Летово
ZIMENKOVSKAYA STREET 3, SOSENSKOYE SETTLEMENT, MOSCOW, RUSSIA
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
GIFTED LEARNER SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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MAHIDOL WITTAYANUSORN SCHOOL
MWIT
หมู่ที่ 5 364 TAMBON SALAYA, AMPHOE PHUTTAMONTHON, CHANG WAT, NAKHORN PATHOM 73170, THAILAND
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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MAKUHARI JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SHIBUYA KYOIKU GAKUEN MAKUHARI JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL / SHIBUYA KYŌIKU GAKUEN MAKUHARI CHŪGAKKŌ KŌTŌGAKKŌ / SHIBUYA MAKUHARI JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1 CHOME-3 WAKABA, MIHAMA-KU, CHIBA 261-0014, JAPAN
JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SUPER GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1982
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12-18 (GRADES 1 – 3 / GRADES 7 – 12)
SHIBUYA KYOIKU GAKUEN
MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY
MBA
4001 HARDING ROAD, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37205, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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NATIONAL HIGH JAKARTA SCHOOL
NHJS
JALAN POS PENGUMBEN NO. 41, JAKARTA BARAT 11630, INDONESIA
PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND HIGH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2002
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 6 – 18 (GRADES P1 – YEAR 12)
INTERNATIONAL (SINGAPOREAN)
P.I.A.G.E.T. ACADEMY
NGUYỄN TẪT THÀNH
NTT / TRƯỜNG THCS & THPT NGUYỄN TẪT THÀNH – HÀ NỘI
136 XUÂN THỦY, DỊCH VỌNG HẬU, CẦU GIẨY, HÀ NỘI, VIETNAM
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ABOUT
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NO SCHOOLS LISTED
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PUNAHOU
1601 PUNAHOU STREET, HONOLULU, HAWAI’I 96822, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
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NO SCHOOLS LISTED
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RAFFLES INSTITUTION
RAFFLES / RI
1 RAFFLES INSTITUTION LANE, BISHAN, SINGAPORE 575954
SECONDARY SCHOOL
PRIVTE COLLEGE
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR COLLEGE
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1823
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS (CO-EDUCATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE)
AGES 12+ (GRADE 6 – PG / YEAR 1 – YEAR 6)
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1956
INTERNATIONAL FEES MAY APPLY
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (GRADES S1 – S6)
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ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE
STAC
347 PAPANUI ROAD, STROWAN, CHRISTCHURCH 8052, NEW ZEALAND
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1917
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (EARLY YEARS – YEAR 12)
PRESBYTERIAN
SAINT JOSEPH NOTRE DAME
INSTITUTION SAINT JOSEPH NOTRE DAME VERVINS / SAINT JO / SJND / ST JO
2 CHAUSSÉE DE FONTAINE, 02140 FONTAINE LES VERVINS, FRANCE
NURSERY, PRIMARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1722
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (GRADES K – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC
SAINT STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
SSES
315 41ST STREET W, BRADENTON, FLORIDA 34209, UNITD STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
SANKT AFRA
SANKT AFRA SÄCHISCHES LANDESGYMNASIUM HOCHBEGABTENFÖRDERUNG
FREIHEIT 13, 01662 MEIßEN, GERMANY
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
GIFTED LEARNER SCHOOL
GYMMNASIUM
ABOUT
SANT IGNASI – SARRIÀ
JESUÏTES SARRIÀ / ST IGNATIUS COLLEGE
CARRASCO I FORMIGUERA, 32, SARRIÀ, 08107 BARCELONA, SPAIN
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
ABOUT
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SINGAPORE
SST
1 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, HOLLAND, QUEENSTOWN, SINGAPORE 138572
MIDDLE SCHOOL
GIFTED LEARNER SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
ABOUT
SHIBUYA JUNIOR & SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SHIBBUYA KYŌIKI GAKUEN SHIBUYA CHŪGAKU KŌTŌ GAKKŌ / SHIBU-SHIBU / SKG
1 CHOME-21-18 SHIBUYA, SHIBUYA CITY, TOKYO T150-002, JAPAN
JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SUPER GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOL
ABOUT
SINGAPORE NATIONAL ACADEMY
SNA
WISMARI BUILDING JALAN TAMAN PERKANTORAN TP 12-20, JALAN RAYA GRAHA FAMILI UTARA, PRADAHKALIKENDAL, DUKUHPAKIS, SURABAYA CITY, EAST JAVA 60277, INDONESIA
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2004
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
MONTESSORI
INTERNATIONAL (SINGAPOREAN)
P.I.A.G.E.T. ACADEMY
SIR KARL POPPER SCHULE
WIEDNER GYMNASIUM
POPPER
WIEDNER GURTEL 68, 1040 VIENNA, AUSTRIA
HIGH SCHOOL
GIFTED LEARNER SCHOOL
GYMNASIUM
LABORATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
T –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
U –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
V –
VIROLAI
ESCOLA VIROLAI / VIROLAI SCHOOL
CARRER DE CEUTA S/N, 08023 BARCELONA, SPAIN
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ABOUT
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WLSA SHANGHAI ACADEMY
WLSA / WSA
2 ZHENGXI ROAD, YANGPU DISTRICT, SHANGHAI 200243, CHINA
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2012
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (GRADES 6 – 12)
INTERNATIONAL (AMERICAN / BRITISH)
FUDAN UNIVERSITY
WUXI DIPONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
DIPONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCE / DSAS / NANWAI KING’S COLLEGE SCHOOL WUXI / NKCSWX
188 QINGYUAN ROAD, JINGKAI DISTRIXT, WUXI, JIANGSU, CHINA
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2017
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (GRADES K – 12)
INTERNATIONAL (AMERICAN / BRITISH / CANADIAN)
DIPONT / NANJING FOREIGN LANGUAGE SCHOOL / KING’S COLLEGE SCHOOL
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NO SCHOOLS LISTED
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NO SCHOOLS LISTED
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FORMER OR LAPSED MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
AARHUS GYMNASIUM, TILST
LANGKÆR GYMNASIUM
KILEPARKEN 25, 8381 TILST, DENMARK
HIGH SCHOOL
GYMNASIUM
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
BEIJING NO. 4 HIGH SCHOOL
BEIJING HIGH SCHOOL FOUR / BĚIJĪNG SHÌ DÌSÌ ZHŌNGZUÉ / BHSF / SIZHONG
2 WEST HUANGCHENGGEN NORTH STREET A, XICHENG 100034, BEIJING, CHINA
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BEACON SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
THE DALTON SCHOOL
DALTON
108 EAST 89TH STREET, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10128, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1919
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
PROGRESSIVE (DALTON)
DALY COLLEGE, INDORE
THE DALY COLLEGE / DC
1 RESIDENCY AREA, INDORE, MADHYA PRADESH 452001, INDIA
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1882
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4- 18 (PRE-SCHOOL – CLASS XII)
ABOUT
GYMNÁZIUM JANA KEPLERA
GJK / JOHANNES KEPLER GRAMMAR SCHOOL
PARLÉŘOVA 2, 169 00, PRAHA 6-HRADČANY, CZECHIA
SECONDARY SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
GYMNASIUM
ABOUT
KARACHI GRAMMAR SCHOOL
KGS
PLOT ST-19, KHAYABAN-E-SAADI, CLIFTON BLOCK 5, KARACHI 75600, PAKISTAN
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1847
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – YEAR 12)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF PAKISTAN)
LYCÉE LOUIS-LE-GRAND
LLG
123 RUE SAINT-JACQUES, PARIS CEDEX 05 75231, FRANCE
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
JUNIOR COLLEGE
ABOUT
THE MALAY COLLEGE KUALA KANGSAR
KOLEJ MELAYU KUALA KANGSAR / MCKK
JALAN TUN RAZAK, 33000 KUALA KANGSAR, PERAK, MALAYSIA
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE
BATH ROAD, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE SN8 1PA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1843
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 13 – 18 (YEAR 9 – SIXTH FORM)
MAURICK COLLEGE
TITUS BRANDSMALAAN 1, 5262 BS VUGHT, NETHERLANDS
SECONDARY SCHOOL
GYMNASIUM
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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