Nord Anglia Education

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Nord Anglia Education
TypePrivate company
IndustryEducation
Founded1972
FounderKevin McNeany
Headquarters
London[1]
Number of locations
70+ as of March 2021
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Andrew Fitzmaurice (CEO)
ProductsEducation Services
Websitenordangliaeducation.com

Nord Anglia Education, commonly referred to as Nord Anglia, is a provider of international schools.[2] The head office is in Nova South, 160 Victoria Street, London.

Nord Anglia has 70+ private day and boarding schools which are located in 30 countries across the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East.

History[]

Nord Anglia Education was founded in 1972 by Kevin McNeany[3] to teach English as a foreign language. The company grew in the 1970s to the 1980s before moving into the UK education market. Soon after, it entered the Eastern and Central Europe market. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the group also built up a day care and nursery business in addition to its Learning Services arm.[4]

In 2003, Andrew Fitzmaurice became CEO. By 2008, the company had sold its nursery business and mainly focused on international schools.[5]

In 2012, the group relocated to Hong Kong to complement growth plans in China and Southeast Asia. In 2013, it bought World Class Learning Group,[6] with schools in the US, Qatar and Spain.[7]

The company's initial public offering took place on March 26, 2014 on the NYSE.

In 2015, the company bought six schools from Meritas:[8] the Collège du Léman, Léman International School - Chengdu, San Roberto International School, The Village School, North Broward Preparatory School in Florida, and Windermere Preparatory School in Florida.[9]

In April 2017, the company announced it would be taken back into private ownership after the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Baring Private Equity Asia agreed to buy it.[10][11]

In December 2017, the company bought seven schools from the British Schools Foundation: The British College of Brazil, The British International School of Kuala Lumpur, The British School of Nanjing, The British School of Tashkent, The British School of Yangon, The International School of Moscow, and The King's School Manila.

In May 2019 the company relocated operations to London.[12]

In February 2019, the company acquired five schools under the Oakridge International brand in India. The five schools are located in Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Bengaluru and Mohali. The price was estimated at about ₹ 16 billion.[13]

In March 2021, the company acquired the Eton School in Mexico City, as well as Oxford International College, Oxford Sixth Form College, and d'Overbroeck's College, three independent schools in Oxford, UK.

Global Campus[]

Nord Anglia students are connected through the Global Campus, a program which offers a wide range of activities undertaken in school, online or at destinations around the world.[14]

Administrative affairs[]

Its head office is in the Nova South building in City of Westminster, London.[15]

Previously its head office was at the Anglia House in Cheadle, Greater Manchester,[16] and then the Nord House in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.[17] The head office moved to Hong Kong in 2012.[18] It was in the St. George's Building in Central, Hong Kong.[19] In 2018 the company announced it was returning its head office to the United Kingdom, with London being the new location.[20]

Collaborations[]

Nord Anglia has established collaborations with academic institutions such as Juilliard,[21] MIT, and King's College London.[22]

On July 2017, the company partnered with UNICEF as well as the governments of Bulgaria, Argentina, and Malaysia to host an event raising awareness for the Sustainable Development Goals.[23] Nord Anglia also participated with Juilliard, UNICEF and Sing for Hope in the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on July 2019.[24]

Schools[]

Asia[]

China[]

All Nord Anglia Education schools in China use English as the primary language of instruction. Each student receives four lessons in Mandarin Chinese a week, except in Hong Kong where this is optional.[25] Students reach a proficient level in Mandarin Chinese by the time they leave.[26]

Nord Anglia Education schools in China are among the first to receive the new Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts program in their schools thanks to the growing demand in the region for the institute.[27]

Beijing

  • The British School of Beijing, Sanlitun
  • The British School of Beijing, Shunyi

Guangzhou

  • The British School of Guangzhou

Jiangsu

  • The British School of Nanjing

Shanghai

Sichuan

Hong Kong SAR

Southeast Asia[]

Cambodia

Indonesia

Malaysia

  • The British International School of Kuala Lumpur

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

  • British International School, Hanoi
  • British International School, Ho Chi Minh City
  • British Vietnamese International School, Hanoi
  • British Vietnamese International School, Ho Chi Minh City

India

Southwest Asia[]

Nord Anglia Education operates six schools in Qatar and the UAE. The majority of students are from expat families working in the region's oil industry.[28]

Qatar

United Arab Emirates

Europe[]

Czech Republic

Netherlands (Holland)

Hungary

Ireland

Poland

  • The British School Warsaw

Russia

  • The International School of Moscow

Slovakia

  • The British International School Bratislava

Spain

Switzerland

United Kingdom

North, South and Central America[]

Brazil

Ecuador

Mexico

Panama

Costa Rica

  • (Alajuela)

United States of America

References[]

  1. ^ "Moody's affirms Nord Anglia's B2 CFR and assigns a B2-PD; outlook remains negative". Moodys. 30 October 2020.
  2. ^ Sorensen, Maddie (23 February 2016). "Nord Anglia Education Inc (NORD) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank". Financial Market News. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. ^ Beckett, Francis (14 January 2002). "The New Statesman Profile – Kevin McNeany". The New Statesman. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Kevin Mcneany And Andrew Fitzmaurice – Nord Anglia Education Plc (nae.l)". The Wall Street Transcript. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ^ Harrington, Ben (10 June 2008). "Nord Anglia rejects £180m Barings bid". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ^ Baker, Amy (11 June 2013). "WCL Group sold to Nord Anglia Education". The Pie News. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  7. ^ Quinn, James (27 April 2013). "Nord Anglia in talks to buy schools rival". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  8. ^ Keeling, Anne (29 June 2015). "Nord Anglia Education finalises the acquisition of six more schools". Relocate Magazine. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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  10. ^ Badkar, Mamta (25 April 2017). "Canadian-led consortium to buy Nord Anglia for $4.3bn". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. ^ Ruckin, Claire. "LPC-Nord Anglia sounds out investors on LBO financing". U.S. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  12. ^ Atack, Patrick (10 October 2018). "Nord Anglia moves HQ to London". Professionals in International Education News. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  13. ^ Sengupta, Sudipta (22 February 2019). "Oakridge's international deal: Hong Kong firm buys it for nearly Rs 1,600 crore". Times of India.
  14. ^ Eaton, Tim (6 November 2015). "Pattaya becomes home to the world's biggest school campus". Pattaya Mail. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Home". Nord Anglia Education. Retrieved 22 November 2020. Nord Anglia Education 4th Floor, Nova South 160 Victoria Street London United Kingdom
  16. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20060219104758/http://nordanglia.com/reports/Interm05.pdf[bare URL]
  17. ^ "Contact Us". Nord Anglia Education. 24 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Nord Anglia Education Relocates its Global Headquarters to Hong Kong". Nord Anglia Education. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Home". Nord Anglia Education. Retrieved 24 April 2019. Nord Anglia Education St George's Building Level 12 2 Ice House Street Central Hong Kong China
  20. ^ "Nord Anglia moves HQ to London". The PIE News. Professionals in International Education. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Juilliard and Nord Anglia". Juilliard School. 2015.
  22. ^ "Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Baring Private Equity Asia sign agreement to privatize Nord Anglia Education, Inc. for USD 4.3 billion". CPP Investment Board. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.
  23. ^ "BRINGING AWARENESS AND ACTION ON THE SDGS TO THE CLASSROOM: A Presentation of Students' Experience with the World's Largest Lesson -Exploring SDGs 2 (Zero Hunger) and 3 (Good Health)" (PDF). Sustainable Development Goals. 2017.
  24. ^ "Photos: UNICEF, Sing For Hope HandaHarmony, & Juilliard Bring Youth & Arts Into Global Development". BroadwayWorld. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  25. ^ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). p. 29.
  26. ^ Turner, David (20 May 2009). "Third Culture Kids". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  27. ^ Singh, Rani (13 November 2015). "China Buying In More Arts In Education -- Because It Can". Forbes. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  28. ^ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). 31 December 2015. p. 33. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

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