Prestigious U.K. Schools Push On With Plans to Open in China
- Harrow, Churchill’s alma mater, is opening five new schools
- Demand high, as is confidence in Asia’s coronavirus response
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Harrow, the 450-year-old boarding school that produced seven prime British ministers including Winston Churchill, is poised to open five schools in China, undeterred by Covid-19. Other prestigious English schools will likely follow, staking their post-pandemic futures on East Asia.
Demand for English-language international schools in the region is projected to double by 2029, with 1.2 million students enrolled, ISC Research estimates. The perception China has managed the pandemic better than most is likely to increase its appeal relative to the more frontier economies that had begun attracting foreign schools as the Chinese market matured.