Elite British Schools Woo Rich Indians After China Growth Prospects Sour
With glitzy campuses and an international curriculum, Harrow and Wellington are hustling for business in a market with a long tradition of boarding.
A school representative gives information to a visitor at World Boarding School Fair in Mumbai.
Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/BloombergIt’s a well-trodden path for children of wealthy Indians to study in the UK. Now, some of the schools are coming to them, with elite establishments starting to open franchises in India.
Last month Wellington College, a nearly 170-year-old private school based in the English county of Berkshire, debuted a campus in Pune, near Mumbai. Harrow School — which traces its history back to a 1572 charter from Queen Elizabeth I and outfits its students in distinctive straw hats — established its Bangalore affiliate in August.