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A parent's guide to international schooling — how to choose, compare and help your child thrive, wherever in the world you are.
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What to look for, how admissions work, and the questions worth asking.
Derivator2017British school brands race into Vietnam and the Gulf
A run of new campus openings for 2026-27 shows where international-school demand is growing fastest — Vietnam and Saudi Arabia — as famous British names plant flags in booming local markets.
8 July 2026
Tim Reckmann from Hamm, DeutschlandLong waits, high stakes: the scramble for a school place
In the busiest markets, families are discovering that the hardest part of international schooling is not the fees — it is getting a place at all.
30 June 2026
Tran Van NgocThe international school’s new majority: local families
The families filling international-school desks are increasingly local rather than expatriate — a shift that is remaking how these schools teach, position and describe themselves.
22 June 2026
Curriculum & Pathways
IB, national curricula, languages and the routes to university.
褒忠國中 雲端網IB scores edge up again as a record May cohort collects results
The International Baccalaureate’s May 2026 session drew its largest-ever cohort and a slightly higher global average, extending a steady post-pandemic recovery — even as war forced some candidates to be graded on teacher assessment.
6 July 2026
Philip HallingGulf exam halls fall silent as boards switch to teacher-assessed grades
Regional conflict forced the major exam boards to cancel summer 2026 sittings across several Middle East countries, replacing them with coursework, portfolios and teacher assessment for tens of thousands of international-school candidates.
20 June 2026
ErnestfromphilippinesThe IB puts its first exams on screen
The International Baccalaureate ran its first live on-screen Diploma exams in May 2026, opening a phased shift to digital assessment that widens to any IB World School from November.
12 May 2026
Wellbeing & Student Life
Pastoral care, belonging and life beyond the classroom — more family guides are on the way.