HSBC HURUN EDUCATION GLOBAL HIGH SCHOOLS 2025
HSBC AND HURUN EDUCATION LAUNCH HSBC HURUN EDUCATION GLOBAL HIGHSCHOOLS 2025
180 SCHOOLS MADE CUT, 4 NEW ENTRANTS
CHINA RANKED 3RD WITH 16, ACOUNTING FOR 9%. US LED WITH 45% OF GLOBAL HIGHSCHOOLS, FOLLOWED BY UK 40%, DOWN 4%. SCHOOLS FROM 11 COUNTRIES MADE LIST
LONDON AND NEW YORK LED WITH 35 AND 27 SCHOOLS, FOLLOWED BY BOSTON, WASHINGTON D.C., LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. SHANGHAI OVERTOOK OXFORD FOR 7TH PLACE. BY REGION, US EAST COAST HAD HIGHEST NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL TOPPED LIST FOR THIRD YEAR RUNNING. OVER 40% OF ITS 200 GRADUATES OVER LAST THREE YEARS WENT TO OXBRIDGE OR IVY LEAGUE
LONDON-BASED ST PAUL'S SCHOOL OVERTOOK NEW-YORK BASED DALTON SCHOOL FOR 2ND PLACE.
WINCHESTER COLLEGE RETURNED TO THE HURUN TOP 10. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, MORE THAN 20% OF GRADUATES WENT TO OXBRIDGE OR THE IVY LEAGUE
70% CO-ED, WITH 18% GIRLS ONLY, AND 12% BOYS ONLY
1,050 STUDENTS ON AVERAGE OF WHICH 140 IN GRADUATING COHORT
204 YEARS HISTORY ON AVERAGE, WITH 2 SCHOOLS OVER 1000YRS, 22 SCHOOLS LESS THAN 50YRS
51% OF THE SCHOOLS OFFER BOARDING, WITH 49% DAY SCHOOL ONLY
(23 June 2025, Shanghai) HSBC China in association with Hurun Education today released the HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025, a list of the world’s top highschools, ranked according to leavers’ university destinations, co-curricular and reputation. The ranking only includes independent schools, i.e. non-state schools, with physical campuses. This is the third year of the list.
HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025 includes 180 schools from 11 countries. Between them, they have 190,000 students, of which 25,000 graduate every year. On average, they have 1,050 students, of which 140 are in the final year. 51% offer boarding. They have a history of 204 years on average.
Kai Zhang, Head of International Wealth and Premier Banking, HSBC Asia, said: " We are delighted to join hands with Hurun Education to release the 'HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools Ranking' at the HSBC International Education Forum for the third consecutive year, providing forward-looking insights for families to plan their children's international education and growth paths.
"How to choose destinations, schools and subjects is key to the planning of international education. HSBC's global survey shows that younger parents are more likely to send their children to study in the destinations near home. In addition to the traditional overseas study destinations, Hong Kong SAR and Singapore have become increasingly favored by Asian families. With the advantages of geographical proximity, quality of education and more adaptable culture, the enthusiasm for studying in these markets continues to increase, driving more active flows of international students within and into Asia.
"As an international financial institution marking its 160th anniversary this year, HSBC serves around 41 million customers. With HSBC global network covering major international study destinations, we provide diversified global banking services throughout the three key stages from study planning, pre-departure preparation, to traveling abroad to support the entire journey of children’s international study. In addition, we continue to work with education experts at home and overseas on multiple platforms, such as the HSBC International Education Forum, to unlock information about latest trends and market intelligence in the fast-changing international education area, helping Chinese and Asian families well plan international education and connect to high-quality resources."
Rupert Hoogewerf, Hurun Education Chairman and Chief Researcher, said,
“I am delighted to partner with leading international bank HSBC, to put out the HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools for the third year running. This list is designed to help parents find the most suitable school for their children, help teachers looking to work in the best schools, and university admission officers looking to understand more about where their applications are coming from.”
“Hurun Education has scoured the world for the best highschools of each region, taking into consideration only independent schools with physical campuses, and then ranking them based on leavers’ university destinations, co-curriculum activities and reputation. Hurun Education did not consider exam results. Whilst the HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools is a ranking of the world’s most successful independent highschools, it is the right school for your child that is most important.”
“‘Leavers’ University Destinations’ reflects the school’s teaching, educational resources and level of attention to student’s future development. We provided a bonus to schools with lower admission requirements to recognize their added value. ‘Co-Curriculum Activities’ help students improve social skills, leadership skills, teamwork and social responsibility, allowing them to encounter new interests and friends. ‘Reputation’ is mainly about the impact of living alumni in society.”
“The number of Chinese students studying abroad fell last year, but there are still close to one million, with 280,000 in the US, 160,000 in each of the UK and Australia, 100,000 in Canada and 50,000 in Singapore. Nearly two-thirds of them are pursuing graduate or doctoral studies, 30% are pursuing undergraduate studies, and 5% are at highschool or earlier.”
“Perhaps one of the most surprising findings of this Hurun list is that China is third in the world with 9% or 16 of the 180 schools. This means there is a really viable alternative to sending their children to study far away and across the time zones, and instead keep them close to home. This is having mental health benefits as well as keeping them anchored in Chinese culture for longer.”
“For parents in China, sending their children abroad has become more complicated in recent years. It has now become harder to get a US student visa. The likely winner should have been the UK, but since January, independent schools fees in the UK have gone up an average of 14%, after the UK government added VAT to independent schools, at the same time as making these schools pay business rates. Winchester College, for example, now costs over US$80,000 for a year’s education and boarding fees. Another factor in play is the flat China economy, meaning more families are looking to keep their children in the state system for longer.”
“The impact of AI is the subject on everybody’s lips. How to use AI properly, rather than let AI weaken the ablity of students to think for themselves? One impact has been an acceleration towards STEAM, adding ‘Arts’ into STEM, with an emphasis on creative thinking and the ability to think from first principles. At the end of the day, schools are having to future-proof education, prepare children to flourish and be fulfilled in the 2050s. It is a big ask.”
“Some of the world’s top highschools have large foundations, which goes a long way to helping them provide stability and independence. Phillips Andover Academy has a foundation worth over US$1bn. Other schools with large foundations include Eton College with US$700mn, St Paul’s School with US$550mn and Deerfield Academy with US$530mn.”
“Among the schools on the list, the average tenure of heads is 10 years. Heads play a vital role in shaping school culture and learning philosophy.”
“Building a world-class school often takes hundreds of years. The schools on the Hurun list were founded in 1821 on average, giving them an average history of 204 years. 13 schools have a history of more than 500 years and 10 schools were established in the 2000s, most of which are located in China. Over the years, although these schools have had many opportunities to expand their student numbers, they have still kept the student number at 1050. This year, the average number of graduates from these schools is 140.”
“Students applying to day schools in the heart of world-class cities such as New York, London, Shanghai and Hong Kong face the most intense competition for places, led by the likes of The Dalton School in New York, Westminster School in London, Pinghe School in Shanghai, and Chinese International School in Hong Kong.”
“The trend of co-ed is on the rise, partly because it brings convenience to families with both boys and girls. Surprisingly, perhaps, only one third of the schools on our list are single sex schools with girls’ schools 50% more popular than boys' schools. There is a trend of well-known UK-based boys' schools going co-ed with Abingdon School recently announcing it admitted girls for the first time last year in its almost 800 year history, whilst Winchester College has just started admitting girls for the first time in its almost 650 year history.”
“Day schools are on the up. Half of the schools on the list are day schools only, with the other half providing some form of boarding. Only one-third of the schools on our list are full boarding schools.”
“In the UK, the main starting points are aged 11 for the last seven years before university, aged 13 for the last five years or aged 16 for the last two years. In the US, the main starting point is aged 14 for the last four years.”
“On average, 13% of the students on the list are provided with financial aid, with an average annual subsidy of 27% of the tuition fees. It is worth noting that many schools still confuse financial aid and scholarships. Scholarships are designed to attract the best students, while financial aid is designed to support families who cannot afford the school fees.”
“Schools in China made up three of the four new entrants to the Hurun Global Highschools List this year with Hong Kong International School, Suzhou Foreign Language School and Shanghai American School.”
“There is a significant discrepency in transparency regarding the university destinations of school graduates. Nearly 90% of highschools disclose the number of students going on to each university. However, schools predominantly in Singapore, Hong Kong and Switzerland, prefer only to list out the university their graduates went to, or the offers they received.”
“Surprisingly, perhaps, there were very few schools from Canada, Australia and Europe that made the Hurun list. Why? One of the reasons is that the majority of these students go on to local universities, and the universities in these countries are not ranked particularily high on the best-known rankings, such as QS, US News or Times Higher Education. In addition, Europe's education system is dominated by public schools and has very few independent schools, which is significantly different from the education systems of the USA and the UK.”
World’s Top 10 Overall
London-based Westminster School was top, followed by St Paul's School and The Dalton School. The Top 10 schools are from either the UK or US. They have 278 years of history on average. 5 are single sex schools: 2 boys’ schools and 3 girls’ schools, and 5 are co-ed schools.
School | Index | Country | Nearest Big City | |
1 - | Westminster School | 100 | UK | London |
2↑ | St Paul's School | 95 | UK | London |
3↓ | The Dalton School | 94.5 | USA | New York |
4 - | St Paul's Girls School | 93.7 | UK | London |
5↑ | King's College School, Wimbledon | 90.4 | UK | London |
6 * | Winchester College | 89.2 | UK | Winchester |
7↓ | The Brearley School | 88.7 | USA | New York |
8↓ | The Spence School | 88.2 | USA | New York |
9↓ | The Collegiate School | 87.9 | USA | New York |
10↓ | Saint Ann's School | 87.8 | USA | New York |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
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London-based Westminster School topped the HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools for the third year running. With almost 500 years of history, Westminster had over 40% of its 200 graduates going to Oxbridge over each of the past three years. The main enrollment ages are aged 13 for boys and aged 16 for girls. 75% are day students, while boarders make up 25%. The head is Gary Savage.
London-based St Paul's School rose 1 place to second. With a history of over 500 years, St Paul’s School is mostly a day school, with only 4% boarding. The head is Sally-Anne Huang. Over the past three years, on average, more than around 40 of its 220 graduates went to Oxbridge or the Ivy League.
New York-based The Dalton School dropped one place to 3rd. A day school with a history of over 100 years, the main enrollments are at the age of 11 and 14. The head is José Manuel De Jesús. Over the past three years, on average, nearly 20% of the graduates each year went to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford or MIT.
St Paul's Girls School keep the 4th. With a history of over 100 years, St Paul’s Girls is a day school for girls from 11 to 18. Sarah Fletcher is the head. Over the past three years, on average, over 40 of the 120 graduates went to Oxbridge or the Ivy League.
King's College School, Wimbledon rose 3 to break into the Hurun Top 5. King’s College School is a day school located in London with a history of nearly 200 years. Its main admission stage is at age 11. The head is Anne Cotton. The performance of the school's graduates in the past three years has shown an upward trend. Over the past three years, on average, nearly 50 of its 200 graduates have gone to Oxbridge or the Ivy League.
Winchester College rose 7 places to 6th place, breaking back into the Hurun Top 10. Winchester is a fully boarding school and has a history of more than 600 years. The main entrance is at aged 13 years. The principal is Elizabeth Stone. In the past three years, on average, more than 20% of graduates have gone on to Oxbridge or the Ivy League.
The Brearley School dropped one place to 7th. This girls’ day school is located in New York and has a history of nearly 150 years. The head is Jane Foley Fried. Over the past five years, on average, nearly half of its 60 graduates each year ended up at Harvard, Yale or the Ivy League.
The Spence School dropped one place to 8th. This girls’ day school is located in New York and has a history of over 130 years. The head is Felicia Wilks. Over the past five years, on average, more than 20 of its 60 graduates ended up at Harvard, Yale or the Ivy League.
The Collegiate School dropped 4 places to 9th. This boys’ day school is located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York and has a history of nearly 400 years. Best-known perhaps for being the school of US President John F. Kennedy, the head now is David S. Lourie. Over the past five years, on average, more than 30% (nearly 50) graduates each year went to Harvard, Yale or other US Top 10 universities.
Saint Ann's School dropped one place to 10th. Located in Brooklyn, southeast of Manhattan Island in New York, and with a history of nearly 60 years, Saint Anne’s is a day school for ages 3 to 18. The head is Kenyatte Reid. Over the past three years, on average, more than 30% of the 80 graduates each year have gone on to study at the likes of Harvard, Yale or other US Top 10 universities.
Geographic Distribution
45% of the world’s top high schools are in the US, followed by 40% in the UK. China was third with 9%.
The Hurun Education Schools came from 52 cities, led by London and New York, and followed by Boston and Washington DC. Shanghai overtook Oxford for 7th place.
Table: Highschools by Countries and Cities
Country | No. of Schools | Change | % of Schools | Closest City | No. of Schools | Change | |||
1 - | US | 82 | 0 | 45% | 1 - | London | 35 | 0 | |
2 - | UK | 72 | -3 | 40% | 2 - | New York | 27 | 1 | |
3 - | China | 16 | 3 | 9% | 3 - | Boston | 15 | -1 | |
4↑ | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1% | 4 - | Washington DC | 9 | 0 | |
4 - | Singapore | 2 | 0 | 1% | 5 - | Los Angeles | 7 | 0 | |
6↓ | UAE | 1 | 0 | 0.6% | 5 - | San Francisco | 7 | 0 | |
6↓ | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0.6% | 7 - | Shanghai | 6 | 1 | |
6↓ | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0.6% | 8↓ | Oxford | 5 | 0 | |
6↓ | Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0.6% | 9 - | Chicago | 4 | 0 | |
6↓ | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0.6% | 10↓ | Birmingham | 3 | -1 | |
6↓ | India | 1 | 0 | 0.6% | 10* | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | |
10* | Guildford | 3 | 0 | ||||||
10* | Dallas | 3 | 0 |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
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Boarding Schools
Winchester College overtook Eton College and Phillips Andover to become the Number One boarding school. Of the 58 boarding schools, 25 are from the UK, 24 from the US, 7 from China and 1 from each of Switzerland and Malaysia. 46 schools are co-ed schools, 8 are all-girls and only 4 are all-boys. With an average history of 203 years, they have 850 students on average, of which 160 are in their final year.
Table: World’s Top 10 Boarding Schools
School | Index | Country | Nearest Big City | |
1 ↑ | Winchester College | 89.2 | UK | Winchester |
2 ↓ | Eton College | 87.7 | UK | London |
3 ↓ | Phillips Andover Academy | 87.4 | US | Boston |
4 ↑ | Deerfield Academy | 85.2 | US | Boston |
5 ↓ | Lawrenceville School | 83.7 | US | New York |
6 ↑ | Wycombe Abbey School | 83.2 | UK | London |
7 - | Hotchkiss School | 82.8 | US | New York |
8 - | Phillips Exeter Academy | 81.7 | US | Boston |
9 ↓ | Choate Rosemary Hall | 81.5 | US | New York |
10 * | Groton School | 81.2 | US | Boston |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
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Day Schools
122 day schools made the HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools, of which 58 are from the US, 47 from the UK, 9 from China, 2 from Singapore and Japan, one each from Canada, South Korea, India and the UAE. 89 have no boarding, whilst 33 offer some boarding, with an average of 21% boarders. Each school on average has 1,130 students, of which 130 are in their final year. They have an average of 204 years of history.
Table: World’s Top 10 Day Schools
School | Index | Country | Nearest Big City | |
1 - | Westminster School | 100 | UK | London |
2 ↑ | St Paul's School | 95 | UK | London |
3 ↓ | The Dalton School | 94.5 | US | New York |
4 - | St Paul's Girls School | 93.7 | UK | London |
5 ↑ | King's College School, Wimbledon | 90.4 | UK | London |
6 - | The Brearley School | 88.7 | US | New York |
7 - | The Spence School | 88.2 | US | New York |
8 ↓ | The Collegiate School | 87.9 | US | New York |
9 - | Saint Ann's School | 87.8 | US | New York |
10 - | North London Collegiate School | 87.6 | UK | London |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
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Co-Ed Schools
126 co-ed schools made the list. 69 are from the US, 32 from the UK, 16 from China, 2 from Singapore and Japan, 1 from each of South Korea, Malaysia, India, the UAE and Switzerland. Each school on average has 1,120 students, with 150 graduates. They have 177 years of history on average.
Table: World’s Top 10 Co-ed Schools
School | Index | Country | Nearest Big City | |
1 - | Westminster School | 100 | UK | London |
2 - | The Dalton School | 94.5 | US | New York |
3 - | King's College School, Wimbledon | 90.4 | UK | London |
4 ↑ | Winchester College | 89.2 | UK | Winchester |
5 ↓ | Saint Ann's School | 87.8 | US | New York |
6 ↓ | Phillips Andover Academy | 87.4 | US | Boston |
7 * | Deerfield Academy | 85.2 | US | Boston |
8 ↓ | The College Preparatory School | 85 | US | Los Angeles |
9 ↓ | Riverdale Country School | 84.4 | US | New York |
10 - | Lawrenceville School | 83.7 | US | New York |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
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Boys’ Schools
21 boys’ schools made the list, led by St Paul’s Schools, with 16 from the UK, 4 from the US and 1 from Canada. Boston’s Roxbury Latin School overtook the Royal Grammar School Guildford, the highschool of the current UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. On average they have 1,060 students, including 140 graduates. On average, they have a history of 454 years.
Table: World’s Top 10 Boys’ Schools
School | Index | Country | Nearest Big City | |
1 - | St Paul's School | 95 | UK | London |
2 - | The Collegiate School | 87.9 | US | New York |
3 - | Eton College | 87.7 | UK | London |
4 ↑ | The Roxbury Latin School | 84 | US | Boston |
5 ↓ | Royal Grammar School, Guildford | 81.8 | UK | Guildford |
6 - | Radley College | 80.3 | UK | Oxford |
7 - | Haberdashers' Aske's Boys School | 79.1 | UK | London |
8 - | Tonbridge School | 78.6 | UK | Tonbridge |
9 - | Harrow School | 78.2 | UK | London |
10 - | St Albans School | 75.6 | US | Washington DC |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
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Girls' Schools
33 girls’ schools made the list, led by St Paul’s Girls’ School, with 24 in the UK and 9 in the US. The average number of students was 750, of which 80 are in their final year. They have an average of 147 years of history. Lady Eleanor Holles is the oldest girls’ school on the list, dating back to 1710.
Table: World’s Top 10 Girls’ Schools
School | Index | Country | Nearest Big City | |
1 - | St Paul's Girls School | 93.7 | UK | London |
2 - | The Brearley School | 88.7 | US | New York |
3 - | The Spence School | 88.2 | US | New York |
4 - | North London Collegiate School | 87.6 | UK | London |
5 - | Godolphin Latymer School for Girls | 84.1 | UK | London |
6 - | Wycombe Abbey School | 83.2 | UK | London |
7 - | The Chapin School | 81.3 | US | New York |
8 - | National Cathedral School | 80.4 | US | Washington DC |
9 * | James Allen's Girls' School | 79.3 | UK | London |
10 ↓ | Cheltenham Ladies' College | 79.2 | UK | Cheltenham |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
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Outside of the US and UK
26 schools from outside of the US and UK made the list, led by Seoul International School in South Korea. 16 are from China, 2 from Singapore and Japan, one each from Canada, South Korea, Malaysia, India, the UAE and Switzerland. The average size of school is 1,890 students with 200 graduates this year, with Singapore’s UWC of South East Asia the largest with 5,600 students. These schools on average have 51 years of history. Upper Canada College is the oldest school outside of the US and the UK on the list, founded in1829, followed by Institut Le Rosey in 1880. Shanghai-based YK Pao School broke into the Top 10 Outside of the US and UK.
Table: World’s Top 10 Schools Outside of the US and UK
School | Index | Country | Nearest Big City | |
1 - | Seoul International School | 82.9 | South Korea | Seoul |
2 - | Shenzhen College of International Education | 79 | China | Shenzhen |
3 - | Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar | 78 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
4 - | Chinese International School | 75 | China | Hong Kong |
5 - | Dhirubai Ambani International School | 74.5 | India | Mumbai |
6 ↑ | Shanghai Pinghe School | 74.1 | China | Shanghai |
7 ↓ | Dubai College | 72.5 | UAE | Dubai |
8 * | YK Pao School | 69.2 | China | Shanghai |
9 - | Upper Canada College | 69 | Canada | Toronto |
10 ↓ | St Paul's Co-educational College | 68.9 | China | Hong Kong |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
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Shenzhen College of International Education topped the 16 schools from China, followed by CIS in HK and Pinghe in Shanghai. YK Pao School overtook St Paul’s Co-educational College for 4th place. HKIS, Suzhou Foreign Languages School and Shanghai American School broke into the Hurun list.
Table: Schools in China
School | Index | City | |
1 - | Shenzhen College of International Education | 79 | Shenzhen |
2 - | Chinese International School | 75 | Hong Kong |
3 - | Shanghai Pinghe School | 74.1 | Shanghai |
4↑ | YK Pao School | 69.2 | Shanghai |
5↓ | St Paul's Co-educational College | 68.9 | Hong Kong |
5 - | UWC Changshu China | 68.9 | Suzhou |
7 - | Ulink College of Shanghai | 68.3 | Shanghai |
8 * | Hong Kong International School | 68 | Hong Kong |
9↓ | Huafu International | 67.4 | Guangzhou |
10↑ | Guangdong Country Garden School | 66.4 | Foshan |
11↓ | International School Beijing | 65.8 | Beijing |
12 * | Suzhou Foreign Language School | 65.2 | Suzhou |
13↓ | Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy | 64.8 | Shanghai |
14↓ | Guanghua Cambridge International School | 64.1 | Shanghai |
15* | Shanghai American School | 64 | Shanghai |
16↓ | Dulwich College Beijing | 63.7 | Beijing |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
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New Faces
4 schools made the list for the first time, led by Hong Kong International School, followed by Suzhou Foreign Language School, The British School of Tokyo and Shanghai American School. All 4 are co-ed schools.
School | Country | Nearest Big City | |
1 | Hong Kong International School | China | Hong Kong |
2 | Suzhou Foreign Language School | China | Suzhou |
3 | The British School of Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo |
4 | Shanghai American School | China | Shanghai |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
Day or Boarding School?
51% of the schools offer boarding, with 49% day schools only. Of the day schools that offer some boarding, the average was 21% of the students.
Table: Day School or Boarding School
| % of Schools | |
1 | Day Schools with no boarding | 49% |
2 | Boarding Schools | 33% |
3 | Day Schools with some boarding | 18% |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
Co-ed, Girls’ or Boys’ Schools?
70% of the schools are co-ed, with 18% girls-only, and 12% boys-only.
Table: Highschools by Co-ed or Single Sex Schools
| No. of Schools | % of Schools | |
1 | Co-ed School | 126 | 70% |
2 | Girls’ Schools | 33 | 18% |
3 | Boys’ Schools | 21 | 12% |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
Size of School
The average school had 1,050 students, with 140 in the final year before university. 9 schools had over 2000 students, whilst 25 schools had less than 500 students.
Table: Highschools by Number of Students in School
Number of students in school | % of Schools |
>2000 students | 5% |
1000 to 2000 students | 35% |
500 to 1000 students | 46% |
<500 students | 14% |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
Table: Highschools by Number of Students in Final Year
Number of students in final year | % of Schools |
>500 leavers | 1% |
300 to 500 leavers | 3% |
200 to 299 leavers | 14% |
100 to 199 leavers | 52% |
<100 leavers | 30% |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
City or Countryside?
Most of the schools on the Hurun Global Highschools list are in suburbia. 47% of the schools on the list are in suburban districts, 38% are in urban districts and 15% in rural districts. Of the 27 schools in rural districts, 23 are boarding schools.
Table: Highschools by School Environment
| School Environment | % of Schools |
1 | Suburban | 47% |
2 | Urban | 38% |
3 | Rural | 15% |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
History of Schools
The schools were set up in 1821 on average, 204 years ago. Two schools have a history of over 1000 years, led by King’s School, Canterbury and Warwick School, both from the UK.
22 schools have a history of less than 50 years, led by 10 from the 2000s. 7 of the 10 youngest schools are from China.
Table: Highschools by Age of School
No. of Schools | Change | % of Schools | |
<50yrs | 22 | 3 | 12% |
50-100yrs | 16 | 0 | 9% |
101-200yrs | 92 | -1 | 51% |
201-300yrs | 10 | -1 | 6% |
301-500yrs | 26 | -1 | 15% |
501-1000yrs | 11 | 0 | 6% |
>1000yrs | 2 | 0 | 1% |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
The Top 10 oldest schools on the Hurun Education Schools List are all from the UK. The oldest US school on the list, New York-based The Collegiate School, dates back to 1628.
Table: Oldest Schools from the Hurun Education Global Highschools
School | Age of School (yrs) | Country | Year Founded | |
1 | King's School, Canterbury | 1428 | UK | 597 |
2 | Warwick School | 1111 | UK | 914 |
3 | Abingdon School | 769 | UK | 1256 |
4 | Ruthin School | 741 | UK | 1284 |
5 | Winchester College | 643 | UK | 1382 |
6 | Sevenoaks School | 593 | UK | 1432 |
7 | Eton College | 585 | UK | 1440 |
8 | City of London School for Boys | 583 | UK | 1442 |
9 | Magdalen College School | 545 | UK | 1480 |
10 | Loughborough Grammar School | 530 | UK | 1495 |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
The oldest school from outside the UK and US on the Hurun Education Schools List is Toronto-based Upper Canada College, dating back to 1829.
Table: Oldest Schools outside of UK and US from Hurun Education Global Highschools
School | Age of School (yrs) | Country | Year Founded | |
1 | Upper Canada College | 196 | Canada | 1829 |
2 | Institut Le Rosey | 145 | Switzerland | 1880 |
3 | The American School in Japan | 123 | Japan | 1902 |
4 | Shanghai American School | 113 | China | 1912 |
5 | St Paul's Co-educational College | 110 | China | 1915 |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
Of the 10 youngest schools, 7 are from China, led by Suzhou-based UWC Changshu China from 2015, and one from each of the US, UK and India.
Table: Youngest Schools from the Hurun Education Global Highschools
School | Year Founded | Country | |
1 | UWC Changshu China | 2015 | China |
2 | Avenues: The World School | 2011 | US |
2 | Guanghua Cambridge International School | 2011 | China |
4 | Ulink College of Shanghai | 2007 | China |
5 | YK Pao School | 2005 | China |
5 | Dulwich College Beijing | 2005 | China |
7 | Cardiff Sixth Form College | 2004 | UK |
7 | Huafu International | 2004 | China |
9 | Shenzhen College of International Education | 2003 | China |
9 | Dhirubai Ambani International School | 2003 | India |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
Age Group
The most common primary intakes for the schools is at Kindergarten (32%), at 11 years (22%), at 13 years (17%) and 14 years (16%).
In the UK, the main starting points after primary school are aged 11 for the last seven years before university, aged 13 for the last five years or aged 16 for the lst two years. In the US, the main starting point is aged 14 for the last four years.
Table: Highschools by Student Age Group
Starting Age | No. of Schools | % of Schools |
Kindergarten | 58 | 32% |
6~8yrs | 11 | 6% |
10yrs | 5 | 3% |
11yrs | 39 | 22% |
12yrs | 1 | 1% |
13yrs | 31 | 17% |
14yrs | 29 | 16% |
15yrs | 3 | 2% |
16yrs | 2 | 1% |
Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
Tuition Fees
The average annual fees for a day school in the academic year 2023/2024 was US$48,000, and for a boarding school was US$63,000. The most expensive was Institute Le Rosey in Switzerland, at US$162,000 for a year’s boarding.
US schools were 27% more expensive than UK schools on average. The average annual fees for day school in the US at US$60,000 compared to US$49,000 in the UK. For boarding schools, fees were US$70,000 in the US and US$62,000 in the UK, although this has since changed with the addition of UK government taxes on UK independent schools.
Methodology
The HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025 is a ranking of the top independent highschools in the world. This is the third year of the list.
Coming up with the methodology for the ranking took several years.
Hurun Education only considered fulltime schools with physical campuses. Hurun Education defined ‘independent’ schools as non-government schools or non state-owned schools.
Hurun Education first put together a ‘long list’ of 500 non-state schools in the world, and then ranked the schools according to College Matriculation aka Leavers’ University Destinations (60%), Co-Curricular Activities (20%) and Reputation.
For Leaver Destinations, Hurun Education applied an average score per leaver for the three years of 2022, 2023 and 2024, with a bonus score for less selective schools. Hurun Education only considered leaver destinations, also known as college matriculations. Offers were not considered. Some schools, that ought perhaps to have made the list, but that provide no publically available details of their leaver destinations, were not included.
Hurun Education divided universities into four groups, based on a combination of the global university rankings by QS, US News and the Times, together with input from university counsellors from several leading highschools. Leavers going to the first group of universities were assigned 4 points, the second group 3 points and the third group 2 points.
For Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs), defined as core components of the non-academic curriculum, including Sports, Creative and Performing Arts and Music, Hurun Education took into account the quality of the coaching staff (70%) and the facilities provided (30%) within a 20-minute drive from the school.
For Reputation, Hurun Education took into account the desirability of the school, the alumni network alive today and its inclusivity as represented by Financial Aid.
Hurun Education would like to thank the many university counsellors and study abroad advisers for their input into this list.
If you would like to contact the compiler of the list, please write to schools@hurun.net.
HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025
Rank | Rank change | School | Index | Country | Nearest Big City |
1 | 0 | Westminster School | 100.0 | UK | London |
2 | 1 | St Paul's School | 95.0 | UK | London |
3 | -1 | The Dalton School | 94.5 | USA | New York |
4 | 0 | St Paul's Girls School | 93.7 | UK | London |
5 | 3 | King‘s College School, Wimbledon | 90.4 | UK | London |
6 | 7 | Winchester College | 89.2 | UK | Winchester |
7 | -1 | The Brearley School | 88.7 | USA | New York |
8 | -1 | The Spence School | 88.2 | USA | New York |
9 | -4 | The Collegiate School | 87.9 | USA | New York |
10 | -1 | Saint Ann's School | 87.8 | USA | New York |
11 | -1 | Eton College | 87.7 | UK | London |
12 | 0 | North London Collegiate School | 87.6 | UK | London |
13 | -2 | Phillips Andover Academy | 87.4 | USA | Boston |
14 | 5 | Deerfield Academy | 85.2 | USA | Boston |
15 | -1 | The College Preparatory School | 85.0 | USA | San Francisco |
16 | -1 | Riverdale Country School | 84.4 | USA | New York |
17 | 7 | Godolphin Latymer School for Girls | 84.1 | UK | London |
18 | 18 | The Roxbury Latin School | 84.0 | USA | Boston |
19 | -2 | Lawrenceville School | 83.7 | USA | New York |
20 | 6 | Wycombe Abbey School | 83.2 | UK | London |
21 | 0 | The Harker School | 83.0 | USA | San Jose |
22 | -6 | Seoul International School | 82.9 | South Korea | Seoul |
23 | -1 | Hotchkiss School | 82.8 | USA | New York |
24 | 2 | Harvard-Westlake School | 82.7 | USA | Los Angeles |
25 | -2 | Horace Mann School | 82.1 | USA | New York |
26 | -6 | Royal Grammar School, Guildford | 81.8 | UK | Guildford |
27 | -2 | Phillips Exeter Academy | 81.7 | USA | Boston |
28 | -10 | Choate Rosemary Hall | 81.5 | USA | New York |
29 | 2 | The Chapin School | 81.3 | USA | New York |
30 | 2 | Groton School | 81.2 | USA | Boston |
31 | -5 | Trinity School | 81.1 | USA | New York |
32 | 3 | The Perse School | 81.0 | UK | Cambridge |
33 | 16 | Rye Country Day School | 80.7 | USA | New York |
34 | 4 | Newark Academy | 80.6 | USA | New York |
35 | -6 | Cate School | 80.5 | USA | Los Angeles |
36 | -3 | National Cathedral School | 80.4 | USA | Washington DC |
37 | 0 | Radley College | 80.3 | UK | Oxford |
38 | -4 | St Paul’s School | 80.2 | USA | Boston |
39 | 3 | St John's School | 80.1 | USA | Houston |
40 | -10 | Noble and Greenough School | 80.0 | USA | Boston |
41 | 20 | Northfield Mount Hermon School | 79.7 | USA | Boston |
42 | 3 | Magdalen College School | 79.6 | UK | Oxford |
43 | 6 | James Allen's Girls' School | 79.3 | UK | London |
44 | -3 | Cheltenham Ladies' College | 79.2 | UK | Cheltenham |
45 | -7 | Haberdashers' Aske's Boys School | 79.1 | UK | London |
46 | 3 | Shenzhen College of International Education | 79.0 | China | Shenzhen |
47 | 6 | King's School, Canterbury | 78.7 | UK | Canterbury |
48 | -3 | Tonbridge School | 78.6 | UK | Tonbridge |
49 | -6 | Downe House School | 78.4 | UK | Reading |
50 | 4 | Harrow School | 78.2 | UK | London |
51 | -8 | Ruthin School | 78.1 | UK | Chester |
52 | 2 | Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar | 78.0 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
53 | -6 | Oundle School | 77.9 | UK | Peterborough |
54 | -14 | Milton Academy | 77.8 | USA | Boston |
55 | 6 | Commonwealth School | 77.5 | USA | Boston |
56 | 10 | Taft School | 77.3 | USA | New York |
57 | 4 | Hopkins School | 77.1 | USA | New York |
58 | -9 | Sidwell Friends School | 77.0 | USA | Washington DC |
59 | -11 | Guildford High School | 76.9 | UK | Guildford |
60 | 9 | The Bishop's School | 76.8 | USA | San Diego |
61 | 4 | The University of Chicago Laboratory School | 76.7 | USA | Chicago |
62 | 18 | The Pingry School | 76.6 | USA | New York |
63 | -5 | Madeira School | 76.3 | USA | Washington DC |
64 | -8 | King Edward VI High School for Girls | 76.2 | UK | Birmingham |
65 | -7 | Woodside Priory School | 75.8 | USA | San Jose |
66 | 0 | Marlborough College | 75.7 | UK | Swindon |
67 | -10 | St Albans School | 75.6 | USA | Washington DC |
68 | 3 | Marlborough School | 75.5 | USA | Los Angeles |
69 | -9 | Nueva School | 75.4 | USA | San Francisco |
70 | 8 | Benenden School | 75.3 | UK | Tonbridge |
71 | -3 | The Episcopal Academy | 75.2 | USA | Philadelphia |
72 | -3 | St Mary's School Ascot | 75.1 | UK | London |
73 | 1 | Chinese International School | 75.0 | China | Hong Kong |
74 | 0 | Sevenoaks School | 74.9 | UK | London |
75 | -14 | City of London School for Boys | 74.8 | UK | London |
76 | -2 | Brighton College | 74.7 | UK | Brighton |
77 | 2 | Dhirubai Ambani International School | 74.5 | India | Mumbai |
78 | 13 | Shanghai Pinghe School | 74.1 | China | Shanghai |
79 | -8 | Webb Schools | 74.0 | USA | Los Angeles |
80 | 10 | Francis Holland School | 73.9 | UK | London |
81 | -7 | Culver Academies | 73.8 | USA | Chicago |
82 | 2 | Hackley School | 73.7 | USA | New York |
83 | 5 | Fettes College | 73.6 | UK | Edinburgh |
84 | -1 | Maret School | 73.5 | USA | Washington DC |
85 | -5 | The Packer Collegiate Institute | 73.4 | USA | New York |
86 | 0 | Concord College | 73.3 | UK | Birmingham |
87 | 0 | Georgetown Day School | 73.2 | USA | Washington DC |
88 | -17 | Dulwich College | 73.1 | UK | London |
89 | 9 | Wellington College | 73.0 | UK | Reading |
90 | 14 | Thacher School | 72.9 | USA | Los Angeles |
91 | 3 | Washington International School | 72.8 | USA | Washington DC |
92 | -3 | Latymer Upper School | 72.7 | UK | London |
93 | -2 | Buckingham Browne & Nichols School | 72.6 | USA | Boston |
94 | -14 | Cardiff Sixth Form College | 72.5 | UK | Cardiff |
94 | -10 | Dubai College | 72.5 | UAE | Dubai |
96 | 15 | Regis High School | 72.4 | USA | New York |
96 | 15 | Hampton School | 72.4 | UK | London |
98 | 8 | Ethical Culture Fieldston School | 72.3 | USA | New York |
99 | 0 | St Mary's School, Cambridge | 72.2 | UK | Cambridge |
99 | 0 | Manchester Grammar School | 72.2 | UK | Manchester |
101 | -7 | Brentwood School | 72.1 | UK | London |
102 | -11 | Whitgift School | 72.0 | UK | London |
103 | 2 | Concord Academy | 71.9 | USA | Boston |
104 | -2 | St Andrew's Episcopal School | 71.8 | USA | Washington DC |
105 | -3 | Highgate School | 71.7 | UK | London |
106 | 0 | Sherborne Girls | 71.6 | UK | Sherborne |
107 | 1 | Reigate Grammar School | 71.5 | UK | London |
108 | -12 | Middlesex School | 71.4 | USA | Boston |
109 | 16 | Cranbrook Schools | 71.3 | USA | Detroit |
110 | -14 | Charterhouse School | 71.2 | UK | Guildford |
111 | -3 | Headington School | 71.1 | UK | Oxford |
112 | 1 | Rugby School | 71.0 | UK | Northampton |
113 | 0 | Loomis Chaffee School | 70.9 | USA | New York |
114 | 3 | St Mark's School of Texas | 70.8 | USA | Dallas |
115 | -5 | Avenues: The World School | 70.7 | USA | New York |
116 | -15 | Lady Eleanor Holles | 70.6 | UK | London |
117 | -2 | Lakeside School | 70.5 | USA | Seattle |
118 | 5 | Alleyn's School | 70.4 | UK | London |
119 | 7 | The Overlake School | 70.3 | USA | Seattle |
120 | 1 | Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls | 70.2 | UK | Bristol |
121 | 0 | St Swithun's School | 70.1 | UK | Winchester |
122 | -2 | Menlo School | 70.0 | USA | San Francisco |
122 | 14 | Head-Royce School | 70.0 | USA | San Francisco |
124 | -7 | Ransom Everglades School | 69.9 | USA | Miami |
125 | -6 | Boston University Academy | 69.8 | USA | Boston |
125 | 3 | Oxford High School | 69.8 | UK | Oxford |
127 | 6 | Merchant Taylors' School | 69.7 | UK | London |
128 | -1 | Warwick School | 69.6 | UK | Birmingham |
129 | 5 | Castilleja School | 69.5 | USA | San Francisco |
130 | 1 | Loughborough Grammar School | 69.4 | UK | Loughborough |
131 | 7 | Poly Prep Country Day School | 69.3 | USA | New York |
132 | 22 | YK Pao School | 69.2 | China | Shanghai |
133 | 5 | Bedford School | 69.1 | UK | London |
134 | -6 | Upper Canada College | 69.0 | Canada | Toronto |
134 | 7 | Uppingham School | 69.0 | UK | Peterborough |
136 | 11 | UWC Changshu China | 68.9 | China | Suzhou |
136 | -13 | St Paul’s Co-educational College | 68.9 | China | Hong Kong |
138 | -2 | The Royal Masonic School for Girls | 68.8 | UK | London |
139 | 2 | Roedean School | 68.7 | UK | Brighton |
140 | -6 | Westridge School | 68.6 | USA | Los Angeles |
141 | 8 | Lake Forest Academy | 68.4 | USA | Chicago |
142 | 9 | Ulink College of Shanghai | 68.3 | China | Shanghai |
143 | -3 | The Latin School Of Chicago | 68.2 | USA | Chicago |
144 | 26 | Peddie School | 68.1 | USA | New York |
145 | new | Hong Kong International School | 68.0 | China | Hong Kong |
146 | -1 | Caterham School | 67.9 | UK | London |
147 | 1 | Huafu International | 67.4 | China | Guangzhou |
148 | -2 | Lick-Wilmerding High School | 67.2 | USA | San Francisco |
149 | -8 | Institut Le Rosey | 66.9 | Switzerland | Geneva |
150 | 4 | Berkhamsted School | 66.8 | UK | London |
151 | 5 | Dwight School New York | 66.6 | USA | New York |
152 | 8 | Notting Hill and Ealing School | 66.5 | UK | London |
153 | 15 | Guangdong Country Garden School | 66.4 | China | Foshan |
154 | 16 | Episcopal High School | 66.3 | USA | Washington DC |
155 | -5 | Hockaday School | 66.2 | USA | Dallas |
156 | -4 | Polytechnic School | 66.1 | USA | Los Angeles |
157 | -5 | St Stephen's Episcopal | 66.0 | USA | Dallas |
158 | 0 | Singapore American School | 65.9 | Singapore | Singapore |
159 | 3 | International School Beijing | 65.8 | China | Beijing |
160 | -32 | Abingdon School | 65.5 | UK | Oxford |
161 | new | Suzhou Foreign Language School | 65.2 | China | Suzhou |
162 | 1 | Epsom College | 65.1 | UK | London |
163 | 2 | St Mary's Calne | 65.0 | UK | Swindon |
164 | 0 | Eltham College | 64.9 | UK | London |
165 | 0 | Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy | 64.8 | China | Shanghai |
166 | -8 | Queen Ethelberga's College | 64.7 | UK | York |
167 | 6 | Canford School | 64.3 | UK | Bournemouth |
168 | 6 | UWC of South East Asia | 64.2 | Singapore | Singapore |
169 | -8 | Guanghua Cambridge International School | 64.1 | China | Shanghai |
170 | -5 | Quarry Lane School | 64.0 | USA | San Francisco |
170 | new | Shanghai American School | 64.0 | China | Shanghai |
172 | -16 | Blair Academy | 63.9 | USA | New York |
173 | 1 | St Helen's School | 63.8 | UK | London |
174 | -6 | Dulwich College Beijing | 63.7 | China | Beijing |
175 | 1 | Mander Portman Woodward London | 63.3 | UK | London |
176 | 3 | Berkshire School | 63.2 | USA | Boston |
177 | new | The British School of Tokyo | 62.8 | Japan | Tokyo |
178 | -6 | William Penn Charter School | 62.6 | USA | Philadelphia |
179 | -2 | The American School in Japan | 62.5 | Japan | Tokyo |
180 | -3 | Channing School for Girls | 62.3 | UK | London |
Source: Hurun Education
US Schools
School | Index | Nearest Big City | |
1 | The Dalton School | 94.5 | New York |
2 | The Brearley School | 88.7 | New York |
3 | The Spence School | 88.2 | New York |
4 | The Collegiate School | 87.9 | New York |
5 | Saint Ann's School | 87.8 | New York |
6 | Phillips Andover Academy | 87.4 | Boston |
7 | Deerfield Academy | 85.2 | Boston |
8 | The College Preparatory School | 85.0 | San Francisco |
9 | Riverdale Country School | 84.4 | New York |
10 | The Roxbury Latin School | 84.0 | Boston |
11 | Lawrenceville School | 83.7 | New York |
12 | The Harker School | 83.0 | San Jose |
13 | Hotchkiss School | 82.8 | New York |
14 | Harvard-Westlake School | 82.7 | Los Angeles |
15 | Horace Mann School | 82.1 | New York |
16 | Phillips Exeter Academy | 81.7 | Boston |
17 | Choate Rosemary Hall | 81.5 | New York |
18 | The Chapin School | 81.3 | New York |
19 | Groton School | 81.2 | Boston |
20 | Trinity School | 81.1 | New York |
21 | Rye Country Day School | 80.7 | New York |
22 | Newark Academy | 80.6 | New York |
23 | Cate School | 80.5 | Los Angeles |
24 | National Cathedral School | 80.4 | Washington DC |
25 | St Paul's School | 80.2 | Boston |
26 | St John's School | 80.1 | Houston |
27 | Noble and Greenough School | 80.0 | Boston |
28 | Northfield Mount Hermon School | 79.7 | Boston |
29 | Milton Academy | 77.8 | Boston |
30 | Commonwealth School | 77.5 | Boston |
31 | Taft School | 77.3 | New York |
32 | Hopkins School | 77.1 | New York |
33 | Sidwell Friends School | 77.0 | Washington DC |
34 | The Bishop's School | 76.8 | San Diego |
35 | The University of Chicago Laboratory School | 76.7 | Chicago |
36 | The Pingry School | 76.6 | New York |
37 | Madeira School | 76.3 | Washington DC |
38 | Woodside Priory School | 75.8 | San Jose |
39 | St Albans School | 75.6 | Washington DC |
40 | Marlborough School | 75.5 | Los Angeles |
41 | Nueva School | 75.4 | San Francisco |
42 | The Episcopal Academy | 75.2 | Philadelphia |
43 | Webb Schools | 74.0 | Los Angeles |
44 | Culver Academies | 73.8 | Chicago |
45 | Hackley School | 73.7 | New York |
46 | Maret School | 73.5 | Washington DC |
47 | The Packer Collegiate Institute | 73.4 | New York |
48 | Georgetown Day School | 73.2 | Washington DC |
49 | Thacher School | 72.9 | Los Angeles |
50 | Washington International School | 72.8 | Washington DC |
51 | Buckingham Browne & Nichols School | 72.6 | Boston |
52 | Regis High School | 72.4 | New York |
53 | Ethical Culture Fieldston School | 72.3 | New York |
54 | Concord Academy | 71.9 | Boston |
55 | St Andrew's Episcopal School | 71.8 | Washington DC |
56 | Middlesex School | 71.4 | Boston |
57 | Cranbrook Schools | 71.3 | Detroit |
58 | Loomis Chaffee School | 70.9 | New York |
59 | St Mark's School of Texas | 70.8 | Dallas |
60 | Avenues: The World School | 70.7 | New York |
61 | Lakeside School | 70.5 | Seattle |
62 | The Overlake School | 70.3 | Seattle |
63 | Menlo School | 70.0 | San Francisco |
63 | Head-Royce School | 70.0 | San Francisco |
65 | Ransom Everglades School | 69.9 | Miami |
66 | Boston University Academy | 69.8 | Boston |
67 | Castilleja School | 69.5 | San Francisco |
68 | Poly Prep Country Day School | 69.3 | New York |
69 | Westridge School | 68.6 | Los Angeles |
70 | Lake Forest Academy | 68.4 | Chicago |
71 | The Latin School Of Chicago | 68.2 | Chicago |
72 | Peddie School | 68.1 | New York |
73 | Lick-Wilmerding High School | 67.2 | San Francisco |
74 | Dwight School New York | 66.6 | New York |
75 | Episcopal High School | 66.3 | Washington DC |
76 | Hockaday School | 66.2 | Dallas |
77 | Polytechnic School | 66.1 | Los Angeles |
78 | St Stephen's Episcopal | 66.0 | Dallas |
79 | Quarry Lane School | 64.0 | San Francisco |
80 | Blair Academy | 63.9 | New York |
81 | Berkshire School | 63.2 | Boston |
82 | William Penn Charter School | 62.6 | Philadelphia |
Source: Hurun Education
UK Schools
School | Index | Nearest Big City | |
1 | Westminster School | 100.0 | London |
2 | St Paul's School | 95.0 | London |
3 | St Paul's Girls School | 93.7 | London |
4 | King's College School, Wimbledon | 90.4 | London |
5 | Winchester College | 89.2 | Winchester |
6 | Eton College | 87.7 | London |
7 | North London Collegiate School | 87.6 | London |
8 | Godolphin Latymer School for Girls | 84.1 | London |
9 | Wycombe Abbey School | 83.2 | London |
10 | Royal Grammar School, Guildford | 81.8 | Guildford |
11 | The Perse School | 81.0 | Cambridge |
12 | Radley College | 80.3 | Oxford |
13 | Magdalen College School | 79.6 | Oxford |
14 | James Allen's Girls' School | 79.3 | London |
15 | Cheltenham Ladies' College | 79.2 | Cheltenham |
16 | Haberdashers' Aske's Boys School | 79.1 | London |
17 | King's School, Canterbury | 78.7 | Canterbury |
18 | Tonbridge School | 78.6 | Tonbridge |
19 | Downe House School | 78.4 | Reading |
20 | Harrow School | 78.2 | London |
21 | Ruthin School | 78.1 | Chester |
22 | Oundle School | 77.9 | Peterborough |
23 | Guildford High School | 76.9 | Guildford |
24 | King Edward VI High School for Girls | 76.2 | Birmingham |
25 | Marlborough College | 75.7 | Swindon |
26 | Benenden School | 75.3 | Tonbridge |
27 | St Mary's School Ascot | 75.1 | London |
28 | Sevenoaks School | 74.9 | London |
29 | City of London School for Boys | 74.8 | London |
30 | Brighton College | 74.7 | Brighton |
31 | Francis Holland School | 73.9 | London |
32 | Fettes College | 73.6 | Edinburgh |
33 | Concord College | 73.3 | Birmingham |
34 | Dulwich College | 73.1 | London |
35 | Wellington College | 73.0 | Reading |
36 | Latymer Upper School | 72.7 | London |
37 | Cardiff Sixth Form College | 72.5 | Cardiff |
38 | Hampton School | 72.4 | London |
39 | St Mary's School, Cambridge | 72.2 | Cambridge |
39 | Manchester Grammar School | 72.2 | Manchester |
41 | Brentwood School | 72.1 | London |
42 | Whitgift School | 72.0 | London |
43 | Highgate School | 71.7 | London |
44 | Sherborne Girls | 71.6 | Sherborne |
45 | Reigate Grammar School | 71.5 | London |
46 | Charterhouse School | 71.2 | Guildford |
47 | Headington School | 71.1 | Oxford |
48 | Rugby School | 71.0 | Northampton |
49 | Lady Eleanor Holles | 70.6 | London |
50 | Alleyn's School | 70.4 | London |
51 | Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls | 70.2 | Bristol |
52 | St Swithun's School | 70.1 | Winchester |
53 | Oxford High School | 69.8 | Oxford |
54 | Merchant Taylors' School | 69.7 | London |
55 | Warwick School | 69.6 | Birmingham |
56 | Loughborough Grammar School | 69.4 | Loughborough |
57 | Bedford School | 69.1 | London |
58 | Uppingham School | 69.0 | Peterborough |
59 | The Royal Masonic School for Girls | 68.8 | London |
60 | Roedean School | 68.7 | Brighton |
61 | Caterham School | 67.9 | London |
62 | Berkhamsted School | 66.8 | London |
63 | Notting Hill and Ealing School | 66.5 | London |
64 | Abingdon School | 65.5 | Oxford |
65 | Epsom College | 65.1 | London |
66 | St Mary's Calne | 65.0 | Swindon |
67 | Eltham College | 64.9 | London |
68 | Queen Ethelberga's College | 64.7 | York |
69 | Canford School | 64.3 | Bournemouth |
70 | St Helen's School | 63.8 | London |
71 | Mander Portman Woodward London | 63.3 | London |
72 | Channing School for Girls | 62.3 | London |
Source: Hurun Education
Rest of World Schools (Outside of US, UK and China)
School | Country | Nearest Big City | Country | |
1 | Seoul International School | 82.9 | South Korea | Seoul |
2 | Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar | 78.0 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
3 | Dhirubai Ambani International School | 74.5 | India | Mumbai |
4 | Dubai College | 72.5 | UAE | Dubai |
5 | Upper Canada College | 69.0 | Canada | Toronto |
6 | Institut Le Rosey | 66.9 | Switzerland | Geneva |
7 | Singapore American School | 65.9 | Singapore | Singapore |
8 | UWC of South East Asia | 64.2 | Singapore | Singapore |
9 | The British School of Tokyo | 62.8 | Japan | Tokyo |
10 | The American School in Japan | 62.5 | Japan | Tokyo |
Source: Hurun Education
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Hurun has grown to become the world’s largest list compiler for start-ups, ranking over 3000 start-ups across the world through its annual Hurun Global Unicorns Index (startups with a valuation of US$1bn+), and two Hurun Future Unicorn Indexes: Gazelles, most likely to ‘go unicorn’ within three years, and Cheetahs, most likely to ‘go unicorn’ within five years.
The Hurun Pioneering Young Startups and Entrepreneurs series focuses on startups set up within the last ten years and founders aged 45 or under.
The Hurun Uth series includes the Under25s, Under30s, Under35s and Under40s awards, representing the cream of each generation of young entrepreneurs who have founded businesses with a social impact and worth US$1m, US$10m, US$50m and US$100m respectively.
Other lists include the Hurun 500 series, ranking the most valuable companies in the world, China and India, the Hurun Global High Schools List, ranking the world’s best independent high schools, the Hurun Philanthropy List, ranking the biggest philanthropists and the Hurun Art List, ranking the world’s most successful artists alive today.
Hurun provides research reports co-branded with some of the world’s leading financial institutions and regional governments.
Hurun hosts high-profile events across China and India, as well as London, Paris, New York, LA, Toronto, Vancouver, Sydney, Luxembourg, Istanbul, Dubai and Singapore.
For further information, see www.hurun.net.
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