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HSBC Hurun Education Global High Schools 2025

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

↑ Rank increase yoy  ↓ Rank decrease yoy  - No Rank change yoy  * New to Top 10


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 

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

1%


4 -

Washington DC

0

4 -

Singapore

1%


5 -

Los Angeles

0

6↓

UAE

0.6%


5 -

San Francisco

0

6↓

South Korea

0.6%


7 -

Shanghai

1

6↓

Canada

0.6%


8↓ 

Oxford

0

6↓

Malaysia

0.6%


9 -

Chicago

0

6↓

Switzerland

0.6%


10↓

Birmingham

-1

6↓

India

0.6%


10*

Hong Kong

1







10*

Guildford

0







10*

Dallas

0

Source: HSBC Hurun Education Global Highschools 2025

↑ Rank increase yoy  ↓ Rank decrease yoy  - No Rank change yoy  * New to Top 10




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

↑ Rank increase yoy  ↓ Rank decrease yoy  - No Rank change yoy  * New to Top 10



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

↑ Rank increase yoy  ↓ Rank decrease yoy  - No Rank change yoy 



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

↑ Rank increase yoy  ↓ Rank decrease yoy  - No Rank change yoy  * New to Top 10



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

↑ Rank increase yoy  ↓ Rank decrease yoy  - No Rank change yoy  



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

↓ Rank decrease yoy  - No Rank change yoy  * New to Top 10



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

↑ Rank increase yoy  ↓ Rank decrease yoy  - No Rank change yoy  * New to Top 10



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

↑ Rank increase yoy  ↓ Rank decrease yoy  - No Rank change yoy  * New 



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

Westminster School

100.0 

UK

London

2

St Paul's School

95.0 

UK

London

3

-1 

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

-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

North London Collegiate School

87.6 

UK

London

13

-2 

Phillips Andover Academy

87.4 

USA

Boston

14

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

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

Wycombe Abbey School

83.2 

UK

London

21

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

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

The Chapin School

81.3 

USA

New York

30

Groton School

81.2 

USA

Boston

31

-5 

Trinity School

81.1 

USA

New York

32

The Perse School

81.0 

UK

Cambridge

33

16 

Rye Country Day School

80.7 

USA

New York

34

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

Radley College

80.3 

UK

Oxford

38

-4 

St Paul’s School

80.2 

USA

Boston

39

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

Magdalen College School

79.6 

UK

Oxford

43

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

Shenzhen College of International Education

79.0 

China

Shenzhen

47

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

Harrow School

78.2 

UK

London

51

-8 

Ruthin School

78.1 

UK

Chester

52

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

Commonwealth School

77.5 

USA

Boston

56

10 

Taft School

77.3 

USA

New York

57

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

The Bishop's School

76.8 

USA

San Diego

61

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

Marlborough College

75.7 

UK

Swindon

67

-10 

St Albans School

75.6 

USA

Washington DC

68

Marlborough School

75.5 

USA

Los Angeles

69

-9 

Nueva School

75.4 

USA

San Francisco

70

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

Chinese International School

75.0 

China

Hong Kong

74

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

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

Hackley School

73.7 

USA

New York

83

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

Concord College

73.3 

UK

Birmingham

87

Georgetown Day School

73.2 

USA

Washington DC

88

-17 

Dulwich College

73.1 

UK

London

89

Wellington College

73.0 

UK

Reading

90

14 

Thacher School

72.9 

USA

Los Angeles

91

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

Ethical Culture Fieldston School

72.3 

USA

New York

99

St Mary's School, Cambridge

72.2 

UK

Cambridge

99

Manchester Grammar School

72.2 

UK

Manchester

101

-7 

Brentwood School

72.1 

UK

London

102

-11 

Whitgift School

72.0 

UK

London

103

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

Sherborne Girls

71.6 

UK

Sherborne

107

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

Rugby School

71.0 

UK

Northampton

113

Loomis Chaffee School

70.9 

USA

New York

114

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

Alleyn's School

70.4 

UK

London

119

The Overlake School

70.3 

USA

Seattle

120

Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls

70.2 

UK

Bristol

121

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

Oxford High School

69.8 

UK

Oxford

127

Merchant Taylors' School

69.7 

UK

London

128

-1 

Warwick School

69.6 

UK

Birmingham

129

Castilleja School

69.5 

USA

San Francisco

130

Loughborough Grammar School

69.4 

UK

Loughborough

131

Poly Prep Country Day School

69.3 

USA

New York

132

22 

YK Pao School

69.2 

China

Shanghai

133

Bedford School

69.1 

UK

London

134

-6 

Upper Canada College

69.0 

Canada

Toronto

134

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

Roedean School

68.7 

UK

Brighton 

140

-6 

Westridge School

68.6 

USA

Los Angeles

141

Lake Forest Academy

68.4 

USA

Chicago

142

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

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

Berkhamsted School

66.8 

UK

London

151

Dwight School New York

66.6 

USA

New York

152

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

Singapore American School

65.9 

Singapore

Singapore

159

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

Epsom College

65.1 

UK

London

163

St Mary's Calne

65.0 

UK

Swindon 

164

Eltham College

64.9 

UK

London

165

Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy

64.8 

China

Shanghai

166

-8 

Queen Ethelberga's College

64.7 

UK

York

167

Canford School

64.3 

UK

Bournemouth 

168

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

St Helen's School

63.8 

UK

London

174

-6 

Dulwich College Beijing

63.7 

China

Beijing

175

Mander Portman Woodward London

63.3 

UK

London 

176

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



About HSBC


HSBC is one of the world’s largest financial organisations, serving around 41 million customers across 58 markets.


2025 marks HSBC’s 160th anniversary. HSBC has been rooted in China with uninterrupted services in this important market. With its financial expertise, HSBC has been bridging trade between China and the rest of the world, providing financing support for customers and promoting the development of the Chinese economy.


HSBC is one of the largest investors among international financial institutions in the Chinese mainland, investing in sectors including banking, insurance, fund management, securities and financial technology. HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, HSBC Group’s flagship entity in the Chinese mainland, has branches and sub-branches across approximately 50 cities. This is the largest service network covering the widest geographical reach by any foreign bank in the market. With knowledge of the Chinese mainland and international operations, HSBC China is able to provide customers with a wide range of financial and banking services, including International Wealth and Premier Banking, and Corporate and Institutional Banking.


As one of the core business pillars of HSBC’s new organizational structure, the International Wealth and Premier Banking business focuses on major markets with growth potentials including the Chinese mainland. HSBC’s wealth management business in the Chinese mainland includes Premier Banking, Global Private Banking, Life Insurance and Asset Management, providing a broad range of wealth solutions to meet the diverse wealth and international banking needs of its customers.


HSBC websitehttps://www.hsbc.com.cn/



About Hurun Education

Hurun Education is the education platform of Hurun Inc. Hurun Education started out in 2008, with the launch of the Best of British Education, the first of the Hurun Schools Guide Series, targeting Chinese parents who were thinking of sending their children to study abroad.  The series expanded to cover the US, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as the Best of Cultural and Creative Arts.


Hurun Education is best known for putting out definitive rankings. Its flagship is the Hurun Global Highschools List, a ranking of the world’s best independent highschools, put out for the first time in June 2023 in association with HSBC.


Other lists include a universities ranking, based on the alumni that produce the most individuals from the Hurun Rich List, as well as the most successful education entrepreneurs and donors to the education sector.



About Hurun Inc. 

Promoting Entrepreneurship Through Lists and Research

Oxford, Shanghai, Mumbai 


Established in the United Kingdom in 1999, Hurun is a research and media group, promoting entrepreneurship through its lists and research. Widely regarded as an opinion-leader in the world of business, Hurun generated 8 billion views on the Hurun brand in 2024, mainly in China and India, and recently expanding to the UK, US, Canada and Australia.


Best-known for the Hurun Rich List series, telling the stories of the world’s successful entrepreneurs in China, India and the world, Hurun’s other key series focus on young businesses and entrepreneurs, through the Hurun Unicorns Index, two Hurun Future Unicorns indices, the Hurun Uth series and the Hurun Pioneers series.


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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